Not much is known of the life of this Thomas Carman, and he appears confused with other Thomas's.  He was born on Long Island about 1646 according to a hand written note in Werner's "Genealogy of Long Island Families". 

The only other documentation is  as follows:

"In 1673, in the official muster roll of Captain Hicks company of colonial militia of Queens county, we find a Caleb and a Thomas Carman. Caleb is identified as the second son of John(2) Carman (son of John(1), who came in 1631). Thomas is recorded as twenty-seven years old, and born in Hempstead, therefore born in 1646. He certainly not a son of John(2)(son of john(1)) who was born in Lynn, 1632-3. Thomas could not have been the son of Captain Henry Carman, who was lost at sea, 1645, a year before Thomas was born. We omit further details of the search. Suffice it to say that the facts as presented supported by many others gathered here and there, leave no doubt as to Thomas as son of john(1)." - (American Families of Historical Lineage, Long Island Edition, National Americana Society, NY, undated).

The records appears to be confused at times with another later Thomas Carman.  We do know for a fact, from the will of William Burton, written in 1698 and proved 1699 that his daughter had taken up lands jointly with Thomas Carman and this was most likely in Maryland as this is where William Burton was living. Margaret Burton was born around 1651, which is consistent with the age off this subject Thomas Carman.

Children of Thomas and Margaret (Burton) Carman:

Thanks to David Henry for keeping me straight on my Thomas's