Does anyone have any ancestry on ALLEN CHARTER and wife Dorcas (maiden name unk.)who lived in Ellington CT in the late 1700s? They had a daughter, Betsy Charter b. perhaps about 1792 who m. Charles [4]Bradway ca. 1810 and had (Bradway): 1) Betsy b. ca. 1812 (birth yr. estimated from guardianship record), 2)Harriet b. 20 Mar 1815 and 3)Charles Hiram b. 9 Apr 1819.

Betsy (Charter) Bradway died young, probably ca. 1823 or so (from a family note) and Charles [4] Bradway d. 15 Dec 1828, leaving the 3 children orphans. Betsy [5] Bradway disappears from all records (and from any family knowledge). Harriet [5] m. a 2nd cousin, Olney [5] Bradway in 1834 and removed to Medina OH. Charles Hiram [5] Bradway lived with a Bradway uncle and aunt in Monson MA and was my husband's gt. grandfather. I know that there were quite a few Charters in and around Crystal Lake CT, but can't figure out just how they might have been related.

Betsy Charter had a brother Daniel and a sister Lucy who m. Ben Bullard. Both resided in Springfield MA. Lucy was known to family as "Auntie Bullard."

Although I have never had much time to explore the Charters, I've found a few records for Allen in Ellington, but nothing to establish any ancestry.

Bette Innes Bradway, CG