Ed Murray's post about the Old Church at Cranbury, N.J.
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"Has anyone found any Quaker Church Records that list Rev. James Carman
as a young man?
"From the book ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY YEARS A BAPTIST CHURCH is the
history of the Old Church at Cranbury, N.J. "First pastor, James Carman,
who was born at Cape May in 1677, and died 21 October 1756. He was
married first to Margaret Duwys, by whom he had seven children, namely,
Phebe, James, Ruth, Margaret, Elizabeth, Celeb, and John. His second
marriage was to Sarah Frazier, by whom he had three children, Rachel,
Ephraim, and Samuel."
"Dismissed from the Middletown N.J. church were James Carman and
Margaret Carman. James was 67 years at the time the church was organized
(1 May 1745). He was born at Cape May, moved to Philadelphia as a child,
went with his family to Staten Island, where in his 15th year he was
baptized. First went among the Quakers, then joined the New List
Presbyterians. Two of his children were baptized by them."
"Joined the Middletown N.J. church. Licensed to preach ... Cranbury...
now the church at Hightstown N.J. Buried near the pulpit in which for 11
years he had preached. Burial ground at Cranbury."
Ed in St. Louis
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Regards,
Patricia