Hannah Carter
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, 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.
Life
- 1651Born19 Jan 1651, Woburn, Massachusetts
"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).
- 1668Married James Converse1 Jan 1668, Woburn, Massachusetts
"James Converse, Esq. (Jr.), and Hannah Carter, Jan. 1, 1668" (Woburn marriages), that is 1 Jan 1668/9: Savage has 1669, and Kith and Kin misprints "1688-9." Their first child was born in September 1670.
Family
- Father
- John Carter
Capt. John Carter of Woburn, who died 14 Sept 1692 aged 76 (Woburn deaths). Not researched further.
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- Mother
- Elizabeth
"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.
Pedigree
Notes
Wife of Maj. James Converse. The daughter of Capt. John Carter of Woburn, she was born there on 19 Jan 1651 and married James Converse 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.
Research: research/hatten/Browne_Chapin_Cumins.md.
Open questions
- Her death. Savage and Kith and Kin give 10 Aug 1691, which is the date of her mother-in-law Ann (Long) Converse’s death, and the Woburn deaths have no entry for her that year. WikiTree has 22 Nov 1708.