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

Notes


2255. Amasa Carpenter

Amasa, s. Oliver & Prudence, b. Oct. 17, 1782; 1; 248


2258. Elisha Carpenter

Resided in Pomfret, Conn. and Fall River, Mass.


Mary Wilber

Of Troy.


James Peckham

Resided in Fall River and Middleboro, Mass.


Benjamin G. Irish

Resided in Little Compton, R.I.


5376. John Simmons Carpenter

Resided in Fall River, Mass.


2260. Oliver Carpenter Jr.

Resided in Ashford, Conn.  A deacon.


5383. Ellen Maria Carpenter

CENSUS:
1880 United States Census
Household:
Name  Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Alvin R. WALKER   Self   M   Male   W   50   CT   Sells Artists Material   CT   CT
Amy A. WALKER   Wife   M   Female   W   44   CT   Home   CT   CT
Ellen M. CARPENTER   SisterL   S   Female   W   49   CT   Artist   CT   CT
Mary B. GORE   Other   S   Female   W   36   NH   Artist In Store   NH   NH
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Source Information:
 Census Place Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts
 Family History Library Film   1254549
 NA Film Number   T9-0549
 Page Number   111B

http://www.askart.com/AskART/artists/biography.aspx?searchtype=BIO&artist=2447
Biography from AskART:

Ellen Carpenter was a popular landscape painter in oil and watercolor and teacher of art in Boston, Massachusetts. She had hundreds of pupils and many close friends including the poet, John Greenleaf Whittier. Her work can be found in the Bugbee Memorial Library of Danielson, Connecticut; the Boston Grand Lodge of the Masons; and the Marlborough, Massachusetts Public Library.

She was known to have painted in the White Mountains of New Hampshire as well as the South, Pacific Coast, California including Yosemite in the 1870s. Her paintings such as "A View from Mariposa Trail of the Yosemite Valley" (1870s), "Pleasant Valley on the Merrimach" (sic), and "Lake Amitash in Amesbury" were described as "revealing at times the menacing suggestion of great rivers and of high solitary mountains." (Rubinstein) Among many commissions of hers were more than 100 watercolor depictions of old homesteads of Marlboro, Massachusetts, and they were used to illustrate a book, "Historical Reminiscences of Marlborough", by Ella Bigelow.

Carpenter was born in Killingly, Connecticut, grew up in that state and Massachusetts, and studied in Worcester, Massachusetts with Thomas Edwards and at the Lowell Institute (beginning 1864) and in Paris with Robert Fleury. She traveled in Europe at various times: 1867, 1873, 1878, and 1889, and also sketched in Egypt and Algiers.

Her birth date is cited as 1830, 1831 and 1836.

Source:
"American Women Artists", by Charlotte Streifer Rubenstein
Source: "An Encyclopedia of Women Artists of the American West" by Phil Kovinick and Marian Yoshiki-Kovinick

The following update was provided in June of 2006 by John R. Carpenter a Carpenter Family Genealogist who is a 5th cousin, 4 times removed from the artist.

1) Ellen Maria Carpenter was born 28 Nov 1830 in Killingly, Middlesex, CT of Oliver Carpenter Jr. (b. 1793 CT) and Amy Smith (b. abt 1793 of CT).  She died in Boston, Suffolk, MA.  Ellen is a descendant of William Carpenter (b. 1605 England) the immigrant who settled in Rehoboth, Bristol, MA in 1638.

2) In the 1880 US Federal Census, Ellen was living with her sister Amy Ann (b. 17 Jul 1838 in Killingly) and her husband Alvin A. Walker in Quincy, Norfolk, MA. Alvin’s occupation was listed as a Seller of Artist Material.

Ellen is listed as an Artist in this Census along with Mary B. Gore (b. abt 1844 NH) and is listed as an Artist in Store.  All resided in the same household.

3) Ellen Maria Carpenter was an Abbot Academy teacher from 1877 to 1878 in Andover.

Sources:
1) A Genealogical  History of the Rehoboth Branch of the Carpenter Family in America.  Also known as the Carpenter Memorial. Published 1898 By Amos B. Carpenter - Press of Carpenter & Morehouse, Amherst, MA.
2)  1880 US Federal Census
3)  http://www.rootsweb.com/~macandov/schools/ abbotsacad.html
Historical Sketches of Andover by S. L. Bailey, and A Singular School, by S.M. Lloyd, 1979, pp 39-40


2266. William Carpenter

Number 1422 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 207.
Family on page 354 (# 466)   A Farmer and later a lawyer.
He moved to Providence, Saratoga county in 1798, in 1811 he moved to Glenville
Township, Schenectady county, NY where he later died.  See the notes in the CM
regarding his 13 years of public service in Saratoga county.

He may have been known as William Freeman Carpenter.


2267. James Carpenter

Number 1423 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 207.
Family on page 354 (# 467)   A Farmer.
Residence: Providence, Sartoga county, NY.  For some reason some of his
descendants spell their names as "CARPENTIER."

DEATH: Death information from his gravestone "Carpenter" in Providence,
Sartoga county, NY.  His wife is buried with him.
On Sun, 1 Nov 1998 00:40:27 -0800 "Ken Warkentin"
provided the gravestone information.  Ken states Marcia Buffet who lives in
Northern New York did the research.


5392. James Solon Carpenter

Number 3052 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 354.
No family listed.  A Lawyer who resided in New York City.
DEATH: Death information from his gravestone in Providence,
Sartoga county, NY.
On Sun, 1 Nov 1998 00:40:27 -0800 "Ken Warkentin"
provided the gravestone information.
Ken states Marcia Buffet who lives in Northern New York did the research.


5393. Sarah Carpenter

Number 3053 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 354.
No family listed except in notes.  Resided in Glaway, NY.
She married a farmer and had only one child.


5394. Anna Carpenter

Number 3054 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 354.
No family listed.  Resided in MI.
She married a farmer.


5395. Reuben Socrates Carpentier Dr.

Number 3055 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 354.
No family listed.  Resided in New York City and attended Columbia College.
A Physician.


5396. Alice Harriet Carpenter

Number 3056 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 354.
No family listed.  Resided in Providence. She married a farmer and clothier.
Her Tombstone only had her middle name and that she was "great granddaughter of
Elisha Carpenter" and she died at "age 88".
On Sun, 1 Nov 1998 00:40:27 -0800 "Ken Warkentin"
provided the gravestone information.
Ken states Marcia Buffet who lives in Northern New York did the research.


5397. Eli B. Carpenter

Number 3057 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 354.
No family listed.  He died young.


5398. Edward Rutledge Carpentier

Number 3058 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 354.
No family listed.  Residence: New York City.  A Lawyer who was a member of the
assembly in New York in 1847.   He spelled his name as "CARPENTIER."


5399. Horace Walpole Carpentier

Number 3051 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 354.
No family listed.  Unmarried. He resided in Oakland, CA where he was mayor of
that city and was a member of the Assembly of that state.  After he retired he
moved back to New York City, NY.
DEATH: Death information from his gravestone in Providence,
Sartoga county, NY.
On Sun, 1 Nov 1998 00:40:27 -0800 "Ken Warkentin"
provided the gravestone information.
Ken states Marcia Buffet who lives in Northern New York did the research.

E-MAIL: Subject: Horace Carpentier
Date:      Sun, 17 Dec 2000 20:49:58 -0800
From:    alan cohen
To:      jrcrin001@home.com
I have been involved in the "rewriting" of the history of Berkeley, California. Berkeley, a neighboring community to
Oakland, is situated in Alameda  County. Horace Carpentier played a major role in the creation of Oakland, Alameda County, and Berkeley. The record is sparce, the man has been thoroughly villified as the result of his most egregious political activity, but he remains a briliant figure in the early history of his area. As the result of his endeavors in this area, he became quite rich and returned in his final years to the New York area where he made substantial endowments to Columbia University.
In truth, I have pretty much abandoned the search for useful information about this man. I rather think that, as sparce as my materials are, I have pulled more together on this man than any other researcher thus far. As I say, his importance to the development of the region has been vastly underestimated in all accounts.
I am enclosing the first few paragraphs of a chapter draft that deals in particular with this man. Perhaps you have access to materials that I have not. Pehaps you will be able to help.
Incidently, Horace never married, and thus has no issue. He died around 1909.
Thanks. . Alan Cohen.
HORACE CARPENTIER.
Horace Walpole Carpentier was born to James and Henrietta (Ballard) Carpentier on March 6, 1824.  At the time of Horace's birth, his father was 53 years old.  His parents had been married for twenty one years and already had five living children.  Horace, their seventh child, was their youngest.  The family lived in Galway (or Providence), New York, a small community in Saratoga County.  Sometime prior to Horace's birth, his grandfather changed the family name from Carpenter to Carpentier, the only branch of the family to employ this (Francophied) spelling.
Of the older brothers and sisters, Sarah married a man named Stokes Hall, who, like her father was a farmer, and continued her life as a married woman in Galway.  They had one daughter, Maria, whose name would become anathema in East Bay real estate.  Maria married James Williamson and it is quite possible that they had a daughter (Sarah) born in California.  Horace's sister Anna married Edward Smith, also a farmer, and moved to Michigan.  Sister Alice, for whom Alice Street in Oakland is named, married Herbert L. Loomis.
Brother Edward, in 1847 a member of the New York State Assembly, was an attorney and followed Horace to the West Coast where he played a relatively important part in this history.  Edward played a role in a number of important business dealings with his brother, but he had his own law firm, Clarke & Carpentier, in San Francisco.  Edward made a great deal of money while in California, and returned with it to New York in 1881.
Brother James, 20 years Horace's senior, was also an attorney.  He remained a resident of New York.  At the time of Horace Carpentier's death, he listed no living relatives.
Among the (secondary) Carpentier relatives, one cousin is made especially conspicuous by her importance to the history of Oakland and Berkeley.  Harriet Carpentier was Horace's first cousin once removed, the granddaughter of his father's brother,  William Carpentier.  She was born in July of 1815, making her some nine years older than Horace.  Many court proceedings which surrounded the complexity of the Carpentier land claims refer to Harriet as his sister; this was not the case, and Horace never bothered to correct the misconception.  While playing her important part, and at one time being listed as one of the wealthiest people in the State, there is no evidence that Harriet ever set foot inside of California, let along outside of New York.  Several historians have suggested that his spinster niece did actually come to California to house-keep for her uncle, but this is probably apocryphal and founded on the fact that Horace was known to be constantly in the company of various "nieces" none of whom were actually blood relatives.  In June of 1861 a Harriet Carpentier was listed as a member of the Oakland Congregational Church.  She was later "removed by letter".  Her "membership" was likely an attempt on Horace's part to establish her "residence" in the State.
Horace was a bright and promising young man.  He completed his education at Columbia University in 1848, graduating with a  degree in law.  He left New York a short time later, and arrived in California on August 8, 1849 aboard the sailing ship "Panama", amongst the 200 passengers who had sailed around the "Horn".   It is quite possible that while on this voyage he met the man who would soon become his partner in law and East Bay real estate, Andrew Moon.
MORE:  Sun, 24 Dec 2000  From:  "~alan"
To:  "John Carpenter"
Dear John. . .
Thank you much. Enclosed is some more information. Perhaps I should explain.
Around 1985 I and a friend began writing a history of Berkeley. At the time,
the labor was divided such that he did most of the research, I did most of
the writing. And figuring out. Much figuring out was needed since nobody had
ever done original research on this topic; several books have been written,
all have leaned on an early version which was written to enhance the image
of the community, mostly from a chamber-of-commerce sort of perspective. In
the extant versions, Horace Carpentier is given a relatively minor role, and
effectively vilified in the process.
We read every document, every transaction recorded with the county, every
entry in the Board of Supervisors journal, every newspaper article, etc. We
amassed a ton of information which was arranged into two bodies. First what
we called an encyclopedia, which gives alphabetical access to all designated
topics, and second in a chronology, which lists every morsel by date. Both
documents are extensive. From this we patched together our story. It
currently floats among readers. It is dense yet fascinating. In total,
Horace emerges as a very major character.
The writing partnership dissolved when my partner moved from the area. I
assumed custody of all books, materials, etc. He has no further interest in
the project. I have written, in draft form, most of the book; all but the
final chapter which exists in outline with the data still resting in the two
repositories noted above.
So, I went back and looked over what we had. Short of sending you the
Carpentier chapter, I have enclosed the encyclopedic data on the
Carpentiers. Some of this information does extend your own. Some of it is
questionable. Some of it may be useless, but that is what happens when you
exclude nothing when collecting. There is always time, later, to weed out
the irrelevant. Stuff tossed out too early is difficult to retrieve.
The question in my mind is the person we know as Harriet, and who is known
to be Horace's cousin. It seems from what you offer that there is only one
Harriet and that is his sister. It would be nice to get this clarified,
because sister/cousin Harriet plays a very essential role in the Carpentier
machinations here and abouts, back then.
Without the details, I should mention that Horace single handedly created
Oakland California, Alameda County (in which Oakland lies) and was the fifth
partner in the great railroad (with Crocker, Hopkins, etc). He was
responsible for the continental railroad to terminate not in San Francisco,
which was the initial plan, but in Oakland, on, it turns out, how own
property. He then saw to it that the railroad, as it was initially developed
out of Oakland, went first to a virtually unpopulated and undeveloped parcel
of land, where it terminated as a spur line. This spur line served, at the
time nothing. It did terminate, however, on land that he had acquired,
albeit in the names of others since he had exhausted his 160 allotted acres
in Oakland, and which is now Berkeley. Of course he was no less responsible
for the location of the University of California in Berkeley, a site that
was not even being considered by the College site committee. The story goes
on and on, with Horace having his hand in most everything, as his wealth
steadily increased. Out of this, of course, derived his villainous
reputation.
Harriet/Alice is of interest since he place all of his Oakland properties in
her name, he serving with her power of attorney. His holdings were highly
questioned, however the impossibility of dealing with an absentee owner gave
him a substantial advantage. Harriet/Alice never set foot on the West Coast,
but in her name was held most of Oakland, not to mention the entire
waterfront and control of a major coastal port.
It would be nice to clarify some of these relationships. If you have
anything that might be of use, or can suggest any alternative sources, I
would be grateful.    Again. . . thanks. . .  alan.
CARPENTIER, THE FAMILY, General Information:
The New York City Directory of 1837 lists a James S. (Solon?), attorney & counselor at 21 Spruce; home at 1 Rose.  His business address is changed to 85 Nassau in the 1840 edition and in 1841 his residence is changed to 46 Dominick.  In the 1844-45 directory he is listed as a lawyer at 34 Liberty and Edward R. (Rutledge?) appears as a lawyer at the same address.  The father was listed as a farmer in the Carpenter Family Memorial.  In the 1846-47 edition Edward is now at 27 Beekman and James is at 136 Nassau and boarding at 350 Broadway.  Reuben S.(Socrates?) now appears as a druggist at Cross and Mulberry.  In 1847-48 Edward is a lawyer at 25 Pine but James and Reuben are the same as 46-47.  In 1848-49 Edward again moves his practice to 116 William and his home to 55 Greenwich; James now lives at 41 Walker and Reuben is doing business at 3 Cross.  There are no changes in the 48-49 or 50-51 except that in the latter Reuben is listed as a physician.  It remains the same until 1853-54 when Edward is no longer listed.
Horace appears in the 1905-06 directory as living at 108 E. 37th St. (no occupation listed) and appears as such through the 1913-14 edition.  In 1915 he is listed as trustee for Columbia University.
There are several references to Horace W. and Edward R. Carpenter (not Carpentier) in a Carpenter family genealogy (the above-mentioned "Memorial"), listed at the Sutro Library. (Sutro CS71 C3 1898; pp.354, 658, 741).  Got it 12/88 and bingo!
We now know that the family name was originally Carpenter and was changed, probably by Horace's father as there seems to be no other variations earlier than that.
In the 1913 Crocker-Langley Business directory we have an A. Carpentier, Inc., Res. Alameda, Importers and Shipping at 209 California.  And also we find an Edward L. Carpentier, Chauffeur, res. 1749 Larkin, and an F. G. Carpentier, physician at 34 Ellis.
In an article in the San Francisco Examiner 7/26/1893 there is a little gossip concerning a servant in the family in California.  "Mrs. Canning used to be a servant in the Carpentier's family.  She bought a cheap lot with her savings.  That lot is worth $200,000.00 now, and she is able to give away $100,000.00 to churches, in addition to keeping Michael Davitt in funds - you know he married her niece."
CARPENTIER, Alice H.
Horace's sister who married Herbert L. Loomis.  Alice Street in Oakland is named for her.   She is definitely not his only sister as recorded often in local histories.
Residence in Providence, N. Y., a farmer and clothier.
CARPENTIER, Alphonse
See: Baker, 1914 Vol. 2 p. 303.  This guy is not an immediate family name and probably quite distant if at all.  There are references to other Carpentiers later on but they seem to come directly from France.
CARPENTIER, Anna
Sister to Horace, married Edward Smith and resided in Michigan on a farm.
CARPENTIER, Edward Rutledge
Edward was born in New York, probably Saratoga County, possibly Galway and even more likely, Providence, like his brother Horace.
He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1847.
First came to California in 1850 (according to Wood).  He was listed as a resident of New York City on 6/18/1852 and at that time (?) was also listed as a Commissioner of Deeds for the State of California (a Notary Public type of thing).  I assume he arrived here shortly after his brother in that his listings in the New York Directory are current to the 1853-54 issue when he no longer appears.
On 2/28/1853 he petitioned the U. S. Board of Land Commissioners (re: private land claims) for 4,000 acres between the lands of Castro, Peralta and Estudillo.  Appealed several times, he never got what he hoped for.  It was being held by the Sheriff.  The claim was ultimately rejected 6/30/1855.  Where this item came from I don't know but it is very curious in wording and content.
He was also later on the board of directors at the Oakland Waterfront Co.
There is record (at Boalt) of Edward representing his brother in court in Oct. 1855.
He bought into "Sister's Claim" 11/9/1858???
5/10/1859 Edson Adams gets Edward's power of attorney.
He amassed a large fortune in California at a very early date.  He was a close friend of Henry H. Byrne, who died at an early age leaving his estate of $90,000.00 (less some minor legacies) to Edward.  Edward returned to New York in 1881.
We know that he ran into J. Ross Browne in Algiers sometime in the early '60s, possibly 1864.
We know he died before his brother Horace and probably quite a bit before in light of the dispositions set out in Horace's will.  We know of trip Horace had made to the Bay Area in 1902 that had to be cut short in order to return east due to an illness and death.  This may have been Edward.  May not.
[Our chronology has an Edwin (2/20/1877) and an Edmund (10/6/1874).  He was a partner in the law firm of Clarke and Carpentier.  See: Hittel Vol. 4 p. 489.  Carpentier & Clark in HSQ 33:352.]

CARPENTIER, Harriet N.
Harriet was born in Glenville New York, on 7/22/1815, the  daughter of William, who was the son of William, who was James'(Horace's father) brother.  Convoluted enough?  She was Horace's cousin.
Harriet, great granddaughter of Elisha died Oct 31, 1902 age 88
Horace's spinster cousin lived in New York. With her power of attorney (given him 6/14/1852) he did much!
She is a claimant and intervener in many of the documents concerning the appeal on the title of Rancho San Antonio as well as Rancho Potrero(?) de Palos Colorados in Contra Costa County.
She apparently never set foot in California and never saw any of the land she "owned".  Throughout all the court hearings she is referred to as his sister, and Horace doesn't seem to have bothered to correct them.  It is also suggested that she never actually paid him any money, and that the deals between him and his cousin were entirely fabricated for his surreptitious dealings.
To illustrate how useful she was to her uncle, we site the 1859 Assessor's Book in 1859.  Harriet is listed as having been assessed $15,000.00.  She never even set foot in California.  Horace is not listed in the first 50 at all???
There is a H. N. Carpenter mentioned in Black: San Diego & Imperial Counties (Chicago, 1913) page 12.
In June of 1861 a Harriet Carpentier was listed as a member of the Oakland Congregational Church.  She was "removed by letter" whatever that means, but so were a lot of other people.  Rosa Shattuck, for example.
CARPENTIER, Horace Walpole (Major General, sometimes Colonel)
Horace was born in Galway (actually Providence), Saratoga County, New York on 3/6/1824.  He was the son of James and Henrietta Ballard Carpentier.  He graduated from Columbia University in 1848 as a lawyer.
He arrived in San Francisco, California on 8/8/1849 after sailing around the "Horn".  On that day the American ship, the "Panama" arrived in San Francisco with 200 passengers from New York.  A Mr. Leonard, George Dornin, an Andrew Moon, et al. were on board.  I will assume that Mr. Carpentier was as well; Moon claims that it was his ship and that he took Carpentier on as chaplain.
In Libera Martina Spinazze's Index of the Argonauts of California,  Horace is listed as a member of the Pioneer Association of San Francisco (see: Hastings, p.361) and SCP.
On 1/30/1850 the Democratic Republican General Committee convened to select a candidate for the election being held 2/2/1850 for State Senator; they chose Horace Carpentier to run. Carpentier was defeated by Elcan Heydenfeldt.  This is probably where he first had contact with the machine with which David C. Broderick ruled California politics for the next 4+ years.  He became well acquainted with all the influential politicians especially the displaced New Yorkers of which Broderick was one.
Also in 1850 he ran, unsuccessfully, for the office of State Superintendent of Public Instruction.

MORE:
----- Original Message -----
From: "alan cohen"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 5:02 PM
Subject: carpenter
> this letter is to John Carpenter, with whom I had a brief correspondence a
> few years back. At that time I was seeking any and all information
> available on Horace W. Carpentier. The project I was working on was a
> historical account of Berkeley, California. This project has drawn itself
> out much longer than I had expected.
>
> I did receive, from you, extensive geneological information concerning the
> Carpenter family, of which the man I sought was a member. I was asked to
> forward any additional information I might find on HWP. It is now time to
> share.
>
> The book: A History of Berkeley, From the Ground Up, can be found only
> online at www.historyofberkeley.org.
> Horace is featured throughout. There is, as you will see, a chapter
> limited to him as well. Horace Carpentier was a fascinating character,
> bright, ingenious in his many business and political dealings, villified
> by many, a benefactor to higher education, and at one time owning a very
> respectable chunk of California. He is responsible for the creation of
> Oakland California, as well as Alameda County in which Oakland lies. His
> motives, it is clear, were not civic. Horace was careful to leave as
> indistinct a track of his activities as was possible; there is only one
> photograph of him that I have ever seen (it is included in the book)and he
> was loath to provide any information about himself under any
> circumstances. Clearly a man to be admired.
>
> I appreciate the information that was sent, even though it is limited with
> respect to the material i needed and sought. Please feel free to use the
> information provided at this web site, with suitable reference with regard
> to its source.
>
> And good luck with your ongoing quest for the Carpenter family
>
> ~alan cohen

The book: A History of Berkeley, From the Ground Up, can be found only online at:
www.historyofberkeley.org
By Alan Cohen < minahuni@speakeasy.net >
Copyright 2007-2008 (used with permission)
Chapter 14
http://www.historyofberkeley.org/horace_carpentier.html
Horace Carpentier

Horace Walpole Carpentier was born to James and Henrietta (Ballard) Carpentier on March 6, 1824. At the time of Horace's birth, his father was 53 years old. His parents had been married for twenty one years and already had five living children. Horace, their seventh child, was their youngest. The family lived in Galway (or Providence), New York, a small community in Saratoga County. Sometime prior to Horace's birth, his grandfather changed the family name from Carpenter to Carpentier, the only branch of the family to employ this (Francophied) spelling.

Of the older brothers and sisters, Sarah married a man named Stokes Hall, who, like her father was a farmer, and continued her life as a married woman in Galway. They had one daughter, Maria, who married James Williamson; it is quite possible that they had a daughter (Sarah) born in California.

Horace's sister Anna married Edward Smith, also a farmer, and moved to Michigan. Sister Alice, for whom Alice Street in Oakland is named, married Herbert L. Loomis.

Brother Edward, in 1847 a member of the New York State Assembly, was an attorney and followed Horace to the West Coast where he played a relatively important part in this history. Edward played a role in a number of important business dealings with his brother, but he had his own law firm, Clarke & Carpentier, in San Francisco. Edward made a great deal of money while in California, and returned with it to New York in 1881.

Brother James, 20 years Horace's senior, was also an attorney. He remained a resident of New York. At the time of Horace Carpentier's death, he listed no living relatives.

Among the (secondary) Carpentier relatives, one cousin is made especially conspicuous by her importance to the history of Oakland and Berkeley. Harriet Carpentier was Horace's first cousin once removed, the granddaughter of his father's brother, William Carpentier. She was born in July of 1815, making her some nine years older than Horace. Many court proceedings which surrounded the complexity of the Carpentier land claims refer to Harriet as his sister; this was not the case, and Horace never bothered to correct the misconception. While playing her important part, and at one time being listed as one of the wealthiest people in the State, there is no evidence that Harriet ever set foot inside of California, let along outside of New York. Several historians have suggested that a spinster niece did actually come to California to house-keep for her uncle, but this is probably apocryphal and founded on the fact that Horace was known to be constantly in the company of various "nieces" none of whom were actually blood relatives. In June of 1861 a Harriet Carpentier was listed as a member of the Oakland Congregational Church. She was later "removed by letter". Her "membership" was likely an attempt on Horace's part to establish her "residence" in the State.

Horace was a bright and promising young man. He completed his education at Columbia University in 1848, graduating with a degree in law. He left New York a short time later, and arrived in California on August 8, 1849 aboard the sailing ship "Panama", amongst the 200 passengers who had sailed around the "Horn". It is quite possible that while on this voyage he met the man who would soon become his partner in law and East Bay real estate, Andrew Moon.

Political Beginnings
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
It seems evident from the events which were to follow, that Horace Carpentier arrived in San Francisco with established political connections, for he had no sooner arrived than he was well into the local political life. In the Spring of 1850 he set up his law office, presumably with Andrew Moon and Edson Adams. Adams had arrived in San Francisco in July of 1849 and had gone directly to the mines. On his return trip, in March of 1850, he met Horace Carpentier who likewise had made a brief trip into the gold country. This trip came in the wake of Carpentier's early political defeats.

Horace Carpentier had competed unsuccessfully in the new State’s first election, for the Democratic nomination as State Senator. Failing to secure the nomination, he then ran, again without success, for the position of State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Failing that he went to look for gold.

In May of 1850 Adams, then aged 26, located himself on the "Encinal" of Vicente Peralta's land, and established his claim to 160 acres by "squatting". He was soon afterward joined by partners Moon and Carpentier who claimed their 160 acres adjacent to his, one to the east and one to the west. This constituted a tract of land of something over 200 city blocks bounded on the south by the estuary, on the north by 14th Street, with a yet to be delineated Broadway bisecting the parcel. Their pursuit of possessory rights culminated in the incorporation of the town of Contra Costa, quickly renamed Oakland.

Carpentier's political aspirations did not die with his first two defeats. In January of 1851 he was given the position of Senate Enrolling Clerk, a job which placed him in a favorable niche from where he would make the acquaintance of many other politically inspired men. While so serving, he was employed doing extra work on the Industrial Commission, on the Senate Finance Committee, and early the next year on the Committee of Navigation and Commerce, a position which would give birth to his waterfront schemes. In 1852 he also occupied the position of State Prison Inspector, holding this assignment until the Spring of the following year. If he had not previously been acquainted with them, he now became politically involved with several men who would serve him well in his ambitious schemes. These associations included Napoleon B. Smith, brother of Henry Smith (of Santa Clara County) and a member of the Legislature in 1852, and David Broderick, the political boss of San Francisco who was elected president of the State Senate in January of 1851. "President of the State Senate" has since become the office of Lieutenant Governor. Broderick, it should be noted, was closely affiliated with Governor Bigler, a man forever sympathetic with the efforts of Mr. Carpentier. Some accounts have gone so far as to suggest that Broderick actually controlled Bigler. The relationship between Broderick and Carpentier was as much a business relationship as a political one.

The Ferry
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In August of 1851, Carpentier and Moon obtained a ferry licence from the Contra Costa Court of Sessions (predecessor of the Board of Supervisors), placed the licence in brother Edward's name, and began a ferry service between “Oakland” and from San Francisco. Soon afterwards the operation was turned over to fellow New Yorker, Charles Minturn, under a contract which provided Carpentier a monopoly in the ferry business for the next 20 years. Eight years later, a competing ferry service was initiated by James B. LaRue with the express purpose of defeating the Carpentier monopoly. It is worthy of note that the Carpentier/Minturn ferry activity was conducted from a pier not far from LaRue's, and across the slough from the Carpentier property. Reaching the estuary's deep water from Carpentier's property would have required a considerably longer pier. While legal efforts on the part of the Carpentiers failed to defeat his competition, the matter was soon thereafter resolved by simply buying out LaRue.

Incorporation of the Town of Oakland
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When the Encinal was purchased from Vicente Peralta in 1852, Carpentier drew upon his established relationships and persuaded Napoleon Smith to introduce the bill which would incorporate the "town" of Oakland. The introduction of the bill was planned for April 29, 1852; the legislative session was due to adjourn in May. On May 1, State Senator J. Fry introduced another bill to declare San Antonio Slough, which was too shallow to navigate, navigable. This would mark the first visible signs of his incipient waterfront scheme. The bill provided funds to dredge the slough and thereby provide access. At that point Carpentier instructed Peter Portois, a San Francisco architect, to create a map favorable to his plans for incorporation, and presented this to the Legislature which was in a hurry to adjourn. Bigler signed both Acts and on May 4, 1852 the ball was rolling. It is not unthinkable that Carpentier penned both of these bills.

The town of Oakland was to be managed by a board of trustees, from which Carpentier immediately disqualified himself. The board was made up of Moon, A. W. Burrell (who had recently built Oakland's first hotel on the corner of 1st and Broadway [then Main St] on land given him by Carpentier and Adams), Amadee Marier, and Alpheus Staples. It is remarkable that so little is known of Burrell, Marier, and Staples. Their inclusion is likely to have been no more than a formality, their functions nil. Francis K. Shattuck, another Carpentier cohort, was appointed clerk.

The Oakland Waterfront
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Two weeks after the installation of the new board, the entire waterfront of the Encinal was turned over to Carpentier at the first town council meeting on May 12, 1852. In exchange for his right to operate the waterfront forever, he promised to build a wharf and a school house. The school house was completed in July of 1852 at Fourth and Clay Streets. The first teacher was Hannah Jayne who would become the wife of Edson Adams in 1855. The initial terms of the waterfront agreement were not agreeable to all, and when Marier dissented, Carpentier promised to post a bond insuring the ultimate return of the property to the town. When Marier remained reluctant to sign, Shattuck's willingness to accede provided in the needed signatures.

While successful in getting his way politically, Carpentier did not endear himself to the hearts of the populace. Displeased with the waterfront conveyance, not to mention the secret elections, some citizens (of which there were not many in those days) protested by rioting and doing damage to Carpentier property. When such occurrences were imminent, Carpentier and Adams would escape harm by rowing out into the Bay, and return to file suit against the "evildoers". While some were against him, others were there to offer support, the latter being in a position to profit themselves by following in the shadow of this master of entrepreneurs.

When the town brought suit against Carpentier for any of a number of major complaints, the town was represented by John B. Watson, a legal partner of Horace Carpentier. The outcome was inevitable. A few years later this same legal flim flam would be repeated when another Carpentier associate, City Attorney, John B. Felton, would likewise represent the City's interest against Carpentier.

Desiring to offend no more than was necessary, as well as to reduce as best he could his inevitable visibility, Horace transferred title to the Oakland waterfront to his cousin Harriet in August of 1854. Through her power of attorney, Horace continued to manage "her" business with the waterfront.

It would be well to note in this context that Horace Carpentier was a charismatic man, generally well-liked if not approved of, and inclined to win the confidence of the most skeptical. He has been described as having a "suave, slender figure, fathomless blue eyes, prim mouth, and a thin aristocratic nose..." He spoke fluent Spanish, a tongue he picked up as a needed exigency for dealing with his Spanish speaking clients, and was inclined to not only wear a large crucifix around his neck, but to represent himself as a former "padre", thereby gaining their confidence. It has been said that Mr. Carpentier was a man without scruples, but his persuasive skills and municipal visions were unimpeachable. J. Ross Browne wrote frequently of encounters with the man and condemned him roundly for his finger in everybody's pie, including Browne's own, but in all these instances one can clearly read a barely veiled respect and even affection for Horace Carpentier.

In March of 1852 Carpentier made a deal with two of the Castro brothers, Victor and "J. J.", which would provide him half of all their land occupied by squatters plus additional lands if Carpentier would take the legal initiative in order to secure their title on that occupied land. Later that year the Castro brothers extended their contract with Carpentier, enlisting his help in dealing with the U.S. Land Commission. From that point on, Horace Carpentier was the "attorney of record" for various Castro litigation.

In June of 1854 Horace obtained power of attorney for his cousin Harriet and placed all of his Oakland properties in her name along with the waterfront. In large measure, Oakland had an absentee landlord represented by a local attorney. This action magnificently complicated all further efforts in dealing with the contested waterfront.

The 12th Street Bridge
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In October of 1852, the Supervisors of Contra Costa County contracted with Trustan Gilman for the construction of a bridge over the San Antonio Slough, at 12th Street. Ready access was needed, short of traveling around the end of the "lake", when moving between Clinton and Oakland. The cost would be $7,400. With the events which were to follow already regarded as a fait accompli, by January of 1853 Carpentier had already sold a quarter of his interest in the bridge to his partner Edson Adams, including the land upon which the bridge stood. The bridge would be completed in August of 1853. In June of 1853, with the county suddenly short in the needed funding, Carpentier leapt into the breach, offering to buy and to improve the bridge, and to cut the Town of Oakland into a portion of the tolls which he planned on collecting, but only until such time as the town was able to buy the bridge. The toll taker was his partner John B. Watson.

Rather than awaiting opportunity, Carpentier had clearly orchestrated these events, setting the stage for his proprietorship of the 12th Street Bridge, well in advance of its completion. As late as November of 1854 Gilman's fees had not yet been satisfied. In May of 1855 a bill was introduced within the proceedings of the Alameda County Board of Supervisors proposing that Carpentier's by now very controversial bridge be made into a public highway. In January of 1857, Carpentier was still in possession of his bridge and the city opted to offer him competition by building a free bridge across the slough at 7th Street. By July of that year the 7th Street Bridge was completed. The 12th Street bridge later went on to become the 12th Street Dam, thereby creating Lake Merritt.

Carpentier in the State Assembly
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In November of 1852 Horace Carpentier was successfully elected to the State Assembly for the 4th district which encompassed Contra Costa County. He won this election with 590 votes out of a constituency which included only 130 voters. Historians have suggested that this was a case of ballot stuffing. That same month he engineered a sheriff's sale for delinquent taxes which left him in titled possession of 220 acres of the Peralta Reserve. In July of the following year, he repeated this tactic which left his brother Edward in legal possession of everything in Rancho San Antonio that had not already been nailed down. It was this maneuver which seriously compromised the magnitude of the sale to the partners of Joseph Irving.

Creation of Alameda
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County While serving as a State Assemblyman, he encountered a measure of political censure from the governing body of Contra Costa County, with especial reference to his acquisition of the waterfront. His response to this was to remove himself from under the political/legal control of the county, by fabricating a county of his own. This was done in concert with Henry Smith who had been elected in Santa Clara to the State Legislature in 1852. Together they drafted a bill which would remove portions of both counties to form the new Alameda County. This bill was approved and in March of 1853 Alameda County came into being. The county seat was to be in Alvarado, home of Henry Smith. In April of 1853 Carpentier introduced a bill to change the specifics of the incorporation, moving the county seat to Oakland. This bill, however, failed. He next introduced another bill that would divide Alameda County just south of Oakland, effectively discarding the offending portions, making Horace's life considerably more manageable. This bill failed as well. It was not long, however, before Smith lost his political support and Oakland became the center of the County's political life.

In 1859 the State Supreme Court wrote an opinion to the effect that the waterfront grant and contracts were void. The case was retried and Carpentier was found to have acted fraudulently. He immediately appealed and the decision was of course reversed. Since the matter of legal remedy (concerning the voided waterfront grant) was maintained by the governing body of Oakland, Carpentier took actions that appeared to be an effort to hedge his bets. He bought into the "Sisters Title" scam that had been so well employed by Robert Simson and William Chittenden. It would be many years yet before the waterfront issue was suitably resolved.

Pressing his claims on this basis he lost twice but secured many quit claim fees in the process; he later "sold" his rights to the "Sisters Title" to his brother Edward who persisted in employing them to his ongoing financial advantage.

Carpentier and Durant
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In June of 1853 Horace Carpentier was named a Trustee of Durant's Academy, along with Timothy Dwight Hunt, Joseph Benton, and Edward Walsworth. In his behalf, it should be noted that Carpentier had a history of support to educational institutions which was substantial, and while he may have profited just a little from the real estate transactions involved with the location of the University in Berkeley, he later contributed heavily to this same institution. His activities as a trustee, as well as his relationship with Durant, are silent, and the nature of their business association can only be inferred from the evidentiary trail which has been left. Neither of these men did anything to encourage a public awareness of their long standing and mutually beneficial relationship. Durant did request his being on the board, and it was Horace Carpentier who suggested that Durant include Walsworth in the same capacity. Reverend Walsworth was in Marysville at the time, and the Reverend Brayton was sent to relieve him, providing for his participation in the local activities.

The City of Oakland
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On March 25, 1854, by the process of incorporation, the Town of Oakland became the City of Oakland. On April 17, 1854, his reputation notwithstanding, Horace Carpentier was elected the city's first mayor. This in spite of the fact that the city council that was elected at the same time was described as being substantially anti-Carpentier. As the Council’s first matter of business, it set about to both regain the waterfront and to limit Carpentier’s monopoly by providing competition to their new mayor's enterprises. On August 5, 1854, Alderman A.D. Eames, formally a Carpentier cohort, set in motion an ordinance to provide for a second wharf within the city of Oakland. His measure passed 8 to 6 and was later supported by a petition signed by 170 of Oakland's citizens. The wharf was to be installed at the southwest corner of the Encinal. Mayor Carpentier refused to sign the measure. A month later it was made policy over the mayor's objections, with support lent by George Blake and Mr Kelsey. With this action political war was effectively declared on the city's Mayor.

While serving as mayor, Carpentier made a bid for the Democratic nomination to office of Attorney General of the State of California, but did not succeed. Within the two years following the end of his reign as mayor (1855), the Carpentier matters were pressed with increased vigor by the governing fathers of the city. In 1857 James LaRue obtained the licence for his competing ferry line, beginning his ineffectual attempt to interrupt the Carpentier monopoly. In the meanwhile, Horace Carpentier's attention was being drawn elsewhere, as new horizons began to present themselves.

More on The Waterfront
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In March of 1868 the City of Oakland passed an ordinance that would presumably enable them to end the waterfront controversy. A week later the Oakland Waterfront Company was created, with Horace Carpentier as director, then Mayor Sam Merritt as Vice President, and Leland Stanford as Treasurer. On March 31, 1868, all of Carpentier's interest in the waterfront (i.e., all of Harriet Carpentiers interest in the waterfront) was transferred to the City of Oakland, through the Waterfront Company; all but a small waterfront lot which Carpentier (Harriet) deeded directly to the city. The company was capitalized at five million dollars. The stock was distributed as follows: Horace got 23,000 shares, or 46%, Stanford got 17,500 shares, or 35%, Felton (the city attorney and a close associate of Carpentier) received 5,000 or 10%, and Edward Carpentier together with Lloyd Tevis received the remaining 4,500 shares, or 9%. Together the Carpentier brothers owned 51%.

On the same date as the transfer of Carpentier's interest to the city, a contract was made between him and Stanford for conveyance of a sizable portion of the waterfront to the Western Pacific Railroad. On April 1, 1868, the Waterfront Company deeded 500 acres of waterfront and exclusive right-of-way to the Western Pacific (later to become the Southern Pacific) Railroad. In return, the railroad promised to complete its tracks from Niles Canyon, not through San Jose, around the Bay and up to San Francisco, but directly to Oakland, requiring only increased ferry service to complete the journey to San Francisco.

Carpentier's association with the founding fathers of the railroad system in and out of California was long and profitable. His ability to finesse the location of the Western Terminus of the transcontinental railroad system to Oakland was the result of this association. As a result of these efforts, the railroad also extended its service along a spur line into Berkeley, providing the basis for the development of a community in conjunction with the planned college. Because of this major transportation link between Berkeley and Oakland, the state was able to see its way clear to purchase the Berkeley site from the College of California. The year of 1868 was momentous in the history of Berkeley.

The Telegraph
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In 1853 the California State Telegraph Company completed its first state-wide telegraph system. From 1857 to 1867 Carpentier served as the president of this company. Other directors included J Mora Moss, Henry Height, and William Ralston. In 1860 this company absorbed the Alta California Telegraph Company, thereby coming into possession of the controlling lines between San Jose, San Francisco, Stockton, Sacramento, Nevada City, and Marysville. In 1861 the Overland Telegraph Company was incorporated, of which Horace was also president. The Overland Company constructed a junction with the Pacific Telegraph Company, owned by Western Union. By 1887 Western Union owned all three companies.

In September of 1861, Horace and partners Moss, Beale, and Herman Wohler bought the Arroyo Seco Rancho from Andres Pico. This Rancho extended into Sacramento, Amador, and San Joaquin counties and occupied a total area of 11 square leagues.

Purchasing his way into William Ralston's Bank of California in 1864, he later became a director. In 1875 Horace Carpentier was listed as the ninth richest man in Alameda County with a property value of well over a million dollars. This figure belies his real wealth and actual holdings. He has been named as being at one time the largest landowner in the State of California.

Carpentier and Peralta As early as 1852, Carpentier had established an attorney/client relationship with Domingo Peralta. Offering to protect Domingo from the very hazards that he was in fact providing, he eventually extracted in the form of unpaid legal fees nearly all of the Reserve and large portions of the Homestead. While this bleeding of the Peralta lands was taking place, Domingo offered few complaints. When he changed legal representation, he was served by one or another of Carpentiers affiliates. Clearly Horace had major dibs on the Peralta Berkeley property, and he tolerated no intrusion into this portion of his domain. While his interest in the East Berkeley area is not quite explicit, it does become evident as we examine the working relationship between Carpentier and Shattuck, Higley, Robinson, Pioche, and others. Clearly his interest in this section of town was more than casual, as he proceeded to promote the installation of a dead end railroad line into what was then no more than a remote, unpopulated, entirely undeveloped section of privately owned turf.

As the political foundation of Horace Carpentier was lost to attrition and the increasing complexity of the East Bay communities, Horace found less and less interest in his local projects. Horace live far longer than all of his of his contemporaries, and he was not known to make many friends in his later years. Still owning a major share of present day Berkeley, none of which was in his own name, he moved back to New York during the early 1880's. There were various visits to the West Coast, some in response to demands that he attend courtroom hearings regarding many of the familiar issues that dragged on for years. The sale of his property was conducted from his New York home, with sales continuing well into the beginning years of the present century. In 1912 he sold off the remainder of his California holdings to C.A. Cooper and Company.

The Disbursement of the Carpentier Fortune Following his retirement from active business pursuits, Horace Carpentier engaged successfully in trade with the Orient. This activity increased his fortune substantially. He traveled back and forth to China, and acquired a Chinese valet (Ting Lung) who resided with Carpentier in his New York home. After returning from China in 1901 Carpentier endowed Columbia University, upon whose board of Trustees he sat, with a $100,000 chair in Chinese Language and Literature. Several years later he increased that gift with an additional $12,000 as a memorial to his now deceased companion, the misnamed "Dean Lung Professorship", honoring Ting Lung for his patience and loyalty. In his will he added yet another $300,000 to his established gift to Columbia University. In 1903 he gave the Columbia University Law School $300,000 in memory of his brother James.

Horace Carpentier died in New York on January 31, 1918. He was 94 years old. Mr Carpentier was buried at the family home in Galway. His will provided more than a million dollars to Barnard College, One hundred thousand dollars to the University of California and another one hundred thousand to the Pacific Theological Seminary. His estate totaled in excess of three and a half million dollars. Prior to his death, before he had given away a major portion of his estate, he was noted to be worth more than twenty million dollars. The Carpentier home in New York City was donated to Barnard College in 1917. The disposition of his Oakland home at Third and Alice is not known. The area is now occupied by the warehouses of Oakland's produce district.

Horace Carpentier was the last of his family to die. In addition to his distribution of funds among the various charitable and educational institutions, Carpentier's only other beneficiaries were a few of the young women that he had "adopted" as "nieces". Among these his favorite for many years was Maud Burk (1872-1948). While the other young woman came and went, Ms Burk remained a part of his life for many years. He had introduced her to the works of the classic writers, and managed to turn her tastes to the Greek and Latin poets, and to the works of Shakespeare. He became extremely possessive of this young woman and prevented at least one marriage on the grounds of terminating their relationship. She visited him for the last time in 1906. By then she had already married and became the "Lady Cunard", heir to the shipping fortune and the mother of Nancy Cunard. Maud was not mentioned in his will.

Horace Carpentier had arrived in California in 1849, and was a member of the Society of California Pioneers. Many years later, long after he had established his residency in New York City, he was asked by the Society to author his own biographic statement, to be included among a collection of those of the other members. The following constitutes his entire submission:

"Of no unworthy parentage —puritan of the Puritans— I was born, much as others are born, a diminutive savage, in 1824.
Without education or culture I have lived a rather long and busy life doing many common things in a common way and perhaps a few things well; a life, as I see it, of mixed good and ill, and with little or nothing in it of special interest to others or even to myself, or that can be worth a remembrance in the annals of your society.
There may be others, masters of fiction and rhetoric, who could invent for me a larger and more rounded history, but this seems to be about the best that I can do.
Yours very truly, H.W.C."

108 East 37 Street, New York July 7, 1901


2272. Elisha Carpenter

Number 1428 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 207.
Family on page 355 (# 468).  A farmer.
Elisha was famous for his ready wit - his reputation survived into the late
1800s. One story was that he was met in a dark and lonely place by a highwayman
armed with a shotgun.  When his money was demanded, Elisha replied, "Money! I
have not a continental; but take my life and if there is any thing in it I will
go you halves."  the robber said, "Good Evening," and disappeared in the
darkness.

SEE:  Saratoga County, New York Will Testators. Maybe the following?
http://www.sampubco.com/ny/nysaratoga2.htm
CARPENTER, ELISHA            PROVIDENCE    46-6-419
CARPENTER, ELISHA            GREENFIELD    46-6-437


5401. Mary Carpenter

Number 3060 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 355.
No family listed.


5403. David Carpenter

Number 3062 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 355.
No family listed.


5404. George S. Carpenter

Number 3063 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 355.
No family listed.
He married a Susan, daughter of Daniel Zeers of Toledo, NY.  She died at
Toldeo.


5405. James Carpenter

Number 3064 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 355.
No family listed.


2273. Rev. James Carpenter

Number 1431 in the Carpenter Memorial.  Page 207
A Baptist Minister.  Elected representative to State Legislature in 1825 & 1830.

CENSUS: 1840 US Census
1840 United States Federal Census
Name: J Carpenter
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Readsboro, Bennington, Vermont
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 60 thru 69: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 1
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 5
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 5
Source Citation: Year: 1840; Census Place: Readsboro, Bennington, Vermont; Roll: 539; Page: 283; Image: 584; Family History Library Film: 0027438.

DEATH: See image: RIN 14006 James Carpenter Death.jpg
Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954
Name: James Carpenter  
Event: Death  
Event Date: 01 Sep 1843  
Event Place: Readsboro, , Vermont, United States  
Gender: Male  
Age: 65  
Estimated Birth Year: 1778  
Father:  
Mother:  
Spouse: Olive Carpenter  
Spouse's Father:  
Spouse's Mother:  
Film Number: 27501  
Digital Folder Number: 004542977  
Image Number: 00590


Olive Perry

CENSUS: 1850 US Census - on same page as David Carpenter and living with son Elias Carpenter - See image: RIN 93133 David Carpenter 1850.jpg

Olive PERRY (AFN: 1F3J-6DX)
Birth:   24 Jan 1785   Woodstock, , Ct
Death:   24 Mar 1869   Whitingham, , Vt
Father:  Elijah PERRY (AFN: 1CMJ-L2G)
Mother:  Irene CHILD (AFN: 1CMJ-L3N)


5410. Elias Carpenter

CENSUS: 1860 US Census - see image: RIN 94326 Daniel Perry Carpenter 1860.jpg
On same page as brother Daniel Perry.


5412. Aura P. Carpenter

CENSUS: Listed below Olive Perry Carpenter while residing with Olive's son Elias. Relationship unknown to whom.


5413. Winslow L. Carpenter

CENSUS: Listed below Olive Perry Carpenter while residing with Olive's son Elias. Relationship unknown to whom.


2276. Richard Carpenter

Number 1432 in the Carpenter Memorial.  Page 207
Family on page 801 (#1734) - Note conflict of 7 children.
Died aged 93 or 94 years.  Elected represenative of Readsboro, VT in 1822 and
also held the office of Justice of the Peace.

Per the Carpenter Memorial; "Irregular family. No. of family not given to
Richard's name.  Richard's wife was 'Annie', he was among the first settlers of
Readsboro, VT."  Only one of seven children (Calvin) listed in the Carpenter
Memorial.
"Annie" may have been his second wife.

CENSUS: 1850 US Census - See image: RIN 141776 Daniel Carpenter 1850.jpg - On same page as son Daniel.


Annie or Anise

Apparently, Anise was probably the step mother, and Annie the mother?


5415. Willard Carpenter

United States Census, 1870 - See image: RIN 141809 Willard Carpenter 1870.jpg
Name: Willard Carpenter  
Estimated Birth Year: 1806  
Gender: Male  
Age in 1870: 64y  
Color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, Indian): White  
Birthplace: Massachusetts  
Home in 1870: Vermont, United States  
  Household Gender Age
Willard Carpenter  M 64y
Abigail Carpenter  F 62y
Willard Gibson M 15y


2286. Amos Carpenter

Not in the Carpenter Memorial.  LINEAGE NOT PROVEN.

NOTE: Descendant testing indicates genetic descendants are a Group 2 (Providence, RI) and not a Group 3 line (Rehoboth, MA).  This shows that this Amos is not from Reuben as noted below.

While this Amos Carpenter might not be the missing child of Reuben Carpenter-7336.
(See: Number 563 in the Carpenter Memorial.  Page 110. CE# 7336)
There is enough supposition to temporarily attach his descendants into this
branch. (NOW changed!) It is striking how the latter children in Reuben's family, this Amos's
family and the son of Amos, Stephen all have children named after famous
people.
Barbara Jean Carpenter Martin of Baker, FL provided information on this line,
starting with this Amos in April 1998.  She is pursueing the lead in an effort
to provide proof.
She believed that Amos was born in Rensselaer county, NY.

E-MAIL: (additional) Wed, 15 Mar 2000 From: Barbara Martin
I am seeking the parents of Amos Carpenter, b., April, 1787, Rensselaer Co.,
New York. At "an early age" he moved to Granville, Massachusetts. At age 18,
he joined the Licking Land Company that settled Granville, Ohio. He married
Susannah Rose, daughter of Lemuel and Achsah Hale Rose, also of Granville,
Massachusetts.  The Roses were part of the pioneer party to Ohio. Amos and
Susannah Carpenter had three sons: Timothy R., Truman W., Stephen Van
Rensselaer, all became wealthy businessmen who helped in the building of
Columbus, Ohio. Their one daughter, Louisa, married Rev.Sabin Hough. By a
second marriage to Joanna Ashton, Amos was the father of Ellen, who became a
school teacher.  Amos Carpenter died in 1858 and is buried in Columbus,
Ohio.
His parentage is my brickwall. I would appreciate any help.
Barbara Carpenter Martin
MORE:
A biographical poem written by Ellen's daughter told that Amos was the son
of a Thomas Carpenter and Elizabeth Van Rensselaer. I cannot prove that.
(All other events recorded in the poem, and it was an epic, seem correct).
MORE:
06 Sep 2000 From: Barbara Martin
Hello John,
Did I ever send you my Carpenter line?
We are only 5 generations long, because I can't connect my GG-grandfather,
Amos Carpenter, to a father.  Since we have no sixth generation bearing the
Carpenter surname, the name fades out with my generation.
There is no doubt in my mind that my Amos is from the Massachusetts
Carpenters. Although he was born in Albany Co., NY, (now Rensselaer Co.), he
moved at an early age to Massachusetts. When he was just 18, he left with
the Granille Co., MA pioneers who settled Granville, Licking Co., Ohio in
1802.
He married Susannah Rose, daughter of Lemuel and Achsah Hale Rose of
Granville, MA.  They and half the town also moved to Ohio. Susannah's
ancestors settled Massachusetts and were among the earliest Puritans.
Amos and Susannah were the parents of Timothy Rose, Truman, Stephen Van
Rensselaer and Ellen.
A biographical poem written by Ellen's daughter told that Amos was the son
of a Thomas Carpenter and Elizabeth Van Rensselaer. I cannot prove that.
(All other events recorded in the poem, and it was an epic, seem correct).
Let me know if I haven't sent what I have, and if you can use orphan lines,
and I will send it my gedcom.
Barbara Carpenter Martin

OBIT:
Amos Carpenter
· Birth: APR 1787 in Rensselaer Co., New York
· Death: 28 MAR 1858 in Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio
· Burial: 31 MAR 1858 Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio, Green Lawn Cem.
Obituary in the March 29,1858 Ohio State Journal states: "Mr. Carpenter was born in Rensselaer county, N. Y., from whence, at an early age, he migrated to Hamden county, Masschusetts, and in the year 1805, made one of the party of resolute adventurers composing the Granville Colony, who purchased and removed to the township of Granvile, Licking county, Ohio." Hill's 1881 "History of Licking County, Ohio"

GRAVE:
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Amos Carpenter
Birth:  Apr., 1787
Death:  Mar. 28, 1858
Burial:
Green Lawn Cemetery
Columbus
Franklin County
Ohio, USA
 
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Susannah Rose

NAME: Susana on tombstone.
Daughter of Lemuel and Achsah Hale Rose.

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Susana Rose Carpenter
 Birth:  1791
Death:  Dec. 2, 1827
Burial:
Old Colony Burying Ground
Granville
Licking County
Ohio, USA
Plot: #110
 
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Record added: May 31, 2007
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5425. Truman W. Carpenter

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Truman W Carpenter
Birth:  Apr. 14, 1847
Death:  Aug. 1, 1892
Burial:
Green Lawn Cemetery
Columbus
Franklin County
Ohio, USA
 
NOTES: Barbara C. Martin
Truman, son of Amos, married late in life and had no children.


Joanna Ashton

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Birth:  1794
Death:  Jul., 1849
Burial:
Old Colony Burying Ground
Granville
Licking County
Ohio, USA
Plot: #111
 
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2287. Reuben Carpenter

Number 1442 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 208.
Family on page 355 (# 469)
Residence; Schenectady, NY.  A farmer.


5429. Sarah Carpenter

Number 3065 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 355.


5430. Charlotte Carpenter

Number 3066 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 355.
No family listed.


2288. Elisha or Elihue Carpenter

Number 1443 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 208.
Family on page 355 (# 470)
Residence; Not known.  A shoemaker.
On the marriage record his name is spelled "Elihue".

WEB PAGE: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nychauta/CENSUS/Inde1825a.htm
1825 New York State Census - Index
Head of Household      Town
Carpenter, Ellihue     Ellery
Carpenter, Ezra        Villenova
Carpenter, Oliver      Ellery
Carpenter, Timothy     Gerry
Carpenter, William     Ellicott


2290. George Washington Carpenter

Number 1445 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 208.
Family on page 355 (# 471)
Residence; Shelburne, MA.   A farmer.


5437. Walter W. Carpenter

Number 3073 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 355.

A clipping.  No date given to Amos B. Carpenter.
"...He and his wife were happily surprized by six or eight couple of their
friends from Shelburne Falls on Thursday evening.  A bountiful collation was
served, and the evening passed very pleasantly: they went home at an early hour
in the morning, leaving their good wishes and a generous sum of money for Mr.
C., who had been very unfortunate the past summer."


5438. Bethia W. Carpenter

Number 3074 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 355.

CENSUS: 1880 US Census
Household:

Name  Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
George L. ANDREWS   Self   M   Male   W   40   CT   Carpenter   CT   CT
Sarah J. ANDREWS   Wife   M   Female   W   39   CT   Keeping House   CT   CT
Nellie ANDREWS   Dau   S   Female   W   18   CT   At School   CT   CT
Robert ANDREWS   Son   S   Male   W   17   CT   Carpenters Apprentice   CT   CT
Dorinda SMITH   Other   W   Female   W   39   MA   School Teacher   MA   MA
George SMITH   Other   S   Male   W   4   CT      CT   MA
Amelia SMITH   Other   S   Female   W   1   CT      CT   MA
Bethia CARPENTER   Other   S   Female   W   41   MA   School Teacher   MA   MA
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Source Information:
 Census Place Winchester, Litchfield, Connecticut
 Family History Library Film   1254100
 NA Film Number   T9-0100
 Page Number   149A


5439. Dorinda A. Carpenter

Number 3075 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 355.