John Carter

1730 - 1819  (88 years)

• Name	John Carter
  Birth	22 Feb 1730	Connecticut, United States
  Gender	Male
  Special	SAR Patriot #: P-129577
  FSID	L83G-98P
  Death	2 Jan 1819	Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
  Burial	Aft 2 Jan 1819	Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
  Person ID	I27567	footsteps
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Ebenezer Carter,   b. 9 Sep 1697, Franklin, Mississippi, United States d. 6 Feb 1774, Connecticut, United States (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Hannah St. John,   b. 1700, Connecticut, United States d. 5 Feb 1774, Connecticut, United States (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1721	Connecticut, United States
  Family ID	F15449	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hannah Benedict,   b. 13 Dec 1733, Connecticut, United States d. 22 Feb 1780, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States (Age 46 years)
  Marriage	Oct 1753	Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
  Children	+ 1. Hannah Carter,   b. 9 Jul 1754, Connecticut, United States d. 22 Feb 1792, Saratoga County, New York, United States (Age 37 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F15460	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

• Notes

  SAR Patriot #: P-129577 State of Service: CT Qualifying Service: Captain DAR #: A019960 Birth: 22 Feb 1730 Norwalk / Fairfield / CT Death: 02 Jan 1819 New Canaan / Fairfield / CT Qualifying Service Description: 2LT, 5th Co, Col Smiks Bn, under Gen Gates (Jul 1776) LT, under Capt Daniel Benedict's 9th Co, NY Militia (1776) CAPT, 9th Co, 9th Militia, under Gen Wooster (May 1777) Commanded company of minutemen along coast of Long Island CAPT, under Capt Lockwood, attack on Morriena, NY (Jan 1780) NSDAR cites Also, LT, 9TH REG, Col JOHN MEAD 2Lt, Capt ELIJAH BEACH, Col HEMAN SWIFT'S CT STATE BATT Additional References: "Men of Connecticut in the war of the Revolution", Adj Gen Rpt, pg 391, 458, 459, 484, 485, 554 Hall's Norwalk Records, pg 127 "Narrative of Levi Hanford", pg 58 NSDAR cites: HOADLEY, PUB RECS OF THE STATE OF CT, 1776-1781, Volume 1, pg 263, 267 Spouse: (1) Hannah Benedict; (2) Hannah Bates; Children: Mary/Polly; Ebenezer; Samuel; Deborah; Sally; Elizabeth; Mercy; Landon; Hannah;

  
  

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