In one home-spun letter we have Adam Carman named as a son of John Carman (they spelled it Jhon then, an abbreviated Jonathan) and that Adam had two brothers, Israel and John who went to Nova Scotia, which is what he was trying to spell.  And that they were all from "this place" (Baldwin) which was simply know as Hempstead in their time.  This description only fits one family line. And with it the lineage of this Adam Carman is fixed.

"Baldwins       Oct the 11th

I received your letter and will give you all the information i can   my Fathers name was Samuel  Carman son of adam Carman and he died in 1863 and my mother died in 1871    my Father had five brothers and three of them i knew     was Jhon   Stephen   adam and Adam died in 1879     my grand Father adam Carman died in 1838     i knew a half sister of adam  Elizabeth Thurston she died in 1839    i have heard that he had two Brothers by the name if israel and Jhon and they went to nova cotier and this place at that time was called Hempstead my great grand Fathers name was Jhon

                                                                                                    Jhon  S Carman

07/29/2006