Descendants of Robert Carver
Generation No. 1
1. Robert3 Carver (Isaac2, James1) was born 1594 in
Lincolnshire, England, and died 1680 in Marshfield, MA. He
married Christian Turner 04 August 1617 in Trowbridge,
Wiltshire CO, England. She died 23 July 1658 in Marshfield,
MA.
Notes for Robert Carver:
Marriage Record of Roberte Carver and Christian Turner dated
August 4th 1617 from the Lydiard Millicent Parish Register,
Trowbridge, Wiltshire County, England.
Source: County of Wiltshire Council Record Office
Granted land 3 Sept. 1638, [Pope, "PIONEERS of
MASSACHUESETTS"], ("He was granted twenty acres lying on the
northwest side of Greenes Harbor River, about five miles
north of Duxbury and southeast of Marshfield in Plymouth
Colony, and a garden place upon Stoney River.") [Plymouth
Colony Records, vol. 1, p. 94, as quoted by Savage,
Genealogical Dictionary of New England, vol. I; Whitmore's,
Genealogical Guide to the Early Settlers of America].
His name appeared at a Court of Assistants held at Plymouth
on 8 Oct. 1639 "Capt. Miles Standish, Mr. Alden and Mr. Ed.
Winslow are appointed to lay forth the land and meaddow
graunted to Job Cole and also the land graunted to Francis
Godfrey and Robert Carver" [Plymouth Colony Records, vol. 1,
p. 135].
He was living in Duxbury when his son John was born in
1637, and in 10 Sept. 1641, when Edward Hawes of"Duxburrow"
agreed to exchange 10 acres of upland lying across Greens
Harbor for 2000 feet of "sawne" boards delivered by Robert
Carver of the same place, sawyer [Plymouth Colony Records,
vol. 12, p. 75 as quoted by William Jones in "Genealogies of
Mayflower Families vol. 1, p. 429]. In 1643, he moved to
Marshfield. Records there of 12 Feb. 1643 state "that
Robert Carver should be given that tract of meadow that doth
lie between Mr. Edward Winslow's fence and Mr. William
Thomas' fence from fence and creek to creek" [Richard's "The
History of Marshfield"]. Robert was chosen to serve on the
grand jury 7 Mar. 1643 [Plymouth Colony Records, vol. 2, p.
53]. He was also given the right to bear arms and joined
the train band that year [Pierce's Colonial Lists, p. 75].
He was made freeman 7 June 1648 [Plymouth Colony Records,
vol. 2, p. 122] . In 1645, his name was on a list of some
twelve men who agreed to "pay money for someone to teach
school." He was a frequent juryman and, in 1653, was
appointed surveyor of highways.
Robert made a written agreement four days after the death of
their son, John (agreement dated 27 June 1679) that would
allow him to live with her and her children the rest of his
natural life. In return, she and her children were to have
his entire estate until her eldest son William (Robert's
favorite) turned twenty - one. At that time, one half of
the entire estate was to be his and he would get the other
half when his mother died. William's brother, John was
provided for by his maternal grandfather, Willaim Ford, Sr.
Robert Carver died and was burried in April of 1680 at the
age of 86 (Marshfield Vital Records).
References:
THE CARVER FAMILY of NEW ENGLAND
ROBERT CARVER of MARSHFIELD and DESCENDANTS
Compiled by Clifford N. Carver
Litl. B. Turtle Publishing CO
Sears Point, ME 1935
DESCENDANTS of the CARVER FAMILY of PLYMOUTH COLONY
Geo. W. Carver of Cloud, Kansas
HIS ANCESTRY from ROBERT CARVER of MARSHFIELD, PLYMOUTH
COLONY and SOME of his DESCENDANTS.
Compiled bt Renea Carver
Modwato, CA 1983.
Richard's HISTORY of MARSHFIELD, VOL. 2, p. 160
DICTIONARY of NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY
Holme's, DIRECTORY of the ANCESTRAL HEADS of NEW ENGLAND
FAMILIES 1620 - 1700
William Jones, GENEALOGIES of MAYFLOWER FAMILIES VOL. 1, p.
429
Child of Robert Carver and Christian Turner is:
+ 2 i. John4 Carver, born 1637 in Duxbury, MA; died 22 June
1679 in Marshfield, MA.
Generation No. 2
2. John4 Carver (Robert3, Isaac2, James1) was born 1637 in
Duxbury, MA, and died 22 June 1679 in Marshfield, MA. He
married Millicent Ford 04 November 1648 in Duxbury, MA,
daughter of William Ford and Anna Eames.
Notes for John Carver:
John was granted land and became a freeman 6 June 1660. On
4 June 1661, he became the constable of Marshfield, Plymouth
Colony and was a frequent juror. On 3 June 1674, he was
appointed surveyor of highways. John died and was buried 23
June 1679 at the age of 42.
Genealogies of Mayflower Families, A-F, Robert Carver of
Marshfield, Mass., and Some of His Descendants, Page 430
"Carver, John (c 1637) MASS.; m. Millicent Ford."
Seventeenth Century Colonial Ancestors, Ancestors, Page 47
THE CARVER FAMILY of NEW ENGLAND
ROBERT CARVER of MARSHFIELD and DESCENDANTS
Compiled by Clifford N. Carver
Litl. B. Turtle Publishing CO
Sears Point, ME 1935
References: Mitchell's History of Marshfield; Marshfield
Vital Records; Savage's Genealogy Dictionary of New England,
Vol. I; Winson.
Notes for Millicent Ford:
After the death of her first husband, John Carver, Millicent
married Thomas Drake and moved with some of her children to
Weymouth, Ma. She owned land in Shawmott, which was sold to
John Sprague 4 May 1696 (Bristol County Deed,Vol. 2, p. 189,
Taunton, Ma.). This land must have been separate from the
estate sold by her son, David to Benjamin Dyer. The land
might have been left to her by her parents.
Massachusetts and Maine Families, Volume I, Ford, of
Marshfield, pp. 565 - 568
Children of John Carver and Millicent Ford are:
+ 3 i. William5 Carver, born 06 September 1659 in
Marshfield, MA; died 02 October 1760 in Marshfield, MA.
+ 4 ii. John Carver, born 1661 in Marshfield, MA; died 1747
in Plympton, MA.
5 iii. Elizabeth Carver, born 04 March 1661/62 in
Marshfield, MA.
6 iv. Robert Carver, born Bet. 1663 - 1667 in Marshfield,
MA.
+ 7 v. Eleazer Carver, born Abt. 1668 in Marshfield, MA;
died 25 January 1743/44 in Bridgewater, MA.
+ 8 vi. David Carver, born 1669 in Marshfield, MA; died 17
September 1727 in Canterbury, CT.
9 vii. Mercy Carver, born 11 February 1671/72 in
Marshfield, MA.
10 viii. Anna Carver, born 20 February 1674/75 in
Marshfield, MA; died 21 March 1766. She married (1) Joseoh
Richards. She married (2) Joseph Pratt.
11 ix. Mehitable Carver, born in Marshfield, MA; died 1679.
12 x. Rebecca Carver.
Generation No. 3
3. William5 Carver (John4, Robert3, Isaac2, James1) was
born 06 September 1659 in Marshfield, MA, and died 02
October 1760 in Marshfield, MA. He married (1) Elizabeth
Foster 18 January 1681/82 in Marshfield, MA, daughter of
John Foster and Mary Chillingworth. She was born 24
September 1664 in Marshfield, MA, and died June 1715 in
Marshfield, MA. He married (2) Elizabeth Rouse 28 January
1718/19 in Marshfield, MA. She died 07 April 1742 in
Marshfield, MA.
Notes for William Carver:
Will dated 5 April 1742; proved 10 Oct. 1760, Marshfield,
MA.
THE CARVER FAMILY of NEW ENGLAND
ROBERT CARVER of MARSHFIELD and DESCENDANTS
Compiled by Clifford N. Carver
Litl. B. Turtle Publishing CO
Sears Point, ME 1935
Children of William Carver and Elizabeth Rouse are:
13 i. John6 Carver, born 01 December 1683 in Marshfield,
MA.
14 ii. William Carver, born 29 October 1685 in Marshfield,
MA.
15 iii. Josiah Carver, born 02 February 1687/88 in
Marshfield, MA; died Aft. 05 April 1742.
16 iv. Caleb Carver, born 19 October 1690 in Marshfield,
MA; died 31 May 1715 in Plymouth, MA.
17 v. Elizabeth Carver, born 13 October 1693 in Marshfield,
MA.
Notes for Elizabeth Carver:
Died young.
18 vi. Millicent Carver, born 26 November 1707 in
Marshfield, MA. She married Comfort Bates 24 September 1749
in Marshfield, MA.
19 vii. Sarah Carver, born Bef. 03 July 1715 in Marshfield,
MA. She married Ebenezer Taylor.
Notes for Sarah Carver:
Baptized 3 July 1715.
20 viii. Alanson Carver, born Bef. 03 July 1715 in
Marshfield, MA.
Notes for Alanson Carver:
Baptized 3 July 1715.
4. John5 Carver (John4, Robert3, Isaac2, James1) was born
1661 in Marshfield, MA, and died 1747 in Plympton, MA. He
married Mary Barnes 24 October 1689 in Plymouth, MA,
daughter of Jonathan Barnes and Elizabeth Hedge. She was
born 14 August 1667 in Plymouth, MA.
Notes for John Carver:
THE CARVER FAMILY of NEW ENGLAND
ROBERT CARVER of MARSHFIELD and DESCENDANTS
Compiled by Clifford N. Carver
Litl. B. Turtle Publishing CO
Sears Point, ME 1935
Children of John Carver and Mary Barnes are:
21 i. Josiah6 Carver, born 1690 in Plymouth, MA.
22 ii. John Carver, born 07 September 1692 in Plymouth, MA.
23 iii. Robert Carver, born 30 September 1694 in Plymouth,
MA.
Notes for Robert Carver:
THE CARVER FAMILY of NEW ENGLAND
ROBERT CARVER of MARSHFIELD and DESCENDANTS
Compiled by Clifford N. Carver
Litl. B. Turtle Publishing CO
Sears Point, ME 1935
24 iv. Mary Carver, born 04 October 1696 in Plymouth, MA.
She married Moses Barrows 04 December 1717 in Plympton, MA.
Notes for Mary Carver:
THE CARVER FAMILY of NEW ENGLAND
ROBERT CARVER of MARSHFIELD and DESCENDANTS
Compiled by Clifford N. Carver
Litl. B. Turtle Publishing CO
Sears Point, ME 1935
25 v. Hannah Carver, born 08 March 1699/00 in Plymouth,
MA. She married Ichabod Shurtleff 21 September 1721 in
Plympton, MA.
Notes for Hannah Carver:
THE CARVER FAMILY of NEW ENGLAND
ROBERT CARVER of MARSHFIELD and DESCENDANTS
Compiled by Clifford N. Carver
Litl. B. Turtle Publishing CO
Sears Point, ME 1935
26 vi. Jonathan Carver, born Abt. 1705 in Plymouth, MA.
Notes for Jonathan Carver:
No birth record found; probably fits in this family but no
proof of it.
7. Eleazer5 Carver (John4, Robert3, Isaac2, James1) was
born Abt. 1668 in Marshfield, MA, and died 25 January
1743/44 in Bridgewater, MA. He married Experience Blake 11
June 1695 in Milton, MA, daughter of William Blake and
Anna. She was born 17 June 1665 in Milton, MA, and died 16
January 1745/46 in Bridgewater, MA.
Notes for Eleazer Carver:
American Marriages Before 1699
CARVER, Eleazer Sumner, Experience 11 June 1695 Milton,
Mass.
THE CARVER FAMILY of NEW ENGLAND
ROBERT CARVER of MARSHFIELD and DESCENDANTS
Compiled by Clifford N. Carver
Litl. B. Turtle Publishing CO
Sears Point, ME 1935
Notes for Experience Blake:
AMERICAN GENEALOGICAL - BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX : Experience
Blake Carver 1637, Transcript : 5
Vol.7822 1928 AMERICAN MARRIAGES p. 55.
Children of Eleazer Carver and Experience Blake are:
+ 27 i. Eleazer6 Carver, born 04 March 1695/96 in Taunton,
MA; died 15 May 1755.
28 ii. Nathaniel Carver, born Abt. 1698 in Taunton, MA.
29 iii. Joseph Carver, born Abt. 1700 in Taunton, MA.
30 iv. Experience Carver, born in Taunton, MA. She married
Jonathan Cary 10 December 1719 in Bridgewater MA.
31 v. Mehetable Carver. She married Seth Alden 01 January
1739/40 in Bridgewater MA.
8. David5 Carver (John4, Robert3, Isaac2, James1) was born
1669 in Marshfield, MA, and died 17 September 1727 in
Canterbury, CT. He married (1) Ruth Whitmarsh 16 December
1696 in Weymouth, MA, daughter of John Whitmarsh and Sarah
Harding. He married (2) Hannah Dyer 1709 in Weymouth, MA,
daughter of Joseph Dyer and Hannah. She was born 13
February 1682/83 in Weymouth, MA. He married (3) Sarah
Butterfield 14 January 1720/21 in Chelmsford, MA.
Children of David Carver and Ruth Whitmarsh are:
32 i. Ruth6 Dryer, born 14 December 1701 in Weymouth, MA.
33 ii. Sarah Dryer, died 09 August 1731 in Hingham, MA.
She married Solomon Paine 02 March 1719/20; born 1698 in
Eastham, MA; died 1754 in Canterbury, CT.
Notes for Solomon Paine:
Minister of the Separatist Church.
PAINE fAMILY RECORDS, vol. 1, p. 161.
34 iii. Samuel Dryer, born 04 November 1704 in Weymouth,
MA.
Children of David Carver and Hannah Dyer are:
35 i. Jonathan6 Carver, born 13 April 1710 in Weymouth, MA.
36 ii. David Carver, born 14 September 1713 in Weymouth,
MA.
37 iii. Hannah Carver, born 25 October 1717 in Weymouth,
MA.
Child of David Carver and Sarah Butterfield is:
38 i. Benjamin6 Carver, born 10 December 1722 in
Canterbury, CT.
Generation No. 4
27. Eleazer6 Carver (Eleazer5, John4, Robert3, Isaac2,
James1) was born 04 March 1695/96 in Taunton, MA, and died
15 May 1755. He married Katherine Elmes 02 December 1719 in
Middleboro, MA, daughter of Rhodolphus Elmes and Bertha
Dodson.
Notes for Eleazer Carver:
Source: Genealogies of Mayflower Families, A-F, Robert
Carver of Marshfield, Mass., and Some of His Descendants,
Page 438
Source: THE CARVER FAMILY of NEW ENGLAND
ROBERT CARVER of MARSHFIELD and DESCENDANTS
Compiled by Clifford N. Carver
Litl. B. Turtle Publishing CO
Sears Point, ME 1935
Notes for Katherine Elmes:
"Eleazer Carver & Katherine Elmes both of middleboro, were
married Decem : 2 : 1719 by me Peter Thatcher"
Middleborough Vital Records, Volume I, Book 1 - Marriages
1716-1725, Page 25
Children of Eleazer Carver and Katherine Elmes are:
39 i. Timothy7 Carver, born Bet. 21 September 1720 - 1728
in Middleboro, MA; died Bef. 1776 in Fredrickstown, Dutchess
CO, NY. He married Rebecca Washburn 1750 in Kent, CT; born
05 March 1735/36 in New Milford, Litchfield CO, CT; died
Bef. 1776 in Fredrickstown, Dutchess CO, NY.
Notes for Timothy Carver:
"Timothy Carver the son of Eleazer Carver & of Katherine his
Wife was born Septem : 21 1720"
Vital Records of the Town of Middleborough, Volume III
(1901), Page 30
[Mitchell's "HISTORY of BRIDGEWATER," mentions another
Timothy, born 21 Sept., 1728, but there is no death record
for the first Timothy, nor a birth record for the second, so
it can be assumed that there was only one Timothy Carver,
born to this family.]
"The older Timothy Carver and his wife Rebecca Washburn were
early settlers in the vicinity of Carmel, New York. Five
children reached maturity; Rebecca, wife of Jeremiah
Hughson; Mehetable, wife of Daniel Pierce; Timothy (1753-
1825); Thankful, wife of ------ Abbott; Barnabas
(1761-1831), who left no descendants."
Source: Pelletreau, William, History of Putman County, New
York, pp. 357-359.
"Timothy5 Carver (Eleazer4-3, John2, Robert1) came to New
York from eastern Massachusetts. This branch of the family
merits further study for Rebecca Washburn must have been the
descendant of a Mayflower passenger, either Francis Cooke or
John Billington. Of the children of Timothy' Carver at least
four died unmarried, Jonathan, Mary, Rachel and Daniel.
James7 Carver was involved in a famous law suit over a tract
of land."
Source: GANONG-CARVER FAMILY RECORDS
Contributed by Malvina G. Croft, Lincoln, Nebraska
(c) 1998, 1999, 2000 for NEGenWeb Project by Ted & Carole
Miller
Notes for Rebecca Washburn:
CARVER, Rebecca (Washburn)
Birth Date: 172? Birth Place: Massachusetts
Volume: 26 Page Number: 37
Reference: Gen. Column of the " Boston Transcript".
1906-1941.( The greatest single source of material for gen.
Data for the N.E. area and for the period 1600-1800.
Completely indexed in the Index.): 3 Apr 1933, 6260; 2 Jun
1933, 5896; 30 Jun 1933, 2588; 31 Jul 1933, 2588; 17 Dec
1934, 9339; 19 Sep 1935, 879
40 ii. Mary Carver, born 06 November 1722 in Bridgewater,
MA; died 1767. She married Abraham Perkins 29 September
1743 in Bridgewater MA.
41 iii. Lieutenant Eleazer Carver, born 06 December 1724 in
Bridgewater, MA; died 15 December 1755 in Bridgewater, MA.
He married Hepziba Perkins 03 April 1746 in Bridgewater MA;
born 15 February 1719/20 in Bridgewater, MA.
Notes for Lieutenant Eleazer Carver:
Early Massachusetts Marriages Prior to 1800
Middlesex, Hamshire, Bershire and Bristol
Plymouth County Marriages 1692-1746
Bristol County
[226] A List of Marriages of the Town of Bridgwater-viz.
page 48
[237] 10. Eleazer Carver junr. & Hepsiba Perkins April 3.
1746
Early Massachusetts Marriages, Vol. II, Bridgewater, Page
119
Eleazer Carver junr. & Hepsiba Perkins April 3. 1746
42 iv. Katherine Carver, born 21 August 1726 in
Bridgewater, MA.
43 v. Mercy Carver, born 18 June 1730 in Taunton, MA; died
06 April 1767.
44 vi. Bethia Carver, born 24 April 1732 in Bridgewater,
MA; died 06 October 1753 in Bridgewater, MA.
45 vii. Rudolphus Carver, born 20 June 1735 in Bridgewater,
MA; died 22 October 1801 in Barnard, MA. He married Abigail
Bowman.
46 viii. John Carver, born 1738 in Bridgewater, MA; died 03
August 1803 in Bridgewater, MA. He married (1) Lucinda
Thomas 08 April 1762 in Marshfield, MA. He married (2)
Bathsheba Edison 18 October 1762 in Bridgewater MA; died
1836.