Edward Carter (c1640-c1703) and Margaret of England and Chester and Delaware Co., PA

Marty and Karla Grant

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Edward and Margaret Carter are my 10 times Great Grandparents.

I first learned of this set of ancestors via the book Those Who Were and Would be Named Carter The First 300 Years in America (1682-1982), Charles Marcus Liddell, II. 1982; 2 Vols. This title is currently available from the Mars Hill University book store.

Most of what I have on this family comes from the aforementioned book and has not been confirmed by me.

Another source, probably used by Mr. Liddell, is Memorial of Jeremiah Carter Who Came to the Province of Pennsylvania in 1682, Thomas-Maxwell Potts, 1883. Chapter 1 contains “A Short Account of Early Pennsylvania Settlers bearing the name of Carter” and includes some information on our Carters.

Edward Carter was born ca 1640 in England. He married Margaret there prior to ca 1665. Her maiden name isn’t known.

“Edward Carter, of Aston in the Parish of Bampton, Oxfordshire, England, emigrated to Pennsylvania in the year 1682. Before leaving England, he purchased 250 acres of land of William Penn, which in 1684, was located in Aston township, Chester [now Delaware] county. He was a carpenter by trade and first resided in Chichester, but subsequently removed to his land in Aston, where he probably lived until his death. Edward Carter seems to have been quite an active citizen, as his name was mentioned frequently in the early Provincial records.” Potts, pp 9-10.

Edward and Margaret, with their son Robert, departed on 5 Sep 1682 from Aston, Parish of Bampton, Oxfordshire, England and arrived at Upton, Pennsylvania on 29 Oct 1682. (Per Liddell.)

Liddell said that two of Edward’s brothers also came to Pennsylvania around the same time, but their names have not been found.

Potts mentioned that Alice Tremain of Aston, a widow, made a will dated 17^th day of 2^nd month 1699 in which she devised legacies to John Baldwin (written Baldon) [who married Katherine Turner, nee Carter,] and to his wife and daughter; also to Edward, Margaret and Robert Carter, and to John, Prudence, Hannah and Lydia Carter, the children of Robert. Edward and son Robert Carter were executors.

The above suggests that Tremain was related to the Carters, and that Katherine, widow of a Mr. Turner and then wife of John Baldwin, was also related.

Edward Carter died between ca 1699 and 1703 in Chester Co., PA in the section that later became Delaware County (in 1789). Margaret presumably died in the same place, after 1703.

Children

Edward and Margaret had one known child:

1. Robert Carter (c1665-1751). See his own page for more information.

For Family Group Sheet and other notes see my database pages for Edward Carter.

Revised: January 21, 2025

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