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Author: LEBMeyers
Surnames: Carrier, Rowell/Rowley
Classification: queries
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LyndaNoyes, since I won't be posting much more on Amariah I would like to share these
additonal thoughts with you. These are from some notes I have made (for the person I am
reseaching for) in regards to his mother and step siblings and Amos Carrier - NY- Should
you ever find anything to verify this lineage PLEASE let me know. FYI:
S. S. Carrier tells us in his genealogy that Amariah knew little about his father that he
had died in the army that his mother had remarried to "Enoch Rowley" and had two
other children. I have not located an Enoch Rowley of this time period, although there
are numerous Rowley families in the vicinity where Amariah lived in New York, however,
there is an Enoch Rowell who may be person of interest to prove this lineage. The copy of
the S. S. Carrier genealogy which we have is a typed copy and was probably transcribed
from a handwritten copy, so the legibility of the name Rowell/Rowley may have been unclear
to the typist. More research is needed to determine what happened to Amariah's mother
and half- siblings.
As for Amariah's father we know that an Amos Carrier served in the militia in Albany,
New York from at least 8 October 1776 to 8 November 1776. We also know that according to
the 1850 census Amariah was born in 1775/1776. Since no other record for Amos has been
located we can assume that he died in the war. Along with this and the fact that I cannot
find another Carrier line in the area during this time period who would fit the criteria,
it is reasonable to assume that Amariah's line extends back through Amos and Richard
to Thomas and Martha Carrier.
However, this is an assumption and not proven documentation. Most of my information is
from online research and family memorabilia. Further investigation of land and tax records
from Albany, New York may glean more information about Amos as well as probate and
military records not online. The Family History Center in Salt Lake City have many of
these records on microfilm. These films can be rented and read at local FHS libraries.
Good luck to all Carrier researchers from this line...it is a challenge. Linda
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