Carman Family Collection, 1679-1942 Special Collections Department/Long Island Studies Institute Contact Information: Special Collections Department West Campus Library Hofstra University Hempstead, NY 11550 Phone: (516) 463-6411, or 463-6404 Fax: (516) 463-6441 E-mail:
[email protected] http://www.hofstra.edu/Libraries/WestCampus/SpecialCollections/ Compiled by: [M. O’Connor] Date Completed: [Oct. 2007] TABLE OF CONTENTS CONTENT PAGE Description of collection 3-4 Subject Headings 4-6 Index of individuals represented in the collection 7-21 Series arrangement and description 22-33 Box and folder listings 34-89 William Garner Carman’s Birdsall and Garner genealogy charts 90-91 Select images from the collection 92-103 References 104 2 Carman Family Collection, 1679-1942 12.7 c.f. Born in Yorkshire, England, Nathan Birdsall (c.1611-c.1696) arrived in Boston with his father, Henry Birdsall, in 1632. He was living in East Hampton, L.I., in 1657, and in 1666 he relocated to Matinecock, Town of Oyster Bay, L.I. In 1679, he purchased land in Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh, L.I.), Town of Hempstead, N.Y., where some of his grandchildren later settled. Note: Wantagh was also formerly known as Ridgewood, N.Y. John Garner (?-1833), a school teacher, arrived in the United States from Armagh County, Northern Ireland, and settled in Jerusalem sometime around 1801. These men’s descendants, who were largely Quakers, flourished in Jerusalem. They eventually intermarried with, and/or entered into business or personal relationships with, members of virtually every historically notable family in that area of Long Island. Among other things, they became extremely successful farmers and merchants.