CARTER - ABSTRACTS OF REV. WAR PENSION FILES (Part 1 of 6) CARTER, Aaron (colored), Rachel, W22726, BLW #5566 issued 23 Aug 1790, CT Line, wid appl 28 Apr 1837 Middlesex Cty CT aged 82 a res of Middletown CT, sol enl with his bro Edward Carter, sol & wife m in 1770 at Colchester in New London Cty CT & sol d in 1797 at Windsor in Hartford Cty CT, sol's daughter Abigail Caples of Middletown CT was aged 58 in 1837 signed aff'dt, one John R. Watrous of Colchester CT states sol m Rachel Bolles (colored persons) were m by his father John Watrous, Esq., children shown were: Aaron, Jr. b 25 Feb 1766, Rachel b 10 Mar 1769, Asaph b 10 May 1772 Abigail (shown above), sol & wife m about 1765. CARTER, Abijah, Nancy W22731, MA Line, sol was a son of Josiah Carter & was b 1762 at Leominster in Worcester Cty MA & lived there at enl, apply 14 Aug 1832 Cumberland Cty ME a res of Bridgton where he had lived most of the time after the war, sol d 5 Apr 1847 at Waterford ME, sol m Nancy Warner 2 May 1781 in Leominster MA, wid appl 5 Jan 1848 Bridgton ME aged 85, in Aug 1848 she was a res of Waterford ME & Henry Carter was a witt for wid at same place in 1848 but no relationship was stated. CARTER, Abraham, R1739, VA Line, appl 6 Jul 1850 Yancey Cty, NC aged 98, lived in buckingham Cty VA at enl. CARTER, Anthony or Anthony Shirkee, Mary, W4911, Cont Line (NY), sol was b 24 Feb 1765 & enl as Anthony Shirkee, it was stated the Cartiers or Charthies or Carters were res of St Anthony in Canada & at the start of the war they became French-Canadian refugees & moved to Fishkill NY & 4 of the sons srv in Col Moses Hazen's Regt (2 of the bros were Anthony Carther & Joseph Charthie), sol appl 8 Apr 1818 Cayuga Cty NY aged 54 a res of Aurelius NY, sol m Mary "Polly" Wilcox 16 Apr 1782 at West Point NY & she was b 14 Oct 1767 & sol d 10 Oct 1836, wid appl 3 Jan 1838 Ithaca NY & in 1845 wid lived in Lucas Cty, OH, children were: Anthony b 19 Oct 1784 & M Rachel Teter on 2 May 1805, Polly b 1 Jan 1790 & m Asa Wilcox 10 June 1815, Eunice b 18 Jan 1793, Betsey b 19 Nov 18?? & Matilda b 13 Aug 1813, in 1846 an Amelia Matilda & Lewis M. Thorp of Lucas Cty OH testified in the case. CARTER, Arnold, S2118, VA Line, appl 26 Mar 1833 Holmes Cty OH aged 74, lived in Rockingham Cty VA at enl. CARTER, Barnabas, Rebecca W713, BLW #26302-160-55, VA Line, sol appl 24 Sept 1827 Nelson Cty KY with a wife & 3 children, sol moved to KY in 1807, a Nicholas Carter was a res of Nelson Cty KY in 1827 but no relationship to sol stated, wid appl 21 Apr 1853 Edward Cty IL aged 72, sol m Rebecca Davis 27 Nov 1813 as m records shown but wid stated they were m 15 Oct 1813 & sol d 24 aug 1841, wid appl for BLW 12 Apr 1855 Edward Cty IL aged 74 a res of Wabash Cty IL. CARTER, Benjamin, Phebe, W1715 CT Line, sol appl 20 Sep 1832 Lewis Cty NY aged 68 a res of Harrisburgh NY, wid appl 4 Jan 1850 Lewis Cty NY aged 83, m 16 Dec 1795 at Cambridge in Washington Cty NY & Seth & Abigail Rising were at the wedding, wid's maiden name was Phebe Austin, sol d 5 Apr 1833, family records; sol Benjamin Carter was a son of Canterbury & Patience Carter & was b in May 1764, wife Phebe was daughter of Abel & Abigail Austin & was b 7 July 1767, children were; Benjamin b 16 Dec 1795, Claverida b 20 Jun 1797, Moses b 6 Jul 1798, Elijah b 17 Aug 1799, Elisah b 16 Nov 1800, Philinda b 6 Nov 1801, 1 child b 15 Aug 1802 & d that same day, Nelson b in July 1803, Solomon K. or H. b 6 aug 1805 & twins Martha & Mary b 19 Jun 1807 or 1809 (just not clear). CARTER, Benjamin, S46430, BLW #1730-100, NJ Line, appl 12 Jul 1830 Spencer Cty KY, in 1831 sol was aged 68. CARTER, Benjamin, R1741, NY Line, appl 28 Apr 1850 Delaware Cty OH aged 86 a res of Porter Twnship OH, sol was b in Warwick Twnshp in Orange Cty NY in 1764 & lived there at enl & for 4 to 5 yrs after the war & moved to Steuben Cty NY & later to Delaware Cty OH. CARTER, Benjamin, S46541, BLW #480-300-30 Jul 1792, srv as a Capt in the NC Line, sol's son Thornton Carter stated on 10 Jul 1851 that he was the son & only heir of sol & signed a p.o.a. in Lauderdale Cty AL, sol d in Chatham Cty NC, a Robert Carter testified on 29 July 1851 in Grainger Cty TN & states sol d in 1831 but no relationship to sol was stated, sol's son signed p.o.a. to David R. Carter. CARTER, Benjamin, R1740, this sol same as Benjamin Carter S46541, BLW #480-300-30 Jul 1792 CARTER, Charles, S31593, NC Line, sol was b 19 Apr 1752 in Goochland Cty VA & lived in Granville Cty NC at enl & after the war sol lived in VA a short time then moved to GA, appl 4 Sep 1832 Oglethorpe Cty GA where he had lived 30 yrs. CARTER, Charles, Lydia, R1752, NC Line, sol appl 1 Nov 1832 Edgefield Dist SC age 70, sol enl in Halifax NC, wid appl 25 Apr 1853 Edgefield Dist SC aged 85, no marriage date or death date for sol was shown. CARTER, Charles, S1649, VA Line, appl 3 Jun 1833 McMinn Cty TN, sol was b 1762 in Powhatan Cty Va & enl there . CARTER, Charles, S3125, VA Line, sol was b 3 Sep 1762 Dinwiddie Cty VA & lived there at enl & after the war moved to Mecklenburg Cty VA for 40 yrs then moved to Roane Cty TN for 2 yrs then to Smith Cty TN & appl there 20 Nov 1832. CARTER, Charles, S10435, VA Line, sol was raised in Essex Cty VA & lived there at enl & in 1782 moved to Chesterfield (state not shown) & in 1810 moved to Cumberland Cty KY & appl there 13 Aug 1832 aged 74. CARTER, Daniel, S3126, Cont, GA, NC & SC Lines, sol was b 27 Nov 1761 in Sumter Dist SC, & lived there at enl & sol's father retreated to Mecklenburg Cty NC & sol en there in 1780 & after the war lived in Sumter Dist SC for 2 yrs then to Kershaw Dist SC for 4 yrs then back to Sumter Dist SC until 1812 & moved to Williamson Cty TN & appl there 4 Oct 1832 aged 69, (sol was erroneously listed in Maury Cty). CARTER, Daniel, Mary, W23758, NH Line, sol appl 28 Aug 1832 Merrimack Cty NJ aged 72 & had lived there at enl sol m Mary "Molly" Atkinson 15 Apr 1784 & sol d 4 Mar 1840, wid appl 5 Apr 1843 Merrimack Cty NH aged 77. CARTER, David, Dorcas, W15994, NH Line, wid appl 31 Jan 1837 Merrimack Cty NH aged 80 in Mar 1836, sol m Dorcas FitzGerald (she was aged 16) in 1772 & sol d 1 June 1797, sol had enl with wid's bro James FitzGerald, wid's sis Rachel Mann aged 78 in 1836 a res of Boscawen NH signed aff'dt that sol & wife had 2 children before he went into srv. towit; David, Jr. who d an infant & Thomas Carter a res of Boscawen NH in 1836 & they had 3 more children (not named).