Descendants of William Carpenter of Rehoboth, Plymouth Colony, now part of Bristol County, MA
Notes
1090.
Stephen Carpenter
Number 783 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 139.
Family on page 257 (# 281).
!This Stephen was killed by Indians.
The CM has the following note: Mrs. E. Barney writes that Stephen, the father
was killed in the Indian War in Seekonk or Providence. The compiler (Amos B.
Carpenter of the CM) thinks that must be a mistake. If either, it was probably
the son, Stephen number 783.
Apparently there was two Elias Carpenters. One born in Woodstock, CT and another who was in Ulster county, NY in 1777 where he abandoned his farm or was killed. Not much information to go on here! It is speculated that either the son or grandson was there.
Henry and Susanna Vesqueau Yaple were said to have occupied the
farm "formerly" belonging to Elias CARPENTER.
"RESIDENCE: Probably late 1771 or early 1772 the family moved
from Upper Milford Township, Northampton County, PA to (the
former Elias Carpenter Farm) the little Dutch colony of Pakatakan,
Ulster County, New York. In 1777 the settlement at Pakatakan was
entirely abandoned, due to the Tories attacks, but in 1783 the families
returned etc.etc."
1093.
Gershom or Gersham Carpenter
Number 786 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 139.
Family on page 258 (#282). A cabinet maker and a farmer.
Descendants of Gersham Carpenter submitted by:
Charles A. Carpenter (b.1947) of St. Cloud, FL.
Hannah Cook
NAME: Cook or Cooke.
2902.
Nancy Carpenter
Number 1900 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 258.
No family listed. Married three times.
Descendants of Gersham Carpenter submitted by:
Charles A. Carpenter (b.1947) of St. Cloud, FL.
2903.
Hannah Carpenter
Number 1901 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 258.
No family listed.
Descendants of Gersham Carpenter submitted by:
Charles A. Carpenter (b.1947) of St. Cloud, FL.
Moses Eddy
A merchant.
2904.
John Carpenter
Number 1898 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 258.
No family listed. A cabinet maker.
Descendants of Gersham Carpenter submitted by:
Charles A. Carpenter (b.1947) of St. Cloud, FL.
2905.
Mollie Carpenter
Number 1899 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 258.
No family listed.
Descendants of Gersham Carpenter submitted by:
Charles A. Carpenter (b.1947) of St. Cloud, FL.
Benjamin Green
A farmer.
2906.
Martha Carpenter
Number 1902 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 258.
No family listed.
Descendants of Gersham Carpenter submitted by:
Charles A. Carpenter (b.1947) of St. Cloud, FL.
1097.
Peter Carpenter
Number 790 in CARPENTER MEMORIAL on page 139.
Family on page 258 and 259 (# 283). A Weaver.
He moved to Brattleboro VT before 1795. He was brought up a weaver and he
invented and constructed a loom whereby he wove all kinds of table linen, bed
spreads, etc. When he was an aged man he taught his grandchildren and nephews
to weave. He was called "The Smoking Peter". Peter and his brothers in law
James, son of Ebenezer , with the families moved to VT and bought
where they could buy the cheapest. They did not settle very near each other.
Peter took his wife with him to Vermont, James left his wife in
Rehoboth for two years.
E-MAIL: Mon, 22 May 2000 From: Bruce E. Carpenter
The new LDS online data can be used to real advantage. For example someone
had recorded a Providence birth certificate for Peter Carpenter (Amos
Carpenter, p. 139), son of Stephen Carpenter of Rehoboth. There is no mother
listed for the birth. Previous opinion was that Martha Hunt was the mother
of Peter and that Martha Hunt was an American Indian as circumstantially
suggested in Amos Carpenter. Stephen and Martha had children every other
year until Peter. Then there is a four or five year gap after Peter, then
two or more children by presumably Martha. Then Martha passes away and
Stephen does not remarry for ten years. My reading of this is that Stephen
had a possible Narragansett mistress. After Peter was born to her things
naturally went badly between he and Martha for a number of years, but
finally settled down for a while. Naturally, Stephen didn't remarry after
Martha's death, and lived with his mistress for the decade until she faded
from the picture. The comments of the Mrs. Barney in the Amos Carpenter (p.
80) notation for Stephen Carpenter also can point to only Peter as having
the Indian ancestry. Thus Peter Carpenter was an illegitimate half-breed, a
rough road in 1700s Massachusetts. He also married his first cousin Jemima
Carpenter, who herself was a descendant of both Rehoboth William's sons
Samuel and William. Thus Peter's children descend twice from Samuel and also
from his brother William. Martha's grave is located respectfully next to
Stephens in front of the Newman church. BC
E-MAIL: Wed, 24 May 2000 From: "John F. Chandler"
Bruce wrote:
> The new LDS online data can be used to real advantage. For example someone
> had recorded a Providence birth certificate for Peter Carpenter (Amos
> Carpenter, p. 139), son of Stephen Carpenter of Rehoboth.
The LDS data online are just the same as they were when they were
available only in Family History Centers and a few libraries. In short,
they can provide many useful clues, but they are brimming full with
errors. For example, the vital records of Providence do not include the
birth of Peter Carpenter, nor of any other children of Stephen, with or
without a mother. Anything you find in the AF or the IGI needs to be
verified before you give it any credence. John Chandler
VERY VERY TRUE!!! JRC 5/2000.
Jemina Carpenter
Number 800 in CARPENTER MEMORIAL on page 140.
1099.
John Carpenter
Number 792 in CARPENTER MEMORIAL on page 139.
Family on page 259 (# 284). A Farmer.
It is probably this John of Rehoboth, private in the Lexington scare in Capt.
Lyon's Company served 7 days . Again in Capt Hicks company in Col Thomas
Regiment Dec 8,1776 served 15 days, marched from Rehopboth to Bristol. Again we
find a John Carpeneter who served in Capt John Dodges company at Warner Hill.
Enlisted 2 Apr 1778, served 1 month 29 days. He was a farmer.
Sarah Utter
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United States Chronicle Junes 2, 1785
PROVIDENCE, June 2. Tuesday Evening last departed this life at Cranston,
inth 41st year of her age Mrs. Sarah Carpenter wife of John Carpenter. Her
remains will be interred this afternoon at the Family Burial-Place in Warwick:
The funeral will go from Widow Lockwood's House in Cranston at 2 o clock when
the attedance of the Friends and acquaintance of the Dceased is requested.
2915.
William Utter Carpenter
Number 1910 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 259.
No Family listed. A Mariner.
2916.
Lydia Carpenter
Number 1911 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 259.
She married a house painter.
Elizabeth Carpenter
Number 1873 on page 255 in the Carpenter Memorial.
Family listed on same page.
1134.
Thomas Carpenter
Number 822 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 142.
Family on page 263 (# 293). A Farmer.
2930.
David Carpenter
E-MAIL: Sat, 1 Apr 2000 From: Lynn Brandvold - Willmack67@aol.com
To: Phoebe Cortez - MzCortez@aol.com
Interments in an UNNAMED GROUND, MILAN
"Old Gravestones of Dutchess County, New York" by J. W. Poucher published in
1924, pages 160-161.
Note: Some of Poucher's listings have been found to be inaccurate, so use
these with caution. If you find any inaccuracies in this listing please send
them to me so that I may correct them. Lynn Brandvold Thanks.
CLASSIFICATION: Family ground.
LOCATION: About three miles north of La Fayette, on the farm of Henry Killmer.
CONDITION: Thickly overgrown.
INSCRIPTIONS: 14 in number. Copied in August, 1914. by J. W. Poucher, M. D.
and Miss M. O. Johnston.
REMARKS: Unnamed ground.
2. Carpenter, Caleb, d. 1851, Oct. 14, a. 30 y.
3. Carpenter, David, d. 1831, Apr. 23, a. 78-7-17.
?Is the data above for this David?
2935.
Joseph Carpenter
Number 1989 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 263. No family listed.
!DEATH: Died 1788? per penciled in notes in my Copy of the Carpenter
Memorial.
James Bliss
Parentage not confirmed?
1137.
John Carpenter
Number 825 on page 142 of the Carpenter Memorial.
Family on page 264 (# 294). A farmer. He was married 3 times.
1) to Bethia French 19 Mar 1755, 2) Mary Woodward on 23 Dec 1756 and
3) to Mary IDE, a widow on 16 Apr 1801, she was the daughter of Edward
Carpenter.
We (Amos B. Carpenter of the CM) thinks it is this John who enlisted as
private in Capt. Nathaniel Carpenter Company, Col. Carpenter's Regiment in
the Rhode Island scare dated Dec. 8, 1776. He served 16 days and marched
from Rehoboth to Bristol. He enlisted a second time in Capt. Dodge's Company,
Col. Gerrish's Regiment dated 1 Apr. 1778. He served 3 months and 3 days.
It is handed down in the family that he served as a soldier in the Revolution.
AFN NSSV-41 and GG5S-Z8 are the same person.
Bethiah French
DEATH: 13 April per the CM. 15 April per the AF. Both in 1754, yet she
married in 1755? Death year of 1756 more plausible.
Her only son was born 6 April 1756 and she likely died about a week later.
Mary Woodward
died age 68.
2944.
Sarah Carpenter
Number 1998 in the Carpenter Memorial. Page 265.
2947.
Elijah Carpenter
Number 2001 in the Carpenter Memorial. Page 265.
2949.
Sylvia Carpenter
Number 2003 in the Carpenter Memorial. Page 265.
Mary Carpenter
Number 573 in The CARPENTER MEMORIAL. page 112.
!AFN NRSV-GQ has birth date on 18 Nov. 1752 married to
John Carpenter.
1139.
Nathaniel Carpenter
Number 826 in the Carpenter Memorial. Page 142
Family on page 266 (#295) A farmer.
They moved to Guilford, VT in 1780.
It appears he enlisted as a resident of Guilford, VT as a private in Capt.
Drapper's Company, Col. Gardner's Regiment and served 8 months in 1775.
A "Nathaniel of the Grants. Cumberland county, Guilford, VT enlisted into the
independent Corps of Rangers under the command of Major Whitcomb, 4 July 1779.
Nathaniel of Guilford went to Westmoreland Feb. 17, 1777 during the war and
served to Dec. 31, 1779 and was paid 68 pounds and 16 pence.
Nathaniel was born January 13, 1743/44 in Rehoboth, Bristol, MA, and died
in Leyden,Mass.. He married ELIZABETH CARPENTER May 09, 1765 in Bristol, MA,
daughter of JOTHAM CARPENTER and MEHITABLE THOMPSON. She was born December 20,
1746 in Rehoboth, Bristol, MA, and died in RI.
Notes for NATHANIEL CARPENTER:
It appears that he enlisted in the Rev. war as a resident of Guilford,VT, as a
Pvt , in Captain DRAPER's Company, Col Grdener's regiment; served 8 months in 1775.
Nathaniel of the Grants, Cumberland Co., Guilford,Vt. enlisted into the
independent corps of rangers ,undercommand of Major Whitcomb. July 4 , 1779.
Nathaniel of Guilford went to Westmoreland, Feb 17,1777. during the war served
to dec 31, 1779 and was paid 68 L (Pounds) and 16 s ( shillings.)
According to the book The History of Leyden ,Mass 1676- 1959
Nathaniel left the Guilford Vt area and came to Leyden,Mass to avoid " Yorker
disputes. " {Big trouble back then as to who Vt belong to NH or NY}
More About NATHANIEL CARPENTER and ELIZABETH CARPENTER:
Marriage: May 09, 1765, Bristol, MA
Children of NATHANIEL CARPENTER and ELIZABETH CARPENTER are:
i.
CYNTHIA15 CARPENTER, b. August 11, 1767, Rehoboth,Bristol,Mass.; m. ELIJAH
ROOT; b. of Montague,Mass..
ii.
OLIVE CARPENTER, b. December 08, 1770, Guilford,Windham, VT.; m. A. BULLOCK.
iii.
ELIZABETH CARPENTER, b. April 07, 1773, Guilford,Windham, VT.; d. April 30,
1773, Guilford,Windham, VT..
2.
iv.
DAVID CARPENTER, b. September 01, 1774, Guilford,Windham, VT.; d. June 05,
1840.
v.
JOTHAM CARPENTER, b. February 17, 1776, Rehoboth,Bristol,Mass.; d. Leyden
,Mass..
Notes for JOTHAM CARPENTER:
He was killed in a mill in Leyden Mass.
vi.
UNAMED CHILD CARPENTER, b. November 26, 1776, ? Guilford,Windham,Vt.; d.
January 1777, Died when 6 weeks old.
vii.
NATHANIEL CARPENTER, b. August 31, 1778, Guilford , Vt.; d. Maryland , N.Y.; m.
RUTH.
Notes for NATHANIEL CARPENTER:
# 2013 in the Rehoboth,Mass branch in TheCarpenter memorial.
page #266 family was not noted elsewhere in the book
He moved to western part of Mass, (Leyden) then to Maryland,NY
viii.
ABEL CARPENTER, b. April 16, 1781.
Notes for ABEL CARPENTER:
Operated a tavern with Brother David and guidance of his father
ix.
DR. JOSEPH CARPENTER, b. May 27, 1783, Leyden,Mass.
Notes for DR. JOSEPH CARPENTER:
He moved to Maryland,New York state, near his brothet Nathaniel.
He was a Physcian
3.
x.
ELIZABETH CARPENTER, b. April 18, 1786, Leyden ,Mass.; d. September 10, 1849,
Montague,Mass..
Generation No. 2
2. DAVID15 CARPENTER (NATHANIEL14, DAVID13, DAVID12, SAMUEL11, WILLIAM10,
WILLIAM9, WILLIAM8, JOHN7, JAMES6, WILLIAM5, JOHN THE YOUNGER4, JOHN THE
ELDER3, RICHARD2, JOHN1) was born September 01, 1774 in Guilford,Windham, VT.,
and died June 05, 1840. He married (1) JEMIMA NEWCOMB September 19, 1801. She
was born January 10, 1780 in Bernardston,Mass., and died September 01, 1828.
He married (2) LYDIA HITCHCOCK Aft. September 1828 in Leyden,Mass. She was
born May 15, 1800.
More About DAVID CARPENTER and JEMIMA NEWCOMB:
Marriage: September 19, 1801
More About DAVID CARPENTER and LYDIA HITCHCOCK:
Marriage: Aft. September 1828, Leyden,Mass
Children of DAVID CARPENTER and JEMIMA NEWCOMB are:
4.
i.
DAVID N.16 CARPENTER, b. June 15, 1803, Leyden ,Mass.; d. March 15, 1868,
Greenfield,Mass.
ii.
HARRIET JEMIMA CARPENTER, b. December 02, 1805, Leyden ,Mass.; d. Aft. 1881,
Edwardsburg ,or Ontario,Michigan; m. ELIJAH KINGSLEY.
iii.
JOTHAM ORLANDER CARPENTER, b. November 09, 1806, Leyden ,Mass.; m. ELIZA
POTTER.
Notes for JOTHAM ORLANDER CARPENTER:
According to family records he was born Oct 16, 1808
5.
iv.
CHARLES JARVIS CARPENTER, b. January 10, 1809.
v.
LYDIA ELIZA CARPENTER, b. September 28, 1810, Leyden ,Mass.; d. June 14, 1856,
unknown; m. HEZEKIAH ROUNDS.
vi.
JOSEPH WARREN CARPENTER, b. September 22, 1813, Leyden ,Mass.; d. September 22,
1813, Leyden ,Mass..
More About JOSEPH WARREN CARPENTER:
Burial: Died same day
vii.
MARY NEWCOMB CARPENTER, b. December 10, 1815, Leyden ,Mass.; d. February 04,
1859, Leyden ,Mass.; m. SAMUEL C. BROWN, September 10, 1835, ? Leyden,Mass.
More About SAMUEL BROWN and MARY CARPENTER:
Marriage: September 10, 1835, ? Leyden,Mass
viii.
SARAH ANGELINE CARPENTER, b. March 13, 1818; m. DAVID MOWERY, September 07,
1840, ? Leyden,Mass; b. Leyden ,Mass..
More About DAVID MOWERY and SARAH CARPENTER:
Marriage: September 07, 1840, ? Leyden,Mass
ix.
CHARLOTTE AUGUSTA CARPENTER, b. November 06, 1820, Leyden ,Mass.; d. January
15, 1856, Athens,Susquehanna Co. ,Penn.; m. DANIEL NEWCOMB ROUNDS, April 07,
1840.
More About DANIEL ROUNDS and CHARLOTTE CARPENTER:
Marriage: April 07, 1840
x.
AUSTIN WILLIAM CARPENTER, b. March 31, 1823, Leyden ,Mass.; d. February 28,
1873, Leyden ,Mass.; m. CAROLINE C. BROWN, April 14, 1847, ? Leyden,Mass; b.
March 01, 1812.
More About AUSTIN CARPENTER and CAROLINE BROWN:
Marriage: April 14, 1847, ? Leyden,Mass
Child of DAVID CARPENTER and LYDIA HITCHCOCK is:
xi.
DWIGHT N.16 CARPENTER, b. May 15, 1830, Leyden ,Mass.; m. MARY C. MOWRY; b.
August 20, 1834.
More About DWIGHT N. CARPENTER:
Residence: 1898, Leyden ,Mass.
3. ELIZABETH15 CARPENTER (NATHANIEL14, DAVID13, DAVID12, SAMUEL11, WILLIAM10,
WILLIAM9, WILLIAM8, JOHN7, JAMES6, WILLIAM5, JOHN THE YOUNGER4, JOHN THE
ELDER3, RICHARD2, JOHN1) was born April 18, 1786 in Leyden ,Mass., and died
September 10, 1849 in Montague,Mass.. She married SALMON ROOT November 04,
1807 in Montague,Mass..
More About SALMON ROOT and ELIZABETH CARPENTER:
Marriage: November 04, 1807, Montague,Mass.
Children of ELIZABETH CARPENTER and SALMON ROOT are:
i.
LUCIUS16 ROOT.
ii.
AMANDA ROOT.
iii.
WARREN ROOT.
iv.
ALMIRA ROOT.
v.
JULIA ROOT.
vi.
MOSES ROOT.
vii.
SIDNEY ROOT.
viii.
ELIZA ROOT.
ix.
MINERVA ROOT.
Generation No. 3
4. DAVID N.16 CARPENTER (DAVID15, NATHANIEL14, DAVID13, DAVID12, SAMUEL11,
WILLIAM10, WILLIAM9, WILLIAM8, JOHN7, JAMES6, WILLIAM5, JOHN THE YOUNGER4, JOHN
THE ELDER3, RICHARD2, JOHN1) was born June 15, 1803 in Leyden ,Mass., and died
March 15, 1868 in Greenfield,Mass. He married PHEBE MARIA NEWCOMB April 17,
1825 in ? Leyden,Mass, daughter of WILLIAM NEWCOMB. She was born Abt. 1802 in
Greenfield,Mass, and died 1846 in Greenfield,Mass.
Notes for DAVID N. CARPENTER:
He held office of Sheriff & Postmaster
he was a Farmer in Greenfield
More About DAVID CARPENTER and PHEBE NEWCOMB:
Marriage: April 17, 1825, ? Leyden,Mass
Children of DAVID CARPENTER and PHEBE NEWCOMB are:
i.
HARRIET17 CARPENTER, b. Abt. 1830, Leyden ,Mass.; m. A. ETHRIDGE.
ii.
MARY ELIZA CARPENTER, b. Abt. 1831, Leyden ,Mass.; d. Died young.
More About MARY ELIZA CARPENTER:
Burial: ? Leyden,Mass.
iii.
SYLVIRA CARPENTER, b. September 12, 1831, Leyden ,Mass.; d. August 02, 1877; m.
REV. JAMES AVERILL; b. of Thompson,Conn..
iv.
ADMIRAL CHARLES CARROLL CARPENTER, b. 1834, Greenfield,Mass; d. Aft. 1898,
Portsmouth,N.H.; m. ANNA BROWN, 1862; b. 1842, N.Y. City,NY.
Notes for ADMIRAL CHARLES CARROLL CARPENTER:
He was comander of the steamer Nantuckett of the U.S. Navy for some years; in
1893 was commander of the navy yard at Portsmouth,N.H.; in 1894 he was made
Rear Admiral and is now ( 1897) on the retired list.
More About CHARLES CARPENTER and ANNA BROWN:
Marriage: 1862
5. CHARLES JARVIS16 CARPENTER (DAVID15, NATHANIEL14, DAVID13, DAVID12,
SAMUEL11, WILLIAM10, WILLIAM9, WILLIAM8, JOHN7, JAMES6, WILLIAM5, JOHN THE
YOUNGER4, JOHN THE ELDER3, RICHARD2, JOHN1) was born January 10, 1809.
Notes for CHARLES JARVIS CARPENTER:
He settled in st. Louis,Mo. whwere he resided for 40 years. He had a daughter
named Fanny H. Carpenter who lives in St Louis
Child of CHARLES JARVIS CARPENTER is:
i.
FANNY H.17 CARPENTER.
Endnotes
1. History of Leyden,Massachussetts 1676 - 1959, by William Tyler Arms With
the Colaberation of Marsha E. ArmsPub by The Enterprise and JournalOrange ,Mass
--1959.
2. Amos Bugbee Carpenter, A Genealogical History of the Rehoboth Branch of
the Carpenter Family in America, (1898).
They moved to Guilford, VT in 1780.2 SOUR S203
1 MILI It appears he enlisted as a resident of Guilford, VT, as
private, in Captain Draper's company, Col. Gardner's regiment;
served 8 months in 1775.
1 MILI Nathaniel of the Grants, Cumberland , Guilford, VT enlisted
into the independent corps of rangers under the command of Major
Whitcomb, July 4, 1779.
1 MILI Nathaniel of Guilford went to Westmoreland, Feb. 17, 1777,
during the war served to Dec. 31, 1779; was paid Đ68 and 16s.
1 MILI
1 MILI
2 SOUR S203
3 TEXT pg 142
Elizabeth Carpenter
Number 1645 in the Carpenter Memorial. Page 238
2953.
Jotham Carpenter
Jotham was killed in a mill at Leyden, ,MA.
2954.
Cynthia Carpenter
BUFFALO, SEPTFMBER 23-95.
AMOS B. CARPENTER, ESQ., Dear Sir --Yours of the 4th inst. was
duly received and a few days after I sent you a copy of the
Times of this city which contained a copy I had made of those
things I thought would do you the most good in the way of
calling attention to the matter. I looked the matter up about
which you have made inquiry some thirty years ago but have none
of the data gathered at that time at hand now. I have written to
Montague where I was born, and hope so get something from my
mother that will be of benefit to you. The only obstacle in the
way is her extreme age, she being now past 84.
As to her, she was the daughter of Cynthia, who was the daughter
of Cynthia, (No.2008)whose father died at Montague. He was a
soldier In the revolutionary war; and his children were Cynthia,
Abel, (Troy), Nathaniel, Joseph C., and Eliza.
David (Leyden) was the father of D. N. Carpenter of Greenfield
and died about a quarter of a century ago. He was the father of
C. C. Carpenter in command of the United States Navy at this
time in Chinese waters.
You may not be aware that I have been away from my 'base of
supplies' for more than thirty years. Because of this fact I
Cannot recall individuals, names or dates with the same
exactness as when still upon my native heath. I have therefore
written to my mother who has had two strokes of paralysis since
April, and it is possible that I may be able to get something of
service to you from some observation she might make. I trust
this is so, because it cannot be long before she goes to join
those who have gone before.
Although my name is not Carpenter, I have always been proud of
the strain and name of the family. For they have always been
found in honorable places. So far as my personal observation has
gone, there has never been a black sheep in the flock and it is
my opinion from the jealous care with which they have preserved
the name, that it is worth all the additional honor you can give
and bring to them. The members of this family did not wear
'ready made' clothes; they struck out into an unknown country;
they felled the trees; they reclaimed the soil; they raised the
sheep and sheared them; and their good wives and daughters
carded, wove and spun the cloth that made the garments for a
race of men, who were giants as strong and sturdy as those that
stood in the forests around and about them. They earned their
living 'unawed by force and unbribed by gain.' They have in all
the stormy times that have past and gone been loyal and
representative men. If diamonds have ever shone in their fronts,
they were obtained by the honest labor of their own right hands.
No investigating committee has ever called one of them to a
sudden halt in a mad career of bribery, vice or crime, so far as
I have ever known or heard.
Yours, Mr. Carpenter, has been a long and thankless task. You
have doubtless derived some pleasure and incurred more expense
than most men would, but the satisfaction must always be great,
as you watch the work grow and take form under the magic wand of
your inspiration. However the end may be, as to your getting
all the data you want, to make it full, perfect and complete,
you will have the consolation of knowing that it will tell the
unborn thousands, of just the kind of timber such men were made.
And your work will be an incentive toward calling from the
descendants of the present generation of Carpenters, a unity of
praise as will cause them to rise up and call their forefathers
blessed.
I regret sincerely that I cannot give you more of the
information that you desire but as stated in the opening of this
letter I may be able to gather from my mother such fragments as
will enable me to recall things that have long since passed from
my memory. You must remember that I was born in 1836 and truer
words were never spoken than that I am not as young as I used to
be. Forty years ago your request would have been answered with
alacrity for then the pride of family and the chances to
investigate were much greater than now, for in these days I am
looking down instead of toward the slope.
I shall go to Montague some time next month and shall take
pleasure in making such inquiries as might lead to something
that will he of service to you. I sent a slip of the Times
article to the Gazette and Courier of Greenfield, ,MA. and if
it is published in that section of the country I have no doubt
but that it will be productive of good results. With a
disposition to assist you in every possible way, I am
yours very truly,
E.R. SAXTEN.
Memorandum - Until I hear from my mother I cannot send you the
name of my great grandfather and great great grandfather. My
grandmother was born in Leyden. Franklin , ,MA., and I
think the year was 1767.
She had the following named brothers:
David settled in Leyden.
Nathaniel and Joseph settled in Maryland, N.Y.
Abel settled in Troy, N.Y.
And I think there were three more, will write after I return
from Montague.2 SOUR S203
3 TEXT pg 840
Elijah Root
Of Montague, ,MA.
2958.
6 Carpenter
Died when eight weeks old.
2959.
Nathaniel Carpenter
He removed to the western part of ,MA., thence to Maryland,
N.Y.
2961.
Joseph Carpenter
He moved to Maryland, N.Y., near his brother Nathaniel.
1140.
Samuel Carpenter
Number 807 of the Carpenter Memorial. Page 141.
Family on page 260 (# 287).
!Samuel married twice. Her name is not known. Her name may be Elizabeth.
His second marriage was to Deborah Greenman on Jan 21, 1754 or Nov. 15, 1753.
Probably the later.
The birth dates for his family are obviously incorrect.
Samuel, the son is listed as born on 4 Apr. 1733, which is the father's BD!
Joseph, the son has his uncle Joseph's BD of 22 June 1736.
Elizabeth, the daughter has her aunt Elizabeth's BD of 10 May 1741.
Solomon, the son, probably of the second marriage, has a BD of 21 Apr 1754.
Deborah Greenman
Name: Deborah Greenman Carpenter
Born:
Died: 03 Jun 1818
Age: 86
Buried: Carpenter
Section:
County/State: Rensselaer, NY
Notes: town: Stephentown; husband: Samuel Carpenter; mother: Sarah
Clarke Greenman; father: Sylvanus Greenman.
2964.
Soloman or Solomon Carpenter
Number 1932 in the Carpenter Memorial. Page 260.
No family listed. Birth date is correct per page 838 of the CM.
RESIDENCE: Possible residence for this or another Solomon Carpenter in
Kingston: House, 144 South Rd., KINGSTON, Washington County, RI.
2967.
Samuel Carpenter
Number 1929 in the Carpenter Memorial. Page 260.
No family listed. Birth date listed in the CM is that of his father.
2969.
Elizabeth Carpenter
Number 1931 in the Carpenter Memorial. Page 260.
No family listed. Birth date listed in the CM is that of her Aunt Elizabeth.
1141.
Joseph Carpenter
Number 808 of the Carpenter Memorial. Page 141.
No family listed.
WILLS: Rensselaer Co. Surrogate Court Records.
CARPENTER, Benjamin died intestate. Adm. Esther Carpenter. Rec. 19 Jan 1799.
CARPENTER, Joseph of Stephentown 29 Aug 1796 - 22 Mar 1797. Heirs: wife,
Sarah; sons, Benjamin, Thomas, Samuel, Joseph, Sylvanus, and Soloman
Carpenter; daughters, Sally, Deborah, and Mary Carpenter. Exec: Thomas G.
Carpenter. See WILL below.
Is this the same Joseph Carpenter who died in DeRuyter, Madison, NY on
1 April 1822 in his 84th year? Buried in the old DeRuyter Burial Grounds.
NO! See below.
Interment Record for Joseph Carpenter
Name: Joseph Carpenter
Born: 22 Jun 1736
Died: 29 Aug 1796
Age: 61
Buried: Carpenter
Section:
County/State: Rensselaer, NY
Notes: Joseph & his brother Samuel among 1st in S'town; town: Stephentown;
wife: Sarah; mother: Deborah Carpenter; father: Solomon Carpenter
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WILL:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrensse/will119.htm
Last Will and Testament
Joseph Carpenter of Stephentown
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A copy of the Last Will and Testament of Joseph Carpenter recorded March 22, 1797.
In the name of God, amen. This twenty ninth day of August in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and ninety six. I Joseph Carpenter of Stephentown in the County of Rensselaer and the State of New York being in a low state of health but of perfect mind and memory, blessed be to God therefor, and calling to mind the mortality of man and knowing that it is [-?-] unto man to die, do make and ordain this to be my last Will and Testament
And principally and first of all I recommend my soul to God to give of my body to be buried in a decent Christianlike manner at the discretion of my Executor hereafter named and [-?-] but I shall receive the same by the mighty power of God at the general resurrection and concerning that worldly estate which it hath pleased God to bless me with, I dispose of in the following manner.
I give my wife SARAH in lieu of her dower or power of third the use of half the house, barn and [-?-] also my son BENJAMIN to deliver to her five bushels of wheat, five bushels of rye, fifteen bushels of corn annually when they become merchantable, also I give two cows to her, she to take her choice, and my son Benjamin to keep them well and bring them to the [-?-] for milking. Also, I give her my own saddle & bridle and some sheep, my son Benjamin to keep them well, also two hundredweight of good pork and one hundredweight of good beef salted up annually to be delivered her sufficient firewood left at the door and her logs put on and her [-?-] green as well as dry and what fruit she is blessed to use which grows on the farm, also my son Benjamin to give her twenty pounds and I give her all my household furniture and otherwise to be at her disposal.
I give my son THOMAS one hundred pounds and my best [-?-].
I give my daughter SALLY a [-?-], I have before given her to be her part of my estate.
I give to my daughter DEBORAH, twenty pounds and her [-?-] last at equal to what my daughter Mary has, also this writing what I have before given her to be her part of my estate.
I give to my son JOSEPH all [that certain?] lot containing about eighteen acres which I now own, also a part of the fifth lot containing about thirty two acres being [the] northwest quarter of said lot, one hundred and twenty pounds in settling the legacies, also I give him my other desk.
I give to my daughter MARY twenty pounds and a mourning suit this with what I have before given her to be her part of my estate.
I give my son SYLVANUS one hundred pounds.
I give to my son SOLOMON, one hundred pounds.
I give to my son BENJAMIN the Sixth lot and [-?-] of the fifth which is contained in the same lease with the lot aforesaid [-?-].
That all my just debts and funeral charges should be honestly paid and whatever shall remain to be equally divided amongst my six sons.
And I do hereby appoint THOMAS CARPENTER the Executor of this my last Will and Testament.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year first above written in the presents [sic] of these witnesses who in the presence of [each other?] have subscribed our names
Joseph Carpenter (L.S.)
Joseph ROGERS
Samuel CARPENTER
Hosea MOFFITT
Sara or Sarah Greenman
Interment Record for Sarah Carpenter
Name: Carpenter, Sarah
Born:
Died or Buried: 23 Sep 1820
Age: 87
Buried: Carpenter
County/State: Rensselaer, NY
Notes: town: Stephentown
husband: Joseph Carpenter
mother: Sarah Clarke Greenman
father: Sylvanus
2971.
Sarah Douglas Carpenter
Interment Record for Sarah Douglas Carpenter
Name: Carpenter, Sarah Douglas
Born: 19 Sep 1758
Died or Buried: 21 Sep 1796
Age: 38
Buried: Carpenter
County/State: Rensselaer, NY
Notes: town: Stephentown
husband: Jasper Crandall
mother: Sarah Carpenter
father: Joseph Carpenter
2973.
Deborah Carpenter
Name: Deborah Martin Carpenter
Born:
Died: 02 Oct 1796
Age: 34
Buried: Carpenter
Section:
County/State: Rensselaer, NY
Notes: town: Stephentown; mother: Sarah Greenman Carpenter; father:
Jos Carpenter.
2974.
Joseph Carpenter
This marriage may be in error. There was a Joseph Carpenter who married a Sara
Greenman.
2976.
Silvanus or Sylvanus Carpenter
The following probably relates to this Silvanus or Sylvanus Carpenter *.
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From: Donna Cuzze
To: John R Carpenter 2
Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 3:42 AM
Subject: Sylvanus Carpenter in NY Census
1790 NY, Stephentown: Silvanis Carpenter *
1800 NY, Stephentown / Rensselaer: Sylvanus Carpenter *
same pg with: Solomon, Thomas, Joseph Jr & MOFFIT
1810 NY, Stephentown /Rensselaer: Sylvany Carpenter *
same pg with: Solomon
next pg has: Thomas, Josephus & Benjamin
1820 NY, Groton, Tompkins: Sylvanus J. Carpenter
shorter pages, no others on page. Jacob on previous page
1830 NY, Groton, Tompkins: Sylvanus J. Capenter
1840 NY, Groton, Tompkins: Sylvanus J. Capenter TWO LISTINGS IN 1840
same pg with Rufus
1840 NY, Stephentown / Rensselaer: Silvanus Carpenter * TWO LISTINGS IN 1840
same pg with Philander, Jonathan G.
1850 – Ancestry doesn’t list this census separately.
1860 NY, Rensselaer St.Ephentown : Sylvanus Carpenter
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1870 US CENSUS
Sylvanus B Carpenter Smithfield Districts 2 and 3, Providence, RI abt 1863 Rhode Island White Male
Sylvanus B Carpenter Randolph, Orange, VT abt 1828 Vermont White Male
Silvanus Carpenter Harrison, Henry, IN abt 1865 Indiana White Male
Silvanus Carpenter River Bend, Gaston, NC abt 1864 North Carolina White Male
Mercy Goodrich
NAME: Goodman in one record and Goodrich in another. Goodrich in the record
below.
Name: Mercy Carpenter
Born: 01 May 1774
Died: 24 Sep 1864
Age: 90y
Buried: Carpenter
Section:
County/State: Rensselaer, NY
Notes: town: Stephentown; husband: Deacon Sylvanus Carpenter; mother: Margare
Gillett Goodrich; father: Elijah
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1145.
Jeremiah Carpenter
Number 810 on page 141 in the Carpenter Memorial. A farmer.
His family is on page 260 & 261 (# 288).