Sheila, it appears you have all the same early info on the Carter line that I
do. My William was the Sr. I have John m ?, Ephraim Sr. m Hannah Sands,
William m Elizabeth Fountain, John L m Abigail Loud, Joseph m Sarah Jane
Crooks, Syrena Ann m Carl Benson.
Do you have the Fountain Line back to Doty of the Mayflower? If not, I can
send it to you. Also, your Carter line going back to NH - have you found any
proof that this is "our" line? I have seen reference to Newington NH, but
only on Family Tree Maker, and a letter to the submitter went unanswered.
You asked where I lived - right now in Florida; lived in Panama Canal Zone
for 23 years before that; but was raised in Watertown Mass, but spent about a
year and a half as a very young child on the Island (Muscongus/Louds) in
Maine. I try to return now at least once a year to the Bristol/Round Pond
area and if I'm lucky to the Island.
PAT - I have never found a connection to the Carters who migrated to Canada
or the Provinces. My Sarah Jane Crooks was from Nova Scotia, but her husband
was a lobsterman, found her there and took her back to Muscongus/Louds Island
where she stayed until her death.
Incidentally, if anybody has people buried on the Island, I have a complete
list of those in the Samoset Burial Ground on the island and would be happy
to share specific names.
For now - good fishin' - Barbara Barton