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     Hannah Mason was born in 1681 in Hartford, Connecticut Colony.¹ She was the daughter of John Mason and Hannah Arnold.¹ Her death date has not been found.

     John Mason was born in 1684 in Hartford, Connecticut Colony.¹ He was the son of John Mason and Hannah Arnold.¹ His death date has not been found.

     Jonathan Mason was born in 1693 in Hartford, Connecticut Colony.¹ He was the son of John Mason and Hannah Arnold.¹ Jonathan Mason was baptized on 3 December 1693 in First Church, Hartford, Connecticut Colony.¹ He married Susannah Dix before 1721.¹ His death date has not been found.

     Susannah Dix was born circa 1687.² She was baptized on 3 July 1687.¹ She married Jonathan Mason, son of John Mason and Hannah Arnold, before 1721.¹ Her death date has not been found.

     Deborah Mason was born before 3 December 1693 in Hartford, Connecticut Colony.² She was baptized on 3 December 1693 in First Church, Hartford, Connecticut Colony.³ She was the daughter of John Mason and Hannah Arnold.³ Her death date has not been found.

     Lydia Mason was born before 2 August 1696 in Hartford, Connecticut Colony.³ She was baptized on 2 August 1696 in First Church, Hartford, Connecticut Colony.¹ She was the daughter of John Mason and Hannah Arnold.¹ Lydia Mason married John Seymour on 25 June 1718 in Hartford, Connecticut Colony.^1,2 Lydia Mason died in 1733/34 in Hartford, Connecticut Colony.^4,3

     John Seymour was born on 25 November 1694 in Hartford, Connecticut Colony. He was the son of John and Elizabeth (Webster) Seymour.² He married Lydia Mason, daughter of John Mason and Hannah Arnold, on 25 June 1718 in Hartford, Connecticut Colony.^1,2 His death date has not been found.

     Joshua Carter was born on 6 June 1668 in Deerfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony, now Franklin County.^1,2 He was the son of Joshua Carter and Mary Field.¹ Joshua Carter married Mary Skinner, daughter of John Skinner and Mary Easton, on 21 May 1691 in Hartford, Connecticut Colony.^1,3,2,4,5 Joshua Carter died in 1735 in Hartford, Connecticut Colony.¹

     Mary Skinner was born on 1 December 1664 in Hartford, Connecticut Colony, now Hartford County.^1,2,3 She was the daughter of John Skinner and Mary Easton.^1,2 Mary Skinner married Joshua Carter, son of Joshua Carter and Mary Field, on 21 May 1691 in Hartford, Connecticut Colony.^1,4,5,2,3 Mary Skinner died on 25 December 1752 in Hartford, Connecticut Colony, at age 88.¹

     Sarah Carter was born on 1 November 1694 in Hartford, Connecticut Colony.^1,3,2,4 She was the daughter of Joshua Carter and Mary Skinner.^1,2 Sarah Carter married John White on 27 August 1714 in Hartford, Connecticut Colony.¹ Sarah Carter died on 27 March 1783 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, at age 88.⁵

     John White was born on 8 February 1691 in Hartford, Connecticut Colony. He was the son of John and Mary (Reeves) White.² He married Sarah Carter, daughter of Joshua Carter and Mary Skinner, on 27 August 1714 in Hartford, Connecticut Colony.¹ John White died on 23 July 1768 in Hartford, Connecticut Colony, at age 77.²

     Abigail Carter was born on 26 April 1697 in Hartford, Connecticut Colony.^1,3,2 She was the daughter of Joshua Carter and Mary Skinner.^1,2 Abigail Carter married Jacob Benton on 6 July 1724 in Hartford, Connecticut Colony.^4,1,5,2 Abigail Carter died on 27 February 1725 in Harwinton, Connecticut Colony, now Litchfield County, at age 27.^1,5

     Jacob Benton was born on 21 September 1698 in Hartford, Connecticut Colony. He was the son of Samuel and Sarah (Chatterton) Benton.^1,2 He married Abigail Carter, daughter of Joshua Carter and Mary Skinner, on 6 July 1724 in Hartford, Connecticut Colony.^3,1,4,2 Jacob Benton died on 2 November 1761 in Harwinton, Connecticut Colony, at age 63.^1,4

     Ruth Carter was born on 27 December 1699 in Hartford, Connecticut Colony.^1,3,2 She was the daughter of Joshua Carter and Mary Skinner.^1,2 Ruth Carter married Thomas Spencer on 11 April 1731.¹ Her death date has not been found.

     Thomas Spencer was born on 8 September 1695 in Hartford, Connecticut Colony.¹ He married Ruth Carter, daughter of Joshua Carter and Mary Skinner, on 11 April 1731.² His death date has not been found.

     John Carter was born on 12 October 1702 in Hartford, Connecticut Colony.^1,3,2 He was the son of Joshua Carter and Mary Skinner.^1,2 John Carter died in April 1762 in Hartford, Connecticut Colony, at age 59.¹

     Joshua Carter was born on 23 September 1705 in Hartford, Connecticut Colony.^3,2 He was the son of Joshua Carter and Mary Skinner.^1,2 Joshua Carter married Mary Catlin on 16 June 1749 in Hartford, Connecticut Colony.¹ Joshua Carter died on 16 April 1762 in Hartford, Connecticut Colony, at age 56.⁴

     Mary Catlin was born on 26 March 1717 in Hartford, Connecticut Colony. She was the daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Norton) Catlin.^1,2 She married Joshua Carter, son of Joshua Carter and Mary Skinner, on 16 June 1749 in Hartford, Connecticut Colony.³ Mary Catlin died on 13 October 1803 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, at age 86.⁴

     Gideon Carter was born on 23 June 1708 in Hartford, Connecticut Colony.^1,3,2 He was the son of Joshua Carter and Mary Skinner.^1,2 Gideon Carter died before 8 December 1749. His heirs sold his land in Harwinton, CT in a deed recorded on that date.⁴

     Daniel Arnold was born circa 1638.² He was the son of John Arnold and Susanna (?)^1,2 Daniel Arnold married Elizabeth Osborne before 1655.^1,3 Daniel Arnold died in 1691.
     His will was proved/probated in 1692 in Hartford, Connecticut Colony.¹

     Joshua Carter was born in March 1638 in Windsor, Connecticut Colony, Hartford County.^1,3,4 He was the son of Joshua Carter and Catherine (?)¹ Joshua Carter married Mary Field, daughter of Zachariah Field and Mary Stanley, on 22 October 1663 in Northampton, Massachusetts Bay Colony.^1,3,5 Joshua Carter died on 18 September 1675 in South Deerfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony, now Franklin County, at age 37 in the massacre at Bloody Brook, under the command of Capt. Thomas Lathrop.^6,7,3

     Mary Field was born in 1643 in Northampton, Massachusetts Bay Colony, now Hampshire County.² She was the daughter of Zachariah Field and Mary Stanley.^2,1 Mary Field married Joshua Carter, son of Joshua Carter and Catherine (?), on 22 October 1663 in Northampton, Massachusetts Bay Colony.^1,3,4 Her death date has not been found.

     John Skinner was born in 1641.¹ He was the son of John Skinner and Mary Loomis.¹ John Skinner married Mary Easton, daughter of Joseph Easton and Hannah (?), before 1664.² John Skinner died on 15 September 1690 in Hartford, Connecticut Colony.¹

     Mary Easton was born circa 1641.¹ She was the daughter of Joseph Easton and Hannah (?)² Mary Easton married John Skinner, son of John Skinner and Mary Loomis, before 1664.¹ Mary Easton died on 18 June 1695.²
     Died 18 June, 1695. Invt. œ291-00-06. Taken by Ciprian Niccols & Thomas Bunce. Will dated 18 June, 1695.I Mary Skinner of Hartford, being weake in Body yet sound in mind, do make this my last Will & Testament: I give to my son John Skinner one Cow, 4 Sheep & 40 Shillings. I give to my son Joseph Skinner all the Trooper's furniture, with the best of the Horses, which he shall choose. I give to my son Nathaniel œ3 in Money, being part of what is in his Brother Joseph's Hand. I give to my son Richard one Cow, 2 Steers, 2 yearlings, one Horse, also 8 Sheep, also 40 Shillings in Money. I give to my son Thomas Skinner one Cow, 2 yerling Calves, one Horse, 12 Sheep and 40 Shillings. I give to my daughter Mary Carter œ3, and to my gr. daughter Mary, the daughter of Mary Carter, œ8. I give to my daughter Sarah Skinner œ20 in Money, in her Brother John's Hand. I give to my son Joshua Carter 4 Sheep. I appoint my son Joseph to be my Executor.Witness: John Easton, Joseph Easton.Mary X Skinner.Court Record, Page 88--9 July, 1695: Will approved.
Source:      A DIGEST OF THE EARLY CONNECTICUT PROBATE RECORDS.1687 to 1695.

     John Skinner was born on 1 March 1666 in Hartford, Connecticut Colony, now Hartford County.¹ He was the son of John Skinner and Mary Easton.^1,2 John Skinner married Rachel Pratt on 22 February 1693 in Hartford, Connecticut Colony.¹ John Skinner died on 23 October 1743 in Hartford, Connecticut Colony, at age 77.³