Ancestry of
Abraham Carleton

(c1727–1785)

Abraham Carleton

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• • 1st Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 1 
  • Father:
  • Edward Carleton 
  • Mother:
  • Ann Cumberbatch   
  • Birth Date:
  • ABT 1727 
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  • Death Date:
  • 25 Jul 1785 
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  • Burial Date:
  • 30 Jul 1785 
  • Burial Location:
  • Bristol Cathedral, Bristol, England 
  • Notes: 

  • Abraham Carleton inherited Cleland and The Farm plantations from his grandfather Abraham Cumberbatch. In order to fulfill the terms of the will and keep his inheritance, Abraham Carleton had to assume the surname of Cumberbatch.

• Marriages for Abraham Carleton

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  • Spouse:
  • Elizabeth Trent

• Sources for Abraham Carleton

  • ¹ Adams, Guy, "How Benedict Cumberbatch's family made a fortune from slavery", The Daily Mail, (accessed 06/25/2017).
  • ² Brandow, James C., Genealogies of Barbados Families: From Caribbeana and The Journal of the Barbados Museum and Historical Society, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. (1983), 544-545.
  • ³ Marshall, George W., Collections for a Genealogical Account of the Family of Comberbach, London: n.p. (1866), 38.