Hannah Carter

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name
Hannah Carter
aka
[Hannah Converse]
sex
female
access
public
summary
Wife of Maj. James Converse of Woburn, Massachusetts, captain at Storer's garrison in 1692 and later Speaker of the House. Born at Woburn in 1651, probably the daughter of Capt. John Carter, commander of Woburn's company in King Philip's War, she married in 1668/9 and bore nine children there between 1670 and 1688, probably among them Josiah Converse. When she died is not settled.
born
date
19 Jan 1651
place
Woburn, Massachusetts
basis
documented
confidence
probable
sources
[vital-records-woburn, book-dixon-1922-kith-and-kin]
note
"Hannah, d. of John, Jan. 19, 1651" (Woburn births, under Carter); Kith and Kin has 19 Jan 1650, WikiTree 19 Jan 1650 (perhaps 1650/1).
father
name
John Carter
basis
documented
confidence
probable
sources
[vital-records-woburn, book-dixon-1922-kith-and-kin, online-tree-wikitree-browne-chapin]
note
Capt. John Carter of Woburn, who died 14 Sept 1692 aged 76 (Woburn deaths). Not researched further.
mother
name
Elizabeth
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[vital-records-woburn, book-dixon-1922-kith-and-kin]
note
"Elizabeth, wife of Capt. John, May 7, 1691; 78 y." (Woburn deaths). Kith and Kin calls her Elizabeth (Kendall) Carter; WikiTree leaves her surname blank. Not researched further.

Wife of Maj. James Converse. Hannah was born at Woburn on 19 Jan 1651, probably the daughter of Capt. John Carter, and married James Converse there on 1 Jan 1668/9 (source). She bore him nine children at Woburn between 1670 and 1688, among them John (1673), Robert (1677) and Josiah (1684); two of the boys died as children, and her daughters Elizabeth and Patience at 19 and 21 (source). Her husband was the captain at Storer's garrison in 1692 and later Speaker of the House.

King Philip's War. Her father, Capt. John Carter, commanded the Woburn company when the war opened: "WOBURN. John Carter. [Capt.] William Johnson. [Lieut.] James Converse. [Ensign]" (Soldiers in King Philip's War, p. 474). His name heads Woburn's return for the Narragansett levy of late 1675, followed by Lt. William Johnson and James Converse, probably her father-in-law; the three officers very probably pressed the town's men rather than marched themselves (p. 172; see James Converse). Her husband was then probably the town's sergeant.

Research: Patricia Hatten's Browne–Chapin side: the pedigree, notable ancestors and famous kin.

Open questions

  • Her death: WikiTree has 22 Nov 1708; look in the Woburn records and Middlesex probate.
  1. ---
  2. name: Hannah Carter
  3. aka: [Hannah Converse]
  4. sex: female
  5. access: public
  6. summary: >-
  7. Wife of Maj. James Converse of Woburn, Massachusetts, captain at Storer's garrison in 1692 and
  8. later Speaker of the House. Born at Woburn in 1651, probably the daughter of Capt. John Carter,
  9. commander of Woburn's company in King Philip's War, she married in 1668/9 and bore nine children
  10. there between 1670 and 1688, probably among them Josiah Converse. When she died is not settled.
  11. born:
  12. date: 19 Jan 1651
  13. place: Woburn, Massachusetts
  14. basis: documented
  15. confidence: probable
  16. sources: [vital-records-woburn, book-dixon-1922-kith-and-kin]
  17. note: '"Hannah, d. of John, Jan. 19, 1651" (Woburn births, under Carter); Kith and Kin has 19 Jan 1650, WikiTree 19 Jan 1650 (perhaps 1650/1).'
  18. father:
  19. name: John Carter
  20. basis: documented
  21. confidence: probable
  22. sources: [vital-records-woburn, book-dixon-1922-kith-and-kin, online-tree-wikitree-browne-chapin]
  23. note: Capt. John Carter of Woburn, who died 14 Sept 1692 aged 76 (Woburn deaths). Not researched further.
  24. mother:
  25. name: Elizabeth
  26. basis: compiled
  27. confidence: probable
  28. sources: [vital-records-woburn, book-dixon-1922-kith-and-kin]
  29. note: '"Elizabeth, wife of Capt. John, May 7, 1691; 78 y." (Woburn deaths). Kith and Kin calls her Elizabeth (Kendall) Carter; WikiTree leaves her surname blank. Not researched further.'
  30. ---
  32. Wife of Maj. James Converse. Hannah was born at Woburn on 19 Jan 1651, probably the daughter of Capt.
  33. John Carter, and married James Converse there on 1 Jan 1668/9 ([source](/files/sources/vital-records-woburn/)).
  34. She bore him nine children at Woburn between 1670 and 1688, among them John (1673), Robert (1677) and
  35. Josiah (1684); two of the boys died as children, and her daughters Elizabeth and Patience at 19 and 21
  36. ([source](/files/sources/vital-records-woburn/)). Her husband was the captain at Storer's garrison in 1692
  37. and later Speaker of the House.
  39. **King Philip's War.** Her father, Capt. John Carter, commanded the Woburn company when the war opened:
  40. "WOBURN. John Carter. [Capt.] William Johnson. [Lieut.] James Converse. [Ensign]" ([*Soldiers in King
  41. Philip's War*](/files/sources/book-bodge-1906-soldiers-king-philips-war/), p. 474). His name heads Woburn's
  42. return for the Narragansett levy of late 1675, followed by Lt. William Johnson and James Converse,
  43. probably her father-in-law; the three officers very probably pressed the town's men rather than
  44. marched themselves (p. 172; see [James Converse](/people/james-converse-1620/)). Her husband was then
  45. probably the town's sergeant.
  47. Research: `research/hatten/Browne_Chapin_Cumins.md`.
  49. ## Open questions
  51. - Her death: WikiTree has 22 Nov 1708; look in the Woburn records and Middlesex probate.
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