Dear <DELDRIDGE@aol.com. & friends, (Re: CARTER-D Digest V98 #298; X-Message: #2; 25 Dec 1998 Subj: CARTER - ABSTRACTS OF REV. WAR PENSION FILES (Part 1 of 6) Thanks for the Abstracts. The WATROUS name in the following abstract about AARON CARTER caught my attention because his widow applied in Middlesex County, CT. My John Carter, Jr b. 12 May 1720 at Killingworth, Middlesex, CT married his 3rd wife, Sarah WATEROUS on 25 Nov 1760 when my gr gr grandfather, Jabez CARTER, (her stepson), would have been eight years old. My gr gr gr grandfather, Jabez Carter, according to “Massachusetts Soldiers & Sailors in the Revolution” (Vol 3, pg 154) Carter, Reading Mass., (Also given Woburn), enlisted as a private in Continental Army. He served four days in John Walton’s company, Col. David Green’s regiment, which marched on the Alarm (Lexington) on April 19, 1775. He also was in the seventh company, Col. Thomas Nixon’s Fifth (also given as sixth) regement. The Continental Army paid accounts for his service from March 10, 1777 to Dec 31, 1779 and credited to the town of Athol. His military records include certified ato camp near Peekskill, Feb 16, 1778; also Col. Calvin Smith’s company, Col Nixon’s regiment. He is listed on muster roll for May 1779 dated Highlands; enlisted March 10, 1777 for three years, pay rolls for August to October 1779; also Col. Daniel Whiting’s Company, Col. Nixon’s regiment; pay rolls for November and December 1779, dated Soldier’s Fortune. The Continental Army paid accounts for his services from Jan 1, 1780 to his discharge on March 10, 1780. It's interesting to me that this Aaron Carter family is a "colored" CARTER family and mine is "white". We've always wondered where my sister's lovely "olive" complexion came from! Hmmmm! Guess I'll have to research more in Middlesex Co., CT. If anyone knows more, please write to me. Thanks! Mary K. Cole Ward, Richmond, VA <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. A life is not lost when it is known to future generations ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]