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bap. 19 Jan. 1623, 2nd s. of Thomas Carter, vicar of Dinton, Bucks. and Anne, da. of William Curtys of Chesterton, Cambs.Dinton par. reg.; Cambs. Par. Regs. vii. 110; Lipscomb, Bucks. ii. 145. m. prenupt. settlement 19 Oct. 1647, Elizabeth (d.1700), da. and coh. of David Holland of Kinmel, 3s. (1 d.v.p.) 4da.Bangor Univ. Lib. Special Collections, Kinmel mss 697; Le Neve's Knights (Harl. Soc. viii), 65. Kntd. Mar. 1658 and 7 June 1660.NLW, Wynn of Gwydir ms 2151; Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 224, 227. d. 28 Nov. 1676.N. Tucker, 'Civil War Colonel: Sir John Carter', Trans. Caern. Hist. Soc. xiii. 6.
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Military: lt.-col. of horse (parlian.), army of Sir Thomas Myddelton* (later Thomas Mytton*) by Sept 1644–5; col. 1645–7. Gov. Conwy Castle Nov. 1646–61; Holyhead Nov. 1660–1.SP28/18/227; Brereton Lttr. Bks. ii. 252–3; Phillips, Civil War in Wales, ii. 327; Cal. Wynn Pprs. 298; CSP Dom. 1645–7, p. 563–4, 1660–1, p. 367.

Local: j.p. Caern. 27 June 1648 – bef.Oct. 1660; Denb. 23 Dec. 1648 – d.; Anglesey 1656 – d.; Flint Mar. 1660 – d.; Merion. by Oct. 1660–d.CJ v. 613a; Justices of the Peace ed. Phillips, 14–15, 31–3, 51–2, 76–84, 114–18. Commr. for Caern. 10 July 1648;CJ v. 613a; LJ x. 373a. associated cos. of N. Wales, Caern., Denb. 21 Aug. 1648; militia, 2 Dec. 1648; N. Wales 12 Mar. 1660;A. and O. assessment, Anglesey, 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 9 June 1657, 26 Jan., 1 June 1660; Caern. 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 24 Nov. 1653, 9 June 1657, 26 Jan., 1 June 1660; Denb. 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 24 Nov. 1653, 9 June 1657, 26 Jan., 1 June 1660, 1664, 1672; Flint 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 9 June 1657, 26 Jan., 1 June 1660; Merion. 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 1 June 1660;A. and O.; An Act for an Assessment (1653, E.1062.28); An Ordinance ... for an Assessment (1660, E.1075.6); SR. composition for delinquency and sequestration, N. Wales, 10 Aug. 1649; propagating the gospel in Wales, 22 Feb. 1650. Feb. – Nov. 1650A. and O. Sheriff, Caern.; Denb. 1664–5. 1 May 1651 – 25 June 1656List of Sheriffs (List and Index ix), 249; NLW, Chirk Castle 11498. Custos rot. Caern., 4 July 1656 – Mar. 1660; Merion. Mar.-31 Aug. 1660.Justices of the Peace ed. Phillips, 31–2, 51. Commr. ct. martial, James Stanley†, 7th earl of Derby, 11 Sept. 1651;Stanley Pprs. ed. F.R. Raines (Chetham Soc. o.s. lxvii), p. cccxxxvi. sewers, Denb. and Flint 4 Mar. 1654.C181/6, p. 21. Steward, lordship of Bromfield and Yale, Denb. 22 Mar. 1654–?60;NLW, MS 11450E. lordship of Denbigh July 1660–d.CSP Dom. 1660–1, p. 138; CTB v. 392. Commr. ejecting scandalous ministers, N. Wales 28 Aug. 1654.A. and O. Col. militia, Mar. 1660.Cal. Lttrs. relating to N. Wales, 111. Commr. poll tax, Anglesey, Caern., Denb., Flint 1660. SR. Dep. lt. Denb. 1674–d.CSP Dom. 1673–5, p. 115.

Central: farmer, inland excise, N. Wales 20 Mar. 1650–1. Bodl. Rawl. C 386, 20 Mar. 1650. Commr. high ct. of justice, 10 Sept. 1651;CSP Dom. 1651, p. 423. security of protector, England and Wales 27 Nov. 1656.A. and O.

Civic: freeman, Denbigh 1655–61;Williams, Recs. of Denbigh, 134. Ruthin 1665–d.Councell Booke of Ruthin trans. N. Tucker (Colwyn Bay, 1962), 33.

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CARTER, John (1623-76), of Kinmel, Denb.

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Acquired Kinmel estate through right of his wife, Oct. 1647. Was assigned the lease of Gresford parsonage by John Egerton, 2nd earl of Bridgewater, for £742, Oct. 1651. Lessee under lord protector of rectory of Abergele, Denb. c. 1656-60. Bought fee farm rents in Eifionydd and Dinllaen, Caern.Bangor Univ. Lib. Special Collections, Kinmel mss 697; HEHL, EL 8016; LPL, Comm. XIa/3, f. 45v; SP26/4.
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