Person:Phillip Carteret (1)

The Thomas book giving genealogies of Sir Rhys ap Thomas, Lawrence B. Thomas, 1896, p412 - 416

After his death (William Lawrence) Elizabeth mar Hon Captain Philip Carteret b 1639 Seigneur of Manor of La Houque, Parish of S. Peter, Island of Jersey, and Governor of Province of East and West jerseys and removed to Elizabeth with her 7 children. He died bet Dec 10-20, 1682 leaving his estates in Jersey to his mother and to wife all his estate in NJ and all negroes save Black Jack who was to be freed; she stayed there a year after his death. 29 May 1684 she spoke of many wrongs done her to council, including the payment of her husband’s salary as governor - nothing given her.

29 Sept 1683 list of taxables at Flushing appears Widow Cartwright (Carteret) with 4 males, 30 upland acres, 50 meadows, 2 horses, 14 oxen, 3 cows, 4 younger cattle, taxed 1 pound 3 shillings 9 d

"The Family of Richard Smith of Smithtown, Long Island" Frederick Kinsman Smith Smithtown Historical Society, Smithtown, NY, 1967

"Elizabeth Smith (Richard), b. probably in 1643, died in July 1712, m. (lic. 4 Mch 1664) Captain William Lawrence, of Flushing, L.I., as second wife. They had seven children. He died in 1680, and she m. (2-lic. 26 Mch 1681) Governor Philip Carteret of Elizabethtown, New Jersey, b. 1639, son of Helier Carteret, Attorney General of the Isle of Jersey, and his wife Rachel...Captain Philip Carteret was appointed Governor of the Province and came from England in 1665. He served in that office until the change in proprietorship of the Province led to his retirement, only four weeks previous to his death, which occurred in December, 1682."