Individual Details

Probate

Dean Carleton will – one of the sons is WillardCarleton -- Jonathan is the fourth sonhttps://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8996/images/007131828_00157?pId=446032bunch of children in the will – his second wife isRuth – I am thinking the two youngest girls, Polly and Betsy, go with Ruth – Iam putting Polly and Betsey with Ruth – there is a second Jonathan named in thewill so he must go with the second wife – and that also means that Willardcould be born a few years later and could be with either Keziah or the secondwife – he is born before Polly In his will written 11Sep 1810 (probate 1812), Dean Carleton of Charlestown, New Hampshire madebequests to the following persons: wife Ruth (his second wife), son DeanCarleton, eldest daughter Abigail Orcutt wife of William Orcutt, third daughterTirzah West wife of Presby West, second son George Carleton, third son WillardCarleton, fourth daughter Polly wife of Andrew Woodbury, fifth daughter Betseywife of John Barney, fourth son Jonathan Carleton, and grandson Royal West sonof late daughter Phebe West. Willard Carleton was named executor.[1] there is not a son Timothy in the will and somepublished sources give a son Timothy who married Mary (in the White genealogybut the last named needs to be tracked through a mess of pages) – or there mayhave been a Timothy and he and children are deceased before the will[1] NewHampshire Probate, Cheshire County, 76:280

Property

On 31 March 1802, DeanCarlton was of Acworth when he sold to William Orcutt of Acworth half of a40-acre tract in Acworth, being the northwest corner of lot 6 in the 8thrange for $666. On 30 July 1803, Dean Carlton with his wife Ruth of Acworthsold the other half of the lot to William Orcutt for $600.[1][1] NewHampshire Land Records, Cheshire County, 38:282, 40:487Dean’s personal estate wasnot sufficient to pay the debts of the estate and a portion of the real estatewas sold in 1815 to settle the claims.[1] Cheshire County – 37:141,38:282, 40:487, 58:356, 71:496, 71:499Deed indexhttps://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3L-33VD-L?i=156&cat=56152deed bookshttps://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3L-33VD-L?i=156&cat=56152[1] NewHampshire Land Records, Cheshire County, 71:496, 71:499

Biography

History of Acworthhttps://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433081779823&view=1up&seq=267&skin=2021&q1=carlton Polly and Betsey are children with Dean’s secondwife RuthIt is possible that all the children go withKeziah – it which case need to adjustI do not think Timothy goes in the family and amtaking him out.