Kristina (FRMRNYR(a)aol.com) has given me permission to forward the Carman
burials from her posts to the NYNassau Mailing List in August 2001.
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New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vol. LIV. NEW YORK, JULY,
1923. NO. 3
CONTRIBUTED BY JOHN DEAN FISH former Village Historian (1920's)
In the Autumn of 1643, two New England men, Rev. Robert Fordham and
John Carman ... secured ... a quit-claim deed for a section of land on the
south shore of Long Island, now part of the Town of Hempstead. Near the
present village of Merrick they made their homes and spent their first
winter.
The title to this portion of the "common lands" ever remained in the
Town of Hempstead, and it was for burial purposes only that plots were
apportioned to the different families of the Town. When it was decided to
convert this ground into a public park, a careful record was made from
each gravestone, which is preserved in the office of the Village Clerk,
together with a map on which is indicated by number the location of each
grave. Each stone was then buried over the body of the person of whom it
was a memorial, and paths and benches were 'arranged upon the graded and
swarded acres.
[List of Carman Burials]
98. Mary A. Carman, died March 13, 1849, aged 37 yrs.,. 17 days.
391. Maria A. Delia Carman, died Nov. 14, 1855, aged 2 yrs., 2 mos., 28
days.
391. Anna Eliza Carman, died Nov. 16, 1855, aged 4 yrs., 8 mos., 5 days.
391. Milton W. Carman, died Nov. 20, 1855, aged 7 yrs., 11 mos., 9 days.
392. Joseph Carman, died March 14, 1843, aged 50 yrs., 9 mos.
392. Abigail Carman, wife of Joseph died March 9, 1843, aged 47 yrs.
392. David Carman, son of Joseph and Abigail, died March 8, 1843, aged 20
yrs., 5 mos
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Descendants with other surnames.
179. Carman Raynor, died Feb. 4, 1841, aged 31 yrs., 8 mos, 9 days.
397. Carman Rushmore and Hannah Rushmore, his wife, who both departed this
life on the 30th Oct., 1812. Carman Rushmore in the 88th year of his age,
and
Hannah Rushmore in the 84th year of her age. [Carman Rushmore's will
proved
Queens County, Nov. 19, 1812. Liber C, p. 251].