John William "The Vintner" Carter^{[1, 2, 3]}

1575 - 1630  (54 years)

• Name	John William "The Vintner" Carter  [3]
  Birth	5 Jun 1575	Watford, Hertfordshire, England   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Married	1596	London, London, England   [3]
  Death	6 May 1630	Newgate Christ Church, Middlesex, London, England   [3]
  Person ID	I47161	Master
  Last Modified	16 Feb 2023

  
  

  Father	William John Carter, Jr. of Oakes Farm,   b. 10 Jul 1549, Kempston, Bedfordshire, England d. 1 Sep 1605, Oakes Farm, Kempston, Bedfordshire, England (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Mary Anscell,   b. 1556, Great Barford, Bedfordshire, England d. 1 Mar 1619, Oakes Farm, Kempston, Bedfordshire, England (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F10870	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Bridget Benion,   b. Oct 1583, All Halls Lombart Sreet, London, London, England d. 1630, London Christ Church Greyfriars Newgate, London, England (Age 46 years)
  Marriage	25 Apr 1609	London, London, England   [3]
  Children	1. Susan Carter   2. Anne Carter,   b. 1597, Vinters, Kent, England d. 1 Dec 1605, , Bedfordshire, England (Age 8 years) + 3. William Carter,   b. 2 Sep 1598, Newgate Christ Church, Middlesex, London, England d. Aug 1655, , Surry, Virginia, USA (Age 56 years)   4. John Carter,   b. 5 Nov 1599, London, London, England d. 10 Jun 1669, , Lancaster, Virginia, USA (Age 69 years)   5. William Carter,   b. 1600, , Surry, Virginia, USA d. 18 Oct 1655, , Surry, Virginia, USA (Age 55 years)   6. Joan Carter,   b. 1610   d. Y, Somme, Picardie, France + 7. Thomas Carter,   b. 6 Mar 1610, Hinderclay, Suffolk, England d. 1669, , Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA (Age 58 years) + 8. Colonel John Carter,   b. 1613, Newgate Christ Church, Middlesex, London, England d. 10 Jun 1669, Corotoman Plantation, Lancaster, Virginia, USA (Age 56 years)   9. George Carter,   b. 1615   d. 10 Jun 1669, Corotoman, Lancaster, Virginia, USA (Age 54 years)   10. Mary Carter,   b. 1615   d. 1670, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA (Age 55 years)   11. Robert Carter,   b. 5 Feb 1615, Cockerham, Lancashire, England d. 7 Jan 1627, , , Virginia, USA (Age 11 years)   12. Elizabeth Carter,   b. 1616, Vinters, Kent, England d. 1670 (Age 54 years)   13. Sylvester Carter,   b. 1617, Vinters, Kent, England d. 1670 (Age 53 years)   14. Catherine Carter,   b. 1617, St Paul, Bedfordshire, England   15. Ancell Carter,   b. 1618, London, London, England d. October 1680, London, London, England (Age 62 years)   16. Jane Carter,   b. 1618, Middlesex, London, England d. Y, Somme, Picardie, France   17. George Carter,   b. May 1619, Fleet Street, London, Middlesex, England d. July 1661, Fleet Street, London, Middlesex, England (Age 42 years)   18. Colonel John William Carter,   b. 1620, Shadwell Parish, Tower Hamlets, London, London, England d. 10 Jun 1668, Corotoman, Lancaster, Virginia, USA (Age 48 years)   19. Amy Carter,   b. 28 Jul 1620, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England d. 1704, Arlesey, Bedfordshire, England (Age 83 years)   20. Anne Carter,   b. Abt 1629, Barford,Beds,England d. Nov 1634, Sussex Square, London, Middlesex, England (Age 5 years)
  Family ID	F10763	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Feb 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 5 Jun 1575 - Watford, Hertfordshire, England Married - 1596 - London, London, England Marriage - 25 Apr 1609 - London, London, England Death - 6 May 1630 - Newgate Christ Church, Middlesex, London, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  John Carter's Will. The blanks were the hard to read areas; words at the edge of the page also difficult to read. Since he states that his estate won't be divided until the children reach 21, it seems that the children could not have been born before 1609, if that makes sense... Johannis Carter In The Name of God Amen the three & thirtieth dai of Aprill Anno Domini one thousand Six hundred & Thirtie And in the Sixt yeare of the Reigne of our Sovereign Lord Charles by the grace of god Kinge of England Scotland Ffrannce and Ireland defender of the faith: I John Carter cittizen and Vintner of London beinge at this present sicke and weake in bodie but of good sound and perfect minde and memorie praise bee given to God for the same knowinge the certaintie of death and the __certaintie of the tyme and houre thereof Doe therefore make a ordaine and declare this my last will and testament in manner and forme followinge, that is to saie, first and principle I committ and command my soule into the hands of Allmightie God my creator and master of his sonne Jesus Christ my onely Saviour and redeemer and of the holy ghost my Sanctifier, and comfortor, three distinct persons but one true, and everlastinge God assuredly trustinge and free of the beleeving that I shall be saved and have full and free pardon and forgiveness of all my Sinnes by and through the onely merritts death and passion of my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ and by none other meanes whatsoever My bodie I committ to the earth from where not it came to bee decently buried in Christchurch London as niere to my late wife as maie bee And my will and minde is that all such debts and somes of money as I shall truly ____ indebted or give to any person or persons at the tyme of my decease shal be paid by my Executor hereunder named And after my debts and funerall expenses shall be paid and discharged I give and bequeath to the poore of the parish of Christchurch aforesaid fortie shillings to bee distributed and given amongst them accordinge to the discretion of the churchwardens and overseers of the said parish for the tyme being. Item I give and bequeath to Elizabeth Cooper and Elizabeth Foster my servants twentie shillings apiece Item I give and bequeath to my Executor hereunder named twentie shillings Item I give and bequeath to my overseers hereunder named twentie shillings apiece. Item I will that my whole estate shalbe devided into three equall partes accordinge to the customs of the Cittee of London One equall third part whereof I give and bequeath to Bridgett my lovinge wife to her own proper use and _____ for ever One other equall third yte whereof I give and bequeath to my Children viz George William John Thomas Robert Anne Elizabeth Mary Silvester and Isabell Carter to bee devided parte and parte ___ , amongst them and to bee paid by my Executor when and at such tyme and tymes as they shall severallie? and respectively attaine the age of one and twentie yeares And if it Shall happen any of my said Children to die before they shall attaine theire said age of one & twentie yeares as aforesaid Then I will and my meaninge is that the partes and persons of my estate of him her or them soe dyinge shall remayne and come unto the Survivors or Survivor of my said Children and to bee paid by my Executor at theire age of one and twentie yeares as aforesaid Item I give and bequeath out of the remainder of my estate unto my foresaid sonne George twentie pounds and the remainder therof to him, and the other of my said Children equallie, to bee paid as aforesaid, and with the ___ ____ or ______ as is above expressed And I will that the benefitt and profitt which shall arise or maie bee made of my said Children porcons shalbe expended by my Executor for their education and proferment? And if any ____ shalbe that the same shalbe equalllie devided to and amongst them as abovesaid And of this my last will and testament I doe make my loveinge brother in lawe Gabriell Benion Cittizen & Tallowchandler of London full and sole Executor And overseer thereof I doe ordaine and appoint my very lovinge friend William fforte Cittizen and Vintner of London & Robert Daivy? Cittizen and Ironmonger of London whom I doe desire to bee, aydinge and assistinge to my said executor in the executinge thereof for the good of my said wife and children. In witness whereof to this my last will and Testament of the said John Carter have sett my hand and seale the dait and yeares abovewritten John Carter Signed Sealed pronounced declared by the within named John Carter the testator for his last will and testament the three and twentieth daie of Aprill one thousand six hundred and thirty in the presence of Robert Jasfro? the marke of Margarett Thomas and John Sharpe J_ [Jr?] Md that the is so ords (one of sonne George twentie pounds and the remainder thereof to him and the other of my said) betweene the one and twentieth and twentieth lines within written were interlyned before their sealinge hereof and afterwards read in ____ [front] of the witnesses above named /.

  
  

• Sources

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