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38	Robert Carver and Some of His Descendants [Jan-
Island, as a private in Capt. John Shaw?s company, Colonel Williams?s regiment; and he also served 2 months, 26 days, in Rhode Island, in Capt. Samuel Fales's company, Col. J. Daggers regiment, having marched 6 Jan. 1778 and being discharged 1 Apr. 1778, the company having been drafted to serve under General Spencer for 3 months from 1 Jan. 1778. He next appears in a descriptive list of men mustered by James Leonard, Muster Master, and dated Taunton, 16 May 1778, being enrolled in Capt. Jonathan Shaw?s (8th) company, Col. George Williams?s (Bristol County) regiment, and described as of Raynham, 31 years of age, 5 feet, 10 inches, in stature, of light complexion, brown hair, and blue eyes. His enlistment was for 9 months from the time of arrival at Fishkill [N. Y.], 19 June 1778. He is also on a list of men returned as received of Jonathan Warner, Commissioner, by Col. R. Putnam, 20 July 1778. He also served for 3 days in Captain Shaw?s company, Col. Abiel Mitchell?s regiment, and marched to Rhode Island 6 Mar. 1781, by order of Governor Hancock, on a forty days campaign. (Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War, vol. 3, page 168.*)
Children, bom at Raynham (Raynham vital records, in the Register, vol. 55, page 45. The marriages are from the Carver manuscript described under No. 15, supra):
L	Phibc/ b. 19 July 1775; m. John Pollard of	Raynham.
ii.	Jab&z, of Taunton and of Vermont, b. 30 No/.	1777; m. at Taun-
ton, 30 Jan. 1803 (Taunton Vital Records), Kxziah Gariy, b. at Taunton 2 May 1784 (ii.), daughter	of Zephaniah and
Mary Garey of Taunton. In the marriage	record both Jabez
Carver and Keziah Garey are said to be of Taunton.
According to the Carver manuscript at Taunton (vide tupra. No. 15), be settled in Vermont, and had seven children, but the record of the birth of only one of these children has been found among the Vermont town records.
Children:
1.	Rhode,* b. 24 Dec 1813; d. at Calais, Vt, 8 Feb. 1814
(town records).
2.	Ketiah (perhaps daughter of Jabez* Carver), m. at Calais,
Vt, 29 Mar. 1832, Peter Hill of Woodbury, Vt
3.	Gilbert Salts (perhaps son of Jabez' Carver), of Calais, Vt.,
m. at Woodbury, Vt., 25 May 1842, Mary Ann Putnam. Probably four other children, whose names are not given. iiL Sarah, b. 14 Nov. 1780; m. at Bridgewater, 18 Mar. 1801 (Bridgewater Vital Records), Solomon Washburn.
iv. Rhoda, b. 8 Feb. 1783; m.------------Washburn [?].
v.	Olivx, b. 6 Jan. 1785; m. Elias Cobb of Wrentham.
vi. Polly, b. 7 Apr. 178/; m. Einr Cobb.
?ii. Ruth, b. 2 Jan. 1791; m.------------ Snell of Maine.
viii John, of Raynham and Bridgewater, b. 21 Dec. 1792; m. at Bridgewater, 17 Nov. 1822, as John, 2d, of Raynham, Sukey Snell (Bridgewater Vital Records), b. at Bridgewater 25 Nor. 1796 (ib.), daughter of Benjamin and Rebecca (Conant) Snell (#?)?
"Although there are two entries on page 168 under the name of Jabes Carver, the first beginning ?Carver, Jabex, Ha/aham,? and the second beginning ?Carver, Jabex, Taunton,1* it is evident that both entries refer to the same man, Jabes4 Carver. Jabes* Carver, son of Jabes* Cimr, was bora 10 Nov. 1777, iai therefore oould not have served in the Rsvota~ (too.
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Children, b. at Bridgewater (ib.) :
1.	Grenville' of Bridgewater, shoemaker, b. 22 May 1824; m.
14	July 1844 Sarah Mitchell (ib.), and had John,* b. 16 Aug. 1845, James, b. 26 Mar. 1848, and probably other children.
2.	Olive Snell, b. 27 Mar. 1826; m. William Henry Ladd.
3.	Francis, b. 19 Feb. 1833; m. Angeline D. Osborne.
4.	Caroline, b. 15 Jan. 1836; d. 27 Sept 1839.
5.	Philo, a soldier in the Civil War, b. 4 May 1838.
ix.	Lydia, b. 30 May 1795; m. at Mendon, 20 June 1824, Elias Cora.
both parties being styled ?of Mendon. (Cf. Mendon Vital Records, and Register, vol. 63, p. 275.)
x.	Solomon, b. 29 Oct. 1797; d. young.
49.	John* Carveh (Maj. Jonathan/ Nathaniel,* Dea. Eleaser,? John,* Robert1), of Taunton and Raynham, was bom at Mid-dleborough 17 May 1749 (Middleborough vital records). He married at Taunton, 23 June 1774 (Taunton Vital Records), being then styled of Taunton, Bathsheba Dean of Raynham, who died in 1840.
Children, born at Raynham (Raynham vital records, in Registek, vol. 55, page 45) :
L Hannah Dean,? b. 4 Sept 1775.
ii.	Clifford, of Raynham and Norton, b. 27 Sept 1780; d. 25 Mar, 1842 (Norton Vital Records, from gravestone); m. at Bridgewater, 29 Sept. 1806, being then styled of Raynham (Bridgewater Vital Records), Polly Lionard, widow, b. 2 Sept 1/74 (Norton Vital Records, from gravestone), d. 9 Feb. 1856. Children, b. probably at Norton:
1.	Theodore,* of Norton, soap manufacturer, b. 1 Oct 1813
(Norton Vital Records, trots gravestone): ra. (intention recorded at Norton 9 May 1840, Norton Vital Records) Caroline P. Bullock of Rehoboth, b. 18 Feb. 1818 (ib., from gravestone). They had a son, Theodore C Carver, b. at Norton 30 Dec. 1846 (Norton Vital Records).
2.	Amelia (perhaps daughter of Clifford Carver), b. in 1815
(Norton Vital Records, from gravestone); m. at Mansfield, 5 Apr. 1840 (Norton Vital Records), Gardner Lane, b. at Norton 3 Nov. 1812, son of William and Molly (Knap) Lane (ib.).
3.	Charlotte (perhaps daughter of Clifford Carver), m. at
Mansfield, 13 June 1832 (Mansfield Vital Records), Bradford W[illiams] Smith, b. at Norton 29 Feb. 1804, son of ?Alisha,? both parties being styled of Norton. (Cf. Norton Vital Records.)
4.	David L. (perhaps son of Clifford Carver), farmer, ro. (in-
tention recorded at Norton 17 Apr. 1842, Norton Vital Records) Laurana (or Lorana) Nash of Canton. They had a daughter, Laura A. Carver, b. at Norton 20 Feb-1844 (ib.).
Perhaps other children.
50.	Caleb* Caxvex (Capt. Caleb * Caleb/ John,? William,* John * RobertM, of Marshfield and of South Fpx Island, later Vinal-haven, Maine, bom at Marshfield il}1762 (Marshfield vital . records), died probably at St. Ai^r^ Pt St! JoJw, N. B. He married, probably about 1783, his cqvwn, ]Lydiat Carve* (No. 39, iii), bom on South Fox I?J?pd, later Vinalhaven, 5 Jan. 1767, daughter of Israel and Margaret (Sherman) Carver.