User:Anthony cartier

Background Story
Anthony Carter was born of a middle class family in the year of 1701 in the town of Boston, Massachusetts. His father, Charles, was originally a preacher of the protestant faith in the town of Lincoln, England, which prompted some to consider the whole family to be "dissenters". However, despite the persecution the family generally received from many Catholics, Charles became a man of respect and very popular among the local populous. Upon hearing that the New World welcomed freedom of religion, Charles soon decided to journey to the English Colonies. Upon arrival in 1692, Charles quickly settled in Boston, Massachusetts. It was shortly after his arrival that Lieutenant Governor William Stoughton sought out Charles to serve on the jury of the Salem witch trials. Charles disliked the pressure that was being placed on him and likewise, Governor Stoughton disliked the fact that Charles found no wrong-doing with any of the alleged witches. These events put a bad taste in Charles’ mouth. However, some good did come from the bad. While in Boston, Charles met Charity Anne Richardson, who was a school teacher, and they soon married. Charles never really fully recovered from what he had witnessed at the Witch Trials and so he and Charity boarded the next ship to the "Burning Sea" where they were misled to believe that the Crown had established a dominant presence over the Spanish. They soon arrived in Port Royal. Charles saw a great need for his ministry in the midst of such lawlessness and once again became a man of great respect and led a congregation of several hundred British Soldiers and Seamen each Sunday. However, it was not to last. In the summer months of 1698 Charity became pregnant. The Caribbean was no place for a pregnant woman and Charity could only put up with the heat, disease and lawlessness for so long. She turned to Charles and said, “I cannot be expected to raise a family in such harsh conditions." The family traveled back to Boston and even lived in the same house as they had previously lived in and Charity soon delivered her first son and named him Anthony.  Anthony grew up among all of the British Army and Navy men and this inevitably sparked great interest and intrigue with young Anthony.  In his teenage years, he sought out a job and port and worked hand-in-hand with several Naval Officers.  He also frequented the local taverns and would just find a seat in the corner and listen to seamen tell their tales for hours on end.  Anthony finally received the adventure he had been looking for in 1718 when we was hired as a deck hand by a privateer and traveled, for the first time, to the "Burning Sea".  On this particular journey, he encountered namely Spanish trading vessels and a couple of days of rough waters, which proved of no consequence. Their destination: Jenny Bay in Guyana. Little did Anthony know that he would soon return to this very destination as a seamen in the Royal Navy. Upon arrival at Jenny Bay, the crew quickly restocked and set sail once again, this time searching for a local pirate that was rumored to be in the area. This search proved uneventful and the ship set course for Boston. The events of this voyage, though by most, was said to have been unsuccessful only ignited the fire that burned within Anthony. He made a promise to himself that he would one day return the "Burning Sea." With pressure from Charles, Anthony attended Harvard College and even though this was not something that Anthony wanted to do, he would later reflect, "Although my father was the primary reason for me attending higher education, I later thanked him for the man I became." At Harvard, Anthony studied astronomy, Newtonian physics, meteorology and military history just to name a few. This prepared Anthony more than anything else in his life to pursue a career in the British Royal Navy. Anthony enlisted in the Navy at the age of 20 and attended his initial training at Jenny Bay, Guyana. After completing his training, he immediately attended the Officer Basic Course and was commissioned into the Saint George Squadron. He graduated with the likes of Captain Christopher Cross and they were both in the top of their class. Anthony has one younger brother, Joseph, who also graduated from Harvard College with advanced studies in business and pursues a career as a Freetrader. And so begins the adventures of Captain Anthony Carter...

Record of Service

 *  23 Nov 1722: Enlisted in the Royal Navy


 *  29 Nov 1722: Attained rank of Gentleman and began Officer Candidate School with the Saint George Squadron