Elizabeth Carter

1763 - 1843  (79 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Carter
  	She used both Betty and Betsey for her first name. [8, 11]
  Birth	26 Jul 1763	Leominster, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [1, 3, 5, 9, 11]
  Miscellaneous	1823 (59 years)  [5, 10]
  After her husband died, she received a pension of $300 annually based on his military service. In 2021, adjusted for inflation, that is about $9,500 per year.
  	Pension Record listing Elizabeth Taylor
  Will	5 Jan 1843 (79 years)  [6]
  She made her will on 5 January 1843.
  	Will of Elizabeth Taylor
  Death	16 Jan 1843	Charlemont, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8]
  Burial	Aft 16 Jan 1843	Old Cemetery #01, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Old Cemetery #01, Buckland, Massachusetts   [3]
  	Gravestone of Elizabeth Taylor ELIZABETH. wife of Lieut. Tertius Taylor died Jan. 16, 1843 Aged 79. Plot: Row 8, Stone 4
  Siblings	7 brothers and 5 sisters
  1. Elijah Carter,   b. 16 Jan 1762, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 20 Jul 1834, Gerry, Chataqua County, New York, U.S.A.  (Age 72 years) > 2. Elizabeth Carter,   b. 26 Jul 1763, Leominster, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 16 Jan 1843, Charlemont, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 79 years) ▻ Lt. Tertius Taylor,  m. 2 Aug 1781 + 3. Elias Carter,   b. 18 Jul 1765, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1849, Cincinnatus, Courtland County, New York, U.S.A.  (Age 83 years) ▻ Abigail Bullard,  m. 18 Oct 1789   4. Benjamin Carter,   b. 6 Apr 1767, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 23 Jan 1842, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 74 years)   5. Deborah Carter,   b. 4 Jan 1769, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   6. Luke Carter,   b. 14 Jan 1771, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1852, Charlemont, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 80 years)   7. Thomas Carter,   b. 28 May 1773, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 18 Jun 1832, Hawley, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 59 years)   8. Thankful Carter,   b. 28 Jan 1775, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   9. Susannah Carter,   b. 21 Apr 1777, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Charlemont, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. > 10. Patty Carter,   b. 8 Jan 1779, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 4 Apr 1856  (Age 77 years) ▻ Simeon Butler,  m. 6 May 1800   11. Chandler Carter,   b. 7 Oct 1780, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 12 Aug 1864, Manchester, Washtenaw County, Michigan, U.S.A.  (Age 83 years)   12. Willis Carter,   b. 28 Sep 1782, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1827, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 44 years)   13. Prudence Carter,   b. 5 Nov 1784, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Patriarch & Matriarch	James Carter,   b. Abt 1578, Ipswich, Suffolk, England   (4 x Great Grandfather)  Deborah House   d. 22 Sep 1768, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   (Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I12850
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Birth: The published Leominster Vital Records give her birth date as 28 July 1763. [9]

  
  

Father	Elias Carter,   b. 24 Nov 1737, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 21 Dec 1821, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 84 years)
Mother	Deborah White,   b. 24 Dec 1739, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 23 Jun 1810, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 70 years)
Family ID	F1651	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart




Spouse / Partner	Lt. Tertius Taylor,   b. 25 Jul 1754, Charlemont, Franklin County, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 21 Dec 1822, Charlemont, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 68 years)
Marriage	2 Aug 1781	Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 5, 7, 11]
Age at Marriage	She : 18 years and 1 month - He : 27 years and 1 month.
Information	When married, Tertius was serving with Washington's Army. His brother writing home from the army sends message to Betty not to think of having such a fine young officer leave the army, but to put on a heroine spirit, and fit him out with some new shirts.  [1, 11]
Children	From 1782 to 1802  [1, 2, 7, 8, 11]
1. Betsey Taylor (1781-1822) 2. Tertius Taylor (1783-1851) 3. Sophia Taylor (1785-1794) 4. Elias Taylor (1788-1856) 5. Amanda Taylor (1791-1794) 6. Elijah Taylor (1793-1796) 7. Sophia Taylor (1795-1796) 8. Elijah Taylor (171797-1797) 9. Elisha Taylor (1797-1797) 10. Pardon Taylor (1799-1803) 11. Consider Taylor (1802-1802)
Family ID	F9146	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
Last Modified	4 Dec 2021




• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Elizabeth Carter(1763 – 1843) 2Elias Carter(1737 – 1821) 4Nathaniel Carter(1706 – 1787) 8Samuel Carter(7 Jan 1677/78 – 1738) 16Rev. Samuel Carter(1640 – 1693) 17Eunice Brooks(1655 – ) 9Dorothy Wilder(1686 – 1738) 18Lt. Nathaniel Wilder(1655 – 1704) 19Mary Sawyer(4 Jan 1652/53 – ) 5Thankful Sawyer(1715 – 1755) 10Elias Sawyer(1689 – 1752) 20Thomas Sawyer(1649 – 1736) 21Hannah Lewis(18 Mar 1648/49 – 1718) 11Beatrix Pope 22John Pope(1658 – 1689) 23Beatrix Houghton(1685 – ) 3Deborah White(1739 – 1810) 6Josiah White(03 Jan 1713/14 – 1806) 12Deacon Josiah White(1682 – 1772) 24Sgt. Josiah White(1643 – 1714) 25Mary Rice(1656 – 1733) 13Abigail Whitcomb(1688 – 1771) 26Josiah Whitcomb 27Rebekah Waters 7Deborah House( – 1768) 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 26 Jul 1763 - Leominster, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Marriage - 2 Aug 1781 - Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 16 Jan 1843 - Charlemont, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Burial - Aft 16 Jan 1843 - Old Cemetery #01, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S234] Carter, Clara A and Sarah A. Carter. Carter - A Genealogy of the Descendants of Samuel and Thomas, sons of Rev. Samuel Carter, (Clinton, Massachusetts: W. J. Coulter, Courant Office, 1887). [S228] Essex Institute. Vital Records of Buckland, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, (Salem, Massachusetts: The Essex Institute, 1934). [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Memorial ID 28973610 Elizabeth Carter Taylor . [S1947] Gravestone Inscription. [S233] Kendrick, Fannie Shaw. The History of Buckland 1779-1935, (Buckland, Massachusetts: The Town of Buckland, 1937). [S914] Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Probate Record of Elizabeth Taylor. [S2258] Sheldon, George . A History of Deerfield, Massachusetts, (Greenfield, Massachusetts: E. A. Hall & Company, 1896). [S231] Systematic History Fund. Vital Records of Charlton, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, (Worcester, Massachusetts: Franklin P. Rice, 1905). [S692] Systematic History Fund. Vital Records of Leominster, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, (Vital Records of Leominster, Mass). [S1897] U.S., Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1801-1815, 1818-1872, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007). [S690] White, Almira Larkin. Descendants of John White of Wenham and Lancaster, Massachusetts, (Haverhill, Massachusetts: Chase Brothers, 1900).