Jacob⁶ Carman (Adam⁵, Benjamin⁴, Caleb³, John², John¹) (undoubtedly named after his maternal grandfather, Jacob Titus) was born 13 November 1747 at Jericho, Township of Oyster Bay, Queens County, New York. He died 27 April 1814 at Coxsackie, Greene County, New York. He married in 1769 at Jericho, Rachel Weeks, born 1 November 1751 in Oyster Bay Township, Queens, New York and died 19 August 1820 in New Baltimore, Greene, New York, daughter of Abraham and Rachel (Weeks) Weeks.

"He was a farmer and a weaver. They moved from Duchess County, New York to Canada remaining there for two years, then returning to Greene County. Due to Quaker background they went to Canada to escape harassment and military service. Weaving was a major industry in the first part of the 19th century, making cloth for the household and for trade" - "My Family - Pioneer Lives of Adam and Louise (Schnell) Carman", by L. May Carman, 1981

Children of Jacob and Rachel (Weeks) Carman:

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