"He (Samuel) 'Entred 6-23-56 and appears to have been very regular in his attendance at college, as he is charged but once with detriments.' He graduated in 1660. From 1679 through 1683 he was a selectman in Woburn and in 1680 and 1686 he was commissioner of the rate - an officer annually chosen by the inhabitants to assist the Selectmen in assessing the town and county taxes.
"In 1685, the town having increased to one hundred families, was required, under a penalty of ten pounds, to set up a grammar school, the instructor whereof should be able 'to instruct youth so as to fit them for the college.' The Selectmen engaged Carter, then a resident, 'to keep a grammar school that year' for five pounds. As there were no scholars, the widow Walker was engaged 'to be a school dame for the year 1686,' for ten shillings and, to avoid the penalty of ten pounds they engaged Carter for thirty shillings, stipulating to pay him five pounds if he had any scholars. no scholars attended in either of the years 'and in a town account for 1685 and 1686, Mr. Carter stands credited 6 pounds ten shillings for schooling in Woburn during these two years, when he had no scholars to teach, and all the room and time to himself.'"
This record goes on to state,
"On the resettlement of Lancaster, after it had been destroyed by Indians, it appears that he, with Woodruff and Oakes supplied the pulpit most of the time till John Whiting, a Harvard graduate in 1685 began to preach in February 1688. In the resettlement of garrisons at Lancaster, March 18, 1691-2, 'Carter and family' made part of a garrison of eight men in what was formerly called New Boston but latterly South Lancaster. He and his sons had land at Lancaster, which continued in the family till the nineteenth century. In 1692 he received a call to the ministry at Groton, on a salary of 'sixty pounds for this year.' He died in 1693." His children were: --
10. Mary Carter - b. 7-24-1673
11. Samuel Carter - b. 8-27-1675 - d. 9-10-1676
*12. Samuel Carter - b. 1-7-1678 - d. 8-20 or 8-30-1738
m. Dorothy Wilder
13. John Carter - b. 3-14-1680 - d. 3-26-1705
n.m. - soldier died following Indian attacks
*14. Thomas Carter - b. 4-3-1682 - d. 3-31-1738
m. Ruth Phelps 1707
15. Nathaniel Carter - b. 4-7-1687
16. Eunice Carter - b. 3-29-1687
17. Abigale Carter - b. 5- -1689 - d. young
18. Abigale Carter - b. 5-30-1690
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