Thomas⁶ Carman (Stephen⁵, John^4, John³, John², John¹) was born in 1763 on Long Island, New York.  He died 27 November 1849 in Carmantown, Passaic County, New Jersey, which will later become Bloomingdale, Passaic County, New Jersey (and not to be confused with Carmantown, Atlantic County, New Jersey which still exists today in the area of Egg Harbor and Cape May).  He married first about 1785 at Carmantown, Passaic County, New Jersey to Hannah Vreeland, born 1770 in New Jersey, died in 1813 in Bloomington, Passaic County, New Jersey; daughter of Abraham and Agethe (Van Zale) Vreeland.  He married second 9 July 1814 at Pompton, Passaic County, New Jersey to Nancy Bruen, a widow of Barney Sisco,  with no issue.

Thomas served in the American Revolution with the First Regiment, New Jersey Continental Line with his brothers Daniel, Nathaniel and Elijah.  The four brothers were together at the Battles of Trenton, Monmouth and Princeton as well as many minor engagements throughout Monmouth County.

"Jacob Carman says his GGFather Carman No.1 came to America from the old country to Lynn Mass. in 1631, after settled on Long Island before 1650. James B. Carman his GGFather died on Long Island and his son Thomas was born on Long Island and moved to Bloomingdale, Passaic Co., NJ when a young man... James B. Carman says his Grandfather was in the Revolutionary War, at one time stationed at Sandy Hook, received a pension of 86.2 per anum and he remembered seeing him have the money in silver." - Genealogical Journals of William Stilwell Carman, Book No.5 - Thomas Carman 

"CARMAN, Thomas, Nancy, W407, BLW #290-60-55, NJ Line, sol appl 19 Jul 1828 Bergen Cty NJ, wid appl 8 Apr 1853 Passaic Cty NJ aged 80 a res of Pompton NJ, sol m Nancy Sisco a wid whose maiden name was Bruen on 9 Jul 1814 a Pompton NJ & sol d 27 Nov 1849 at Bloomingdale NJ, wid appl for BLW 29 Oct 1855 Morris Cty NJ " - "Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files", Volume I: A-E abstracted by Virgil D. White, The National Historical Publishing Company, Waynesboro, Tennessee 1990

Children of Thomas and Hannah (Vreeland) Carman:

Thanks to David Henry for keeping the facts straight on his family line