Joshua³ Carman (John², John¹) was born in 1670 in Hempstead, Queens, New York, and died 1742 in Hempstead, Queens, New York.  He married Grace "Rock" Smith in Hempstead, Long Island; daughter of Jonathan Smith and Grace Mott.  She was born 1678 in Hempstead, Queens, New York.

                   "Joshua Carman had a lot of 10 acres "near ye head of Cowneck... lying at ye south end of Thomas Bedel 50 acres" in the proprietary right of Mr. Carman (HTR 8:277).  On 10 Sept 1741 Adam Mott conveys a parcel near 'ye head of cowneck" bounded northerly, by Cow neck fence, easterly by the highway which separated the plot from the swamp, on which Thomas Pearsall's mill stood, and southerly by land of Thomas Bedell (HTR 3:367) to Richard Mott, Sara Mott, Edmond Mott, and Thomas Pearsall, all of Queens County, as executors of the last will of Richard Mott, sold to John Pine of Hempstead (John Pine will become his brother-in-law - your webmaster), land at the head of Cow Neck which the had bought from Adam Mott said land being north of Thomas Bedell's land, deed dated 30 Mar 1744 (HTR 8:282) - New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, article by Henry A. Tredwell Jr, Brooklyn, NY. (Adam Mott is the grandfather of Joshua's wife - your webmaster); "Although Joshua was to receive half interest in his father's mills upon his majority, it is not known of he followed that occupation. He was prob. a farmer from as early as 1708, at least (HTR 2:325). He lived on Cow Neck, Hempstead, prob. as early as 1698, as his name occurs on the census near those of the Sands family of Sands Point, which is at the tip of said neck (REC 45:54 ff), certainly as early as 1714 (HTR 3:459) and as late as 1735 (HTR 3:222). He owned other property too (HTR 5:209, 8:276/7, 286, 458).  He was one of the seven men appointed in 1723 to allot the undivided lands of Hempstead, etc., at which task he was engaged until 1742, a laborious (HTR 8:270 ff, 435 ff) and thankless (HTR 3:266) job, but evidently a profitable one, for none of the seven appointed gave up the task unless death intervened (HTR 8:270 ff, 435 ff). His name does not occur in Hempstead again after 1742, perhaps he retired, possibly he died, or perhaps he removed to Dutchess County whither two of his sons had gone." - "John-1 Carman of Hempstead Long Island and Some of his Descendants Thru His Son John-2", paper by Henry Alanson Tredwell, Jr.

Joshua's wife was a member of the "Rock" Smith family which were a closely allied family to the Carmans over the years. Grace's brother, Zophar Smith, will marry Glorianna Carman who is a daughter of Silas Carman  (Silas himself marrying a Smith).

Children of Joseph and Grace (Smith) Carman:

08/25/2007