Descendants of William Carpenter of Rehoboth, Plymouth Colony, that part now in Bristol County, MA

Second Generation

See: Carpenter Sketches by Gene Zubrinsky.

2. John Carpenter (William ) was christened on 8 Oct 1626 in the parish of Shalbourne, Berkshire, (that part now in Wiltshire), England. He died between 10 Nov 1694 and 23 May 1695 in Jamaica, Queens Co., Long Island, NY.

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John married Hannah Smith, by 1655 in Rehoboth, Plymouth Colony, or on Long Island. Hannh Smith, baptized in South Cadbury, Somerset, England, 6 April 1632 and living in 1704, daughter of William1 and Magdalen (Crane) Smith of Weston Bampfylde, Somerset; Weymouth, Massachusetts; Rehoboth; and Huntington and Jamaica, Long Island.

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They had the following children.

+ 10 M i Capt. John Carpenter Jr. was born by 1655. He died on 10 Jun 1732.
  11 F ii
Dinah Carpenter was born about 1657 probably in Huntington, Long Island. She died probably by 10 Nov 1694 in Jamaica, Queens Co.[Notes]
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Dinah married John Rhodes about 1676, probably in Jamaica, Queens Co. Children: Abigail and Hannah named in their grandfather John Carpenter's will.
+ 12 M iii Capt. Hope Carpenter was born about 1662. He died about 1713.
+ 13 F iv Ruth Carpenter was born about 1664.
+ 14 M v Capt. Samuel Carpenter was born about 1666. He died probably not long after 25 May 1720.
+ 15 M vi William Carpenter was born about 1668. He died on 21 Feb 1748/9.
  16 M vii
(perhaps) Solomon Carpenter is said to have been born circa 1671 and died bef 10 Nov 1694, unmarried, and without issue. The grandson Solomon mentioned in the will of John Carpenter Sr. was through his son John (no. 10, above). [Notes - DISREGARD DESCENDANTS LISTED FOR HIM]

3. Abigail Carpenter (William ) was christened on 31 May 1629 in the parish of Shalbourne, Berkshire (that part now in Wiltshire), England. She died on 5 Mar 1709/10 in Rehoboth, Bristol Co., MA.

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Abigail married John Titus, by 1650 in Rehoboth, Plymouth Colony. John was born about 1627 probably in a rural parish in England, the son of Robert1 and Hannah (Carter?) Titus. He was buried on 16 Apr 1689 in Rehoboth.

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They had the following children.

+ 17 M i John Titus Jr. was born on 18 Dec 1650. He died on 2 Dec 1697.
  18 F ii
Abigail Titus was born 18 Feb 1652[/3?] in Rehoboth. She died on 31 May 1734 in Attleborough, Bristol Co., MA.[Notes]
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Abigail married John Fuller, on 25 Apr 1673 in Rehoboth. John was born there about 1647 and was buried there on 23 Aug 1676, son of Robert1 and Sarah (Bowen) Fuller.
       
Abigail also married Thomas Cushman, on 16 Oct 1679 in Rehoboth. Thomas was born on 16 Sep 1637 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony and died on 23 Aug 1726 in Plympton, Plymouth Co., MA, son of Thomas2 and Mary (Allerton) Cushman.
+ 19 M iii Silas Titus was born on 18 May 1656. He died about Dec 1741.
  20 F iv
Hannah Titus was born on 28 Nov 1658 in Rehoboth. She was buried on 13 Nov 1673.[Notes]
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+ 21 M v Samuel Titus was born on 1 Jun 1661. He died on 12 Jul 1726.
+ 22 M vi Joseph Titus (twin) was born on 17 Mar 1665. He died after 16 Jun 1741.
  23 F vii
Mary/Mercy Titus (twin) was born on 17 Mar 1665 in Rehoboth. She died there on 27 Jan 1747.[Notes]
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Mary/Mercy married Richard Bowen, on 9 Jan 1683/4 in Rehoboth. Richard was born __ Aug 16[60] probably in New London, CT and died on 12 Feb 1736/7 in Rehoboth, son of Thomas2 and Elizabeth (Nichols) Bowen.[Notes]
+ 24 F viii Experience Titus was born on 29 Oct 1669. She died after 14 Sep 1723.

Abigail also married Jonah or Jonas Palmer on 9 Nov 1692 in Rehoboth, Bristol Co., MA. Jonah was born about 1620 to 1625 presumably in England. He died on 22 Jun 1709 in Rehoboth.

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4. William Carpenter (William ) was christened on 25 Dec 1631 in the parish of Shalbourne, Berkshire (that part now in Wiltshire), England. He died on 26 Jan 1702/3 in Rehoboth, Bristol Co., MA. He was buried in Old Rehoboth (or Newman) Cem., now in East Providence, RI.

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William married Priscilla Bennett,on 5 Oct 1651 in Rehoboth, Plymouth Colony. Priscilla, probable daughter (widow?) of Edward Bennett, died on 20 Oct 1663 in Rehoboth. She was buried in Old Rehoboth Cem.

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They had the following children.

+ 25 M i John Carpenter was born probably on 19 Oct 1652. He died probably on 9 Apr 1713.
+ 26 M ii William Carpenter was born on 20 Jun 1659. He died on 10 Mar 1718/9.
+ 27 F iii Priscilla Carpenter was born on 24 Jul 1661. She died in 1745.
+ 28 M iv Benjamin Carpenter was born on 20 Oct 1663. He died on 18 Apr 1738.

William also married Miriam Sale, 10 Feb 1663/4 in Rehoboth. Miriam, daughter of Edward Sale, was born about 1644–1646, probably in Rehoboth. She died there on 1 May 1722. She was buried in Old Rehoboth Cem.

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They had the following children.

+ 29 M v Josiah Carpenter was born on 18 Dec 1664. He died 28 or 29 Feb 1727/8 (leap year).
+ 30 M vi Nathaniel Carpenter was born on 12 May 1667. He died after 1740.
+ 31 M vii Daniel Carpenter was born on 8 Oct 1669. He died on 14 Sep 1721.
+ 32 M viii Noah Carpenter was born on 28 Mar 1672. He died between 1 Feb 1749/50 and 6 Apr 1756.
+ 33 F ix Miriam Carpenter was born on 26 Oct 1674. She died on 21 May 1706.
+ 34 M x Obadiah Carpenter was born on 12 Mar 1677/1678. He died on 25 Oct 1749.
+ 35 M xi Lt. Ephraim Carpenter was born on 25 Apr 1681. He died on 30 Apr 1743.
+ 36 F xii Hannah Carpenter was born on 10 Apr 1684. She died after 19 Jan 1767.
+ 37 F xiii Abigail Carpenter was born on 15 Apr 1687. She died on 15 Jan 1781.

5. Joseph Carpenter (William ) was christened on 6 Apr 1634 in the parish of Shalbourne, Berkshire, that part now in Wiltshire, England. He died between 3 May 1675 (will) and 6 May 1675 (burial) in Swansea, Plymouth Colony. He was buried near, so-called 100-acre Cove, in that part of Swansea now Barrington, Bristol Co., RI.

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Joseph married Margaret Sutton, on 25 Nov 1655 in Rehoboth, Plymouth Colony. Margaret was baptized on 30 Nov 1637 in Attleborough, Norfolk, England, daughter of John1 and Julian (Adcocke) Sutton. She died between 21 Mar 1675/6 and 4 Oct 1676 (not in 1700) probably in Swansea. She was almost certainly buried next to her husband, in present-day Barrington.

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They had the following children.

+ 38 M i Joseph Carpenter was born on 15 Aug 1656. He died on 26 Feb 1717/8.
+ 39 M ii Benjamin Carpenter was born on 15 Jan 1657/8. He died 22? May 1727.
  40 F iii
Abigail Carpenter was born 15 Mar 1659[/60?] in Rehoboth. She died 1 Feb 1683[/4?] perhaps in Swansea, Plymouth Colony (that part now, Warren, Bristol Co., RI).[Notes]
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+ 41 F iv Esther Carpenter was born 10 Mar 1661[/2?]. She died on 20 Dec 1730.
  42 F v
[Daughter] Carpenter was born between 1662 and 1671 probably in Rehoboth.[Notes]
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+ 43 M vi John Carpenter was born about 1667. He died on 25 Aug 1753.
  44 F vii
[Daughter] Carpenter was born between 1662 and 1671.[Notes]
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+ 45 F viii Hannah Carpenter was born 21 Mar 1671 [1670/1? 1671/2?]. She died after 29 Jun 1757.
  46 M ix
Solomon Carpenter was born on 27 Apr 1673 in Swansea. He died there on 25 Oct 1674.[Notes]
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+ 47 F x Margaret Carpenter was born on 4 May 1675. She died on 6 May 1751.

7. Samuel Carpenter (William ) was born about 1638 probably in, Weymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony. He was buried on 20 Feb 1682/3 in Old Rehoboth (Newman) Cem., now in East Providence, RI.

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Samuel married Sarah Redway/Readaway, on 25 May 1660 in Rehoboth, Plymouth Colony. Sarah was born about 1642, probably in Hingham, Massachusetts Bay Colony, daughter of James1 Redway. She died on 15 Jul 1717 in Rehoboth.

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They had the following children.

+ 48 M i Samuel Carpenter Jr. was born on 15 Sep 1661. He died on 17 Jan 1736/7.
+ 49 F ii Sarah Carpenter was born on 11 Jan 1663. She died on 5 Jan 1747/8.
+ 50 M iii Ens. Abiah Carpenter was born on 10 Feb 1665. He died on 28 Apr 1732.
+ 51 M iv James Carpenter was born on 12 Apr 1668. He died on 27 Apr 1738.
  52 M v
Jacob Carpenter was born on 5 Sep 1670 in Rehoboth. He died in RI before 23 Sep 1693 when his estate inventory was taken in Rehoboth.[Notes]
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+ 53 M vi Jonathan Carpenter was born [illeg.] Dec 1672. He died on 23 Aug 1716.
+ 54 M vii David Carpenter was born on 17 Apr 1675. He died on 26 Jul 1701.
+ 55 M viii Solomon Carpenter was born on 23 Dec 1677. He died between 30 Apr and 8 Oct 1750.
+ 56 M ix Zachariah Carpenter was born on 1 Jul 1680. He died on 8 Apr 1718.
+ 57 M x Abraham Carpenter was born on 25 Sep 1682. He died on 20/22 Apr 1758.

8. Hannah Carpenter (William ) was born on 3 Apr 1640 in Weymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony. She died not long before 8 Jun 1673 in Musketa Cove (a plantation in Oyster Bay Township; now in the town of Glen Cove, Nassau Co.), Long Island, NY.

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Hannah married Joseph Carpenter, about 1658 (not 21 Apr 1659) in Rehoboth, Plymouth Colony. Joseph was born about 1638 in Providence Plantation (now in Providence Co., RI), son of William1 and Elizabeth (Arnold) Carpenter of Providence. He died between 15/17 Feb 1682/3 and 15 Mar 1683/4 in Musketa Cove.

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They had the following children.

+ 58 F i Hannah Carpenter was born about 1659-1662.
  59 F ii
Thomasin/Tam(a)sin/Tamsen Carpenter was born about 1659-1663 in Pawtuxet (Warwick), Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (that part now in Kent Co., RI). She died after 30 Jan 1710/1 (living that date in Madnan’s Neck, Hempstead [now Great Neck, North Hempstead]), Nassau Co., Long Island. [Notes]
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Thomasin/Tam(a)sin/Tamsen married John Williams, before 13 Feb. 1682/3 in Musketa Cove or vicinity. The son of Robert and Sarah (Washburn) Williams, John was born say 1648, probably in Hempstead. He died shortly before 4 Apr 1705 in Madnan's Neck.[Notes]
+ 60 M iii Joseph Carpenter was born about 1659-1663. He died probably in 1691/2.
+ 61 M iv William Carpenter was born by 3 Sep 1666. He died after 5 Aug 1734.
+ 62 M v Capt. Nathaniel Carpenter was born say 1668-1672. He died on 25 Apr 1730.

9. Abiah Carpenter (William ) was born on 9 Apr 1643 in Weymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony. He died aft 14 Dec 1687 and probably before 26 Dec 1689 (certainly before 22 Mar 1698/9) in Pawtuxet, Warwick Twp., Colony of RI and Plymouth Plantations (that part now in Kent Co., RI).

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Abiah married Mary Redway, by 1667, probably in Rehoboth, Plymouth Colony. The daughter of James1 Redway, Mary was born on 27 May 1646 in Rehoboth. She died after 1669 and before 7 Mar 1676/7, probably in Pawtuxet (Warwick).

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They had the following children (the secondary literature mentions several others, all of whom have been shown to have had other parents or have been otherwise discounted).

+ 63 M i Oliver Carpenter was born probably by 1667 or 1668. He died between 4 Oct and 20 Nov 1727. His mother was probably Mary Redway.
  64 F ii
Rebecca Carpenter was born about 1669-1677 probably in Pawtuxet (Warwick); her mother was almost certainly Mary Redway. No record of her as an adult has been identified.[Notes]
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Rebecca DID NOT marry Samuel Wilson (as the Carpenter Memorial has it) - She is NOT the Rebecca ______ (Ward?) who married (1) Ephraim Hunt, (2) David Carpenter, (3) Samuel Wilson, and (4) Lt. John Wilson (see NEHGR 159:60–64).[Notes]
+ 65 M iii Joseph Carpenter was born say 1678; his mother may or may not have been Mary Redway.

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