Supposedly married Elizabeth Seaman about 1661, daughter of Captain John Seaman and Martha Moore and sister of Hannah Seaman who married Caleb's brother John Carman.

On 25 March 1688, the governor of the West Jersey gave a seven year lease to Caleb Carman for 1200 acres of land along Cold Spring Creek, near Cape May, with the right to purchase any of the land for five pounds per 100 acres for 400 acres and ten pounds per acre for the other 700 acres. At the time of his death in 1693, Caleb Carman owned over 1000 acres in Cape May County. He left his entire estate to his wife Elizabeth (Seaman) Carman, with the mention of his sons John and Caleb, Jr. The sons each purchased 250 acres from the estate, as did son-in-law Jonathan Forman; Elizabeth retained 300 acres. Elizabeth later gave 100 acres to her son Jonathan and bequeathed 100 acres to her son Daniel. Elizabeth died some six years after Caleb, that is before September 1699.

Caleb Carman senior's nuncupative will was dated Aug. 5, 1693. It was "attested before Joseph Houldin and Samuel Crowell, Justices, by affidavit of John Gervis and Caleb Carman, leaving all to his wife Elizabeth; sons mentioned." His inventory equalled 73 pounds 3 shillings. Bond to the widow Elizabeth 16 August 1693.