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- From Michael Roman's web site:
George Charter is the earliest known Charter ancestor in this country. He was probably born in England or Scotland around 1700 and came to Connecticut no later than 1720. He was perhaps the son of, and certainly related to, John Charter, who died in Hartford in 1720 or 1721. George was the administrator of John's estate. He was probably also related to Charles Charter who fathered a child in Hartford in 1747, but whether he was brother, father, or cousin to Charles is unclear. Many Charter descendants believe the family originated in Scotland, and indeed, the name is more common there than in England. There was a Charter family in Kircudbrightshire, Scotland in the mid 1700's, and the male names of its children are very similar to those of George's children (i.e. George, John, Archibald, James). One other clue that may be helpful in the determination of George's place of birth is that he appears to have been a weaver. The inventory of his estate included looms and spindles. This may have been an occupation that he learned from members of his own family.[3]
The will of George Charter's father-in-law of February 1724-5 mentions "Carter" who was to receive some land.[2/2:484] This presumably refers to George Charter as he and Sarah had been married for several years at the time. A look into the Hartford land records could probably quickly settle this question.
George Charter died intestate on November 6, 1745. Inventory of the estate was taken June 26, 1746 by Joseph Cowles and Samuel Smith and amounted to 833.05.09. Administration was granted Dec. 5, 1749 to son John Charter, and the widow Sarah Charter was made the guardian to Archibald, age 13, Ann, 10, James, 8, and Mary, 6.[2/?:5256] Interestingly enough, Joseph Cowles and Samuel Smith were chosen as guardians by the children of John Case who died in 1725.[2/2:4834] Presumably this John was Sarah's brother and Cowles and Smith may have been related in some other way to the family. After George's death, it is said that Sarah moved with her children to Ellington, CT.[4]
REF: [1] Woodbridge Collection - Hartford, Conn.
[2] Early Connecticut Probate Records - Charles Manwaring, 1906
[3] Research by Cindy Brown of Dorchester, MA
[4] Research by Nancy Vickers, 3345 Conant Lane, Watsonville,
CA 95076 (10/20/96)
Children (born in Hartford, CT):
1. John, b. abt. 1721, d. East Windsor, CT 3 Nov 1807[4], m(1)
abt. 1745[4] Mary Chase, b. Newbury, MA 15 Aug 1724[4], d. abt.
1760, m(2) abt. 1760 Mary Conlon, d. 13 Dec 1801[4]
Chil.[4]: 1) George, b. abt. 1746, d. 24 Dec 1821,
m. abt. 1774 Clorinda Case, b. abt. 1756, d. 2 Jul 1802; 2) John,
abt. 1750, d. Ellington, CT 7 Mar 1826, m. 7 Nov 1777 Sarah Beysell
(or Bissell), b. abt. 1751, d. Ellington 15 Dec 1821; 3) Aaron,
b. abt. 1772, d. 12 Jun 1835, m. Jul 1789 Lydia Post, b. Hebron,
CT 29 Mar 1770, d. 11 Feb 1842; 4) Allen, b. abt.
1776, d. 17 Oct 1838, m. Dorcas ___; 5) Levi; 6)
___; 7) Mary, b. Ellington 15 Apr 1792, d.
Ellington 14 Dec 1801; 8) Rebecca, b. Ellington
19 Apr 1795; 9) Eunice, b. Ellington 15 May 1797
2. George, bap. 7 Feb 1724, d. East Windsor, CT 18 Jan 1798[4]
3. Sarah, bap. 16 Feb 1728
4. Elizabeth, b. abt. 1733
5. Archibald, bap. 4 Jan 1735, d. 10 Aug 1758
6. Ann, bap. 18 Mar 1739
7. James, bap. 24 May 1741, d. Newfane, VT 22 Apr 1821,
m(1) Sarah Salisbury, m(2) Ruth King, m(3) 5 Sep 1797 Phoebe
Phillips, b. Easton, MA 4 Feb 1777, d. Marlborough, VT.
14 Aug 1863
8. Mary, b. abt. 1743
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