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- He was disowned by the Chester Monthly meeting in 1764 for breach of discipline. This info was taken from a section of a book tilted "A History of the Carter Family" and was sent to me my the Cecil Cty. Historical Society. It includes the five Carter families in America in the 17th century. The were probably all related and came from the large Carter family north of London. A family crest has a cartwheel and talbot and was first recorded in London in 1612 and in America in 1635 by a Rev. Thomas CARTER of Watertown Mass.
Agnes is listed as the forth child of Abraham CARTER but no dates of birth or death or children. She was married twice 1st to Thomas BARNARD then to John EVANS.
Will of Abraham Carter - West Chester Will Book H, page311
I, Abraham Carter of the township of Chester in the county of Chester in the state of Pennsylvania, yeoman considering the uncertainty of this mortal life and being somewhat weakly in Body but of sound and perfect mind and memory blesed be Almighty God for the sme, do make and publish this my last will and Testament in maner and form following (that is to say)
Imprimis, It is my will & I do order that my just debts and Funeral expenses be fully paid and saitsfied by my executors hereafter named as soon as may be after my decease.
Item I give, devise one full and equal third part of my Goods, Chattels, and Personal Estate, to Hold to her, her Executors, Administrators and assigns forever, exclusive of and beside her Dower or thirds and in all and singular my Messauges, lands, Tenements and Hereditaments. But if it shall happend thrugh sickness or other unforseen accident tht the said third part of my Personal estate and the Dower or thirds of my Real Estate shall be insufficient to support her in a decent manner than and in such case my Will is and I do order and direct that my two sons Joseph and Daniel shall make up such deficiency so a t procure her a comfortable maintainace and support during her natural life.
Item, I give and bequeath unto my two sons Joseph Carter and Daniel arter all teh messuage, Plantation and tract of land wher I now dwell and which was devised to me by my late Father Jeremiah Carter, deceased, including the lant I bought of John Pennelkl aslo about seven or eight acres of meadow Ground to be bounded accoding to the present Fences therof part of fifty acrfes of Land devised to me with other Land by my Brother Edward Carter, deceased, to be equally divided between them share & share alike To Hold to them and to their several respective Heirs and Assigns forever as Tenants in Common they paying thereout to each and every of the children of my son William Carter, deceased, the sum of five pounds in Gold or Silver money with the space of two years next after my wife's decease. But if it shall happen that my said son Daniel shall die without Issue lawfully begotten of his Body then in that case my Will is tht his Heirs and Assigns shall descend to my said son Joseph his Heirs and Assigns.
Item, I give, devise and bequeath unto my son Edward Carter all that tract of fifty acres (the Meadow aforesaid only excepted) devised to me by my brother Edward Carter, deceased which descended to him by the Death of our Sister Lydia Carter to whom the same was granted and conveyed by Robert Wade and Lydia his wife by Deed of the 11th 7th mo 1694 and all the other tract of fifty acres of Land devised to me by my said Brother Edward Carter which he purchased of Thomas Baldwin the 18th of April 1719 To Hold to hm my son Edward & his assigns and during the term of his natural Life he making no Waste or Destruction of the Timber thereupon and paying out to my Daughter Agnes the sum of twenty Pounds of Gold or Silver money within the space of two years nextr after the decease of my Wife, and immediately from and after the decease of my said son Edward I give and devise the fifty acres descended aforesaid by the Death of our Sister Lydia (excepting the aforesaid meadow) to my two sons Joseph and Daniel their Heirs and Assigns forever as Tenants in Common, And the aforesaid other fifty acree heretofore purchased of Thomas Baldwin I give and devise to the Heirs male of the Body of my said son Edward lawfully to be begotten and to the Heirs and assigns of such Heirs or Heir male forever and for want of such Heirs, and Assigns forever as Tenants in Commoin. Also all the rest, residue and reaminder of my estate whether Real, Personal or mixed of what kind, nature, degree of qauality soever, I give, devise and bequeath to my two sons Joseph and Daneil to be equallydivided between them share and share alike, To Hold to them, their several and respective Heirs and assigns forever.
And Lastly I nominate and appoint my said two sons Joseph and Daniel, Executors of ths my last will and Testament, hereby revoking all former wills and Testaments by me and declaring this my only to be my last wsill and Testament. In Witness whereof I the said Abram Carter have hereunto set my hand and Seal the Twenty ninth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty seven.
Abraham Carter [Seal]
Signed, Sealed and published and declared by the said Abraham Carter as and for his last Will & Testament in the presence of us who have subscribed our names as Witnesses thereto in his presence and at his Request. Sam Shaw, Jesse Bickston, Joseph Ashton.
Proved at Westown 27 April 1789.
Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834
CARTER, ABRAHAM. Chester Township.
December 29, 1787. April 27, 1789.
To wife Lydia 1/3 of all estate, her heirs and assigns, in addition to her dower. To sons Joseph and Daniel plantation where I now dwell devised to me by my father Jeremiah Carter, also 8 acres of meadow, they paying to each of the children of my son William, deceased, ?5. To son Edward the tract of 50 acres devised to me by my brother Edward, the 8 acres of meadow above mentioned, excepted during life, he paying to my daughter Agnes ?20 gold or silver. Remainder to sons Joseph and Daniel, also executors. Wit: Samuel Shaw, Jesse Bickerton, Joseph Ashton. [Annotation states "See Carter Genealogy, p. 47"].
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1700 - circa 1789 (88 years)
