Note: The following is a section of a family history compiled by Herbert Armstrong Poole between 1905 & 1960, transcribed by AAA Maitland 1998. Subject numbers are HAP's originals. HAP's page divisions are shown: after subject page numbers are complete document page numbers in brackets and issue dates. The original text had generations indented in turn: here, generation numbers are added to each individual: the children of the title subject are "1/--". Subject 268. p1 (261) 2/2/1951 CALEB CARMAN. The following is from the same sources as quoted under subject 536. Caleb Carman was born about 1658, and died between 1720 and l729, the dates of his will and its probate, son of John and Hannah (---) Carman, see subject 536. He was a farmer and a freeholder in Hempstead, L.I., in 1683. In 1684 he received from the town, a home lot near that of his brother Benjamin. Between 1723 and 1729 his hone was in South Woods, north of Samuel Embree's land. In 1685 be owned 180 acres of land in Hempstead. He was Town Assessor between 1690 and 1718. He married about 1680, Hannah Seaman, who died 1694-98, daughter of Captain John and his second wife Martin (Moore) Seaman. Hannah was not mentioned in the Hempstead Census of 1698, see subject 538. He married, 2nd, after 1698, Ann Seaman. Issue:- (by his first wife Hannah Seaman) 1/1. Caleb Carman. Born 1682, died 1745. His will was dated January 31/1744, and John Rushmore, his son in law, was one of the witnesses. He married in 1704, Margaret --, who outlived him. See subject 134. Issue:- (from his will) 2/1. Caleb Carman. 2/2. John Carman. 2/3. Silas Carman. 2/4. Joseph Carman. 2/5. Hannah Carman. 2/6. Margaret Carman. 2/7. Phebe Carman. 2/8. Mary Carman. Having no dates of the birth of these children, Mary may not have been the youngest. I believe she married John Rushmore, born 1696. See subject 66 for their issue and further particulars. 1/2. Hannah Carman. Born 1684. 1/3. Phebe Carman. - Born 1686. 1/4. Benjamin Carman. Born 1688, died before 1735. He probably married Ann Mott, born 1688, daughter of Adam and Mary (Stillwell) Mott, see subject 282, p2. The Mott genealogy doesn't confirm this. Issue :- 2/1. Ann Carman, born 1710. She marred at Hempstead in 1729, John Langdon, son of Joseph Langdon and had John. 2/2. Mary Carman, born 1712. She married John Wood of Hempstead, who died in 1765 and had Samuel, Mary, Catherine and Hannah. 2/3. Benjamin Carman, born 1714, died October 10/1795. He married at Hempstead, in 1740, Mary Bedell, daughter of Richard and Phebe Bedell. Issue :- 3/1.Samuel Carman, born 1749, died April 30/1819. He married in 1769 Mary De Mott, born 1755, died July 4/1824, daughter of John and Maria (Colyer) De Mott. Issue :- 4/1. Catherine Carman, born July 8/1770, died October 17/1832. She married on December 28/l783, (only 13 years old ?), Abraham Bedell and had fourteen children, see Tredwell's Carman genealogy for their names. 4/2. Ann Carman, born December 5/1771. She married on November 17/1790, Abraham Snedeker and had three children, see Tredwell's Carman genealogy for their names. 4/3. Mary Carman, born 1776. She married Richard Wiggins, who died April 4/1847. Subject 268. P2 (262) 22/3/1953 4/4. Abigail Carman, born November 20/1777. She married on June 18/1791, Isaac Clowes, born October 14/1755, died September 8/1825, son of Samuel and Rebecca (Dorlon) Clowes: no issue. 4/5. Sarah Carman, born July 19/1778. She married William Nichols, and had Samuel, William, Carman, Elizabeth, Abigail and Mary. 4/6. Elizabeth Carman, born 1780. She married on October 17/1798, Gilbert Dorlon, born May 6/1786, and had seven children, 4/7. Samuel Carman, born February 10/1783, died December 4/1846. He married on September 1/1800, Ann Ellison, born May 29/1782, daughter of David Ellison and had nine children, see Tredwell's Carman Genealogy for their names. 4/8. Richard Carman, born September 2/1783, died in May 1825. He married on January 1/1807, Ann Carman, daughter of Thomas, and had 13 children, see Tredwell's Carman Genealogy for the names. 3/2. Stephen Carman, born 1751, died 1827. The St. Nicholas Society Records say he served twenty two terms in the New York State Legislature. He married in 1769, 1st, Sarah Petit, daughter of Joseph Petit: 2nd, in 1775, Sarah Raynor, daughter of James Raynor 3rd, Nancy Smith, daughter of John Smith: 4th, in 1796, Elizabeth Smith, daughter of David Smith and widow of Joseph Dorlon, born September 22/1745, died after 1818 (?), son of John and Mary (Bedell) Dorlon, whom she had married on November 7/1780, Issue:- (by his first wife Sarah Petit) 4/1. Mary Carman, born 1770, died September 29/1798-9. She married George Weekes, born January 31/1770, died July 21/1854, son of George and Sarah (Hall) Weekes, see subject 38, page 1 for their issue and further particulars. Issue:- (by his second wife Sarah Raynor) 4/2. Benjamin Carman, baptized 1778. 4/3. James Carman, baptized 1779. He married Elizabeth Dorlon, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Smith) Dorlon, see above. 4/4. Elizabeth Carman, baptized 1779. 4/5. Sarah Carman, baptized 1783. She married Jacob Valentine. 4/6. Samuel Searing Carman, baptized 1783. He was married, and had Nelson, James and Valentine. Issue:- (by his third wife Nancy Smith) 4/7. Rachel Carman, born about 1788. She married, 1st, Thomas Lax, born about 1783, probably son of Thomas and Isabella Lax. See subject 8-D, page 1, for his sister Esther Lax, born in England, October 15/1783, who married Thomas Powell. After Thomas' death, Rachel married, 2nd, Samuel Downing, born October 7/1778, son of Benjamin end his second wife Martha (Hopkins) Downing, see subject 290, page 2. She had one daughter Isabella by her first husband, who married Joseph Weekes, and two children by her second husband. 4/8. Joseph Smith Carman. Issue:- (by his fourth wife Elizabeth Smith) 4/9. Stephen Carman, baptized 1797. 3/3. Mary Carman, born 1754, died January 26/1834. She married in 1774, William Rushmore, born October 14/1744, died August 4/1796, son of Thomas and Ruth (Bedell) Rushmore, see subject 66, page 2 for their issue and further particulars. After William's death, Mary married, 2nd, William Losee, who died in 1832, leaving his estate to his wife Mary and her children by her first husband. subject 268. P3 (263) 22/4/1953 3/4. Ann Carman, born about 1756. 3/5. Richard Carman, born about 1756. he married at Hempstead in 1779, Sarah Horsefield, born 1764, died 1835, daughter of Thomas Horsefield. They went to St. John, New Brunswick, Canada, in 1783, where he died. Be was a United Empire Loyalist and wished to remain a British subject. 3/6. Elizabeth Carman. She married in 1781, Joseph Clowes. 2/4. Rosanna Carman, born 1715. She married in 1733, John Smith, and had Milly, Caleb, John, Mary, Ann, John and Rosanna. 2/5. Samuel Carman, born 1719, died 1783-4. He married Sarah and had seven children. 2/6. Adam Carman, born February 4/1725, died 1804. He married in 1750, Philadelphia Titus, daughter of Jacob Titus, and removed to Dutchess County, N.Y. They had eleven children. 1/5. Martha Carman. Born 1690, 1/6. Abigail Carman. Born 1692. Issue:- (by his second wife Ann Seaman) 1/7. Samuel Carman. Born 1699, died before 1759.