"Thomas Carrier, ancestor of this family, was a Welchman (welshman), is said to have belonged to the bodyguard of King Charles I, of Great Britain. It has been claimed he was the executioner of King Charles I, in 1648. He was at Billerica, MA before 1664; removed to Andover, thence to Colchester, CT. The one mysterious fact know for sure is that at Billerica he also called himself Thomas Morgan and was openly recorded with this alias.
"He used to walk from Colchester to Glastonbury carrying a sack of corn on his shoulder to be ground, walking very fast and stopping only once for the whole distance of 18 miles. He died in Colchester, May 16, 1736, said to be one hundred and thirteen years old (Savage insists he was 103 at most). Was not gray or bald, walked erect, and shortly before his death walked 6 miles.
"When in Billerica he married May 7, 1664, Martha, daughter of Andrew and Faith Allen of Andover. While in Andover she was the victim of witchcraft infatuation at Salem Village and was executed August 19, 1692, on Salem Hill." Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the State of Massachusetts, Volume 4, p. 2687.
Carrier, Thomas d. May 16, 1735, & about 108 or 109 y. (Colchester VR)
Morgan, Thomas "alias Carrier," May 16, 1735, a. 109, in Colchester, Conn. (Billerica, Mass. VR)
"He used to walk from Colchester to Glastonbury carrying a sack of corn on his shoulder to be ground, walking very fast and stopping only once for the whole distance of 18 miles. He died in Colchester, May 16, 1736, said to be one hundred and thirteen years old (Savage insists he was 103 at most). Was not gray or bald, walked erect, and shortly before his death walked 6 miles.
"When in Billerica he married May 7, 1664, Martha, daughter of Andrew and Faith Allen of Andover. While in Andover she was the victim of witchcraft infatuation at Salem Village and was executed August 19, 1692, on Salem Hill." Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the State of Massachusetts, Volume 4, p. 2687.
Carrier, Thomas d. May 16, 1735, & about 108 or 109 y. (Colchester VR)
Morgan, Thomas "alias Carrier," May 16, 1735, a. 109, in Colchester, Conn. (Billerica, Mass. VR)
"Thomas Carrier, ancestor of this family, was a Welchman (welshman), is said to have belonged to the bodyguard of King Charles I, of Great Britain. It has been claimed he was the executioner of King Charles I, in 1648. He was at Billerica, MA before 1664; removed to Andover, thence to Colchester, CT. The one mysterious fact know for sure is that at Billerica he also called himself Thomas Morgan and was openly recorded with this alias.
"He used to walk from Colchester to Glastonbury carrying a sack of corn on his shoulder to be ground, walking very fast and stopping only once for the whole distance of 18 miles. He died in Colchester, May 16, 1736, said to be one hundred and thirteen years old (Savage insists he was 103 at most). Was not gray or bald, walked erect, and shortly before his death walked 6 miles.
"When in Billerica he married May 7, 1664, Martha, daughter of Andrew and Faith Allen of Andover. While in Andover she was the victim of witchcraft infatuation at Salem Village and was executed August 19, 1692, on Salem Hill." Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the State of Massachusetts, Volume 4, p. 2687.
Carrier, Thomas d. May 16, 1735, & about 108 or 109 y. (Colchester VR)
Morgan, Thomas "alias Carrier," May 16, 1735, a. 109, in Colchester, Conn. (Billerica, Mass. VR)
"He used to walk from Colchester to Glastonbury carrying a sack of corn on his shoulder to be ground, walking very fast and stopping only once for the whole distance of 18 miles. He died in Colchester, May 16, 1736, said to be one hundred and thirteen years old (Savage insists he was 103 at most). Was not gray or bald, walked erect, and shortly before his death walked 6 miles.
"When in Billerica he married May 7, 1664, Martha, daughter of Andrew and Faith Allen of Andover. While in Andover she was the victim of witchcraft infatuation at Salem Village and was executed August 19, 1692, on Salem Hill." Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the State of Massachusetts, Volume 4, p. 2687.
Carrier, Thomas d. May 16, 1735, & about 108 or 109 y. (Colchester VR)
Morgan, Thomas "alias Carrier," May 16, 1735, a. 109, in Colchester, Conn. (Billerica, Mass. VR)
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age 109 yrs, First Settler of Colchester, CT
