Group 2 - Descendants of Richard Carpenter RIN 669-
The Providence (Pawtuxet section, now in Cranston), Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, now part of Providence County, RI Carpenter line

Notes

4667. John Carpenter

CENSUS:  1880 US Census - Spouse and children listed.  This John died before the Census (d. abt 1863 to ?).
Household:
Name  Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
John CARPENTER   Self   S   Male   W   27   NY   Farmer   NY   NY
Lillie CARPENTER   Sister   S   Female   W   24   NY   Keeping House   NY   NY
Issac CARPENTER   Brother   S   Male   W   17   NY   At School   NY   NY
Catharine CARPENTER   Mother   W   Female   W   50   NY      NY   NY
Wilbur KIRBY   Other   S   Male   W   40   NY   Produce   NY   NY
Lizzie KIRBY   Other   S   Female   W   42   NY   Boarder   NY   NY
Charles KIRBY   Other   S   Male   W   14   NY   Boarder   NY   NY
Cecil ROWLSON   Other   M   Male   W   35   ENG   Boarder   ENG   ENG
Sarah ROWLSON   Other   M   Female   W   35   ENG   Boarder   ENG   ENG
Chrissie ROWLSON   Other   S   Female   W   6   NY   Boarder   ENG   ENG
Edith ROWLSON   Other   S   Female   W   4   NY   Boarder   ENG   ENG
Jane TURNER   Other   S   Female   W   17   NY   Servant   ENG   ENG
Christine RUMPH   Other   S   Female   W   17   GER   Servant   GER   GER
Ann JENNINGS   Other   S   Female   W   23   IRE   Servant   IRE   IRE
William LYONS   Other   S   Male   W   20   NY   Servant   NY   NY
Charles BROWN   Other   S   Male   B   18   NY   Servant   NY   NY
Joseph LUTHER   Other   S   Male   W   14   NY   Servant   NY   NY
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Source Information:
 Census Place White Plains, Westchester, New York
 Family History Library Film   1254947
 NA Film Number   T9-0947
 Page Number   408D

4674. James Carpenter

Number 1446 in the book "The Carpenter Family in America" by Daniel H.
Carpenter, 1901.  No Family listed.

CENSUS: 1880 US Census - no image
Household:Name RelationMarital StatusGenderRaceAgeBirthplaceOccupationFather's BirthplaceMother's BirthplaceJames CARPENTER1 Self M Male W 30 NY Clerk In Mm Shop NY NY Sarah CARPENTER Wife M Female W 31 NY Keep House NY NY Lolah CARPENTER Dau S Female W 5 NY NY NY Frank CARPENTER Other S Male W 11M NY NY NY Note: 1NO #Source Information:Census PlaceHoosick Falls, Rensselaer, New YorkFamily History Library Film 1254921NA Film Number T9-0921Page Number 226B

CENSUS: 1900 US Census - See image: RIN 57682 James Carpenter 1900 4114737_759.jpg
Name: James Carpenter
Titles:
Residence: Hoosick Falls village (part), Rensselaer, New York
Birth date: Feb 1850
Birthplace: New York
Relationship to head-of-household: Self
Spouse's name: Sarah J Carpenter
Spouse's titles:
Spouse birthplace: New York
Father's name:
Father's titles:
Father's birthplace: New York
Mother's name:
Mother's titles:
Mother's birthplace: New York
Race or color (expanded): White
Head-of-household name:
Gender: Male
Marital status: Married
Years married: 27
Estimated marriage year: 1873
Mother how many children:
Number living children:
Immigration year:
Enumeration district: 0039
Sheet number and letter: 14A
Household id: 321
Reference number: 48
GSU film number: 1241150
Image number: 00759
Collection: United States Census, 1900

7704. Robert Carpenter

Age 11 months in the 1880 US Census.

4682. Charles Adrain Carpenter

BIRTH:
Born Aug 1844 per 1900 US Census.
Birth reportedly 22 Aug 1844 at Fort Montgomery, Orange, NY - but no valid source given.  

CENSUS: 1850 US Census - with parents
CENSUS: 1855 New York State Census - with parents
CENSUS: 1860 US Census - with parents

CENSUS: 1865 New York State Census - not with family

CENSUS: 1870 US Census - with parents

MARRIAGE: 1876
Reportedly 8 Jan 1876 Newburgh, Orange, NY - but no marriage record found?  Need valid cite.

CENSUS: 1880 US Census
CENSUS: 1890 US Census - burned

CENSUS: 1900 US Census
Name: Charles A Carpenter  [Charles Carpenter]
Age: 55
Birth Date: Aug 1844
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1900: Highlands, Orange, New York
Sheet Number: 8B
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 155
Family Number: 167
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Susan F Carpenter
Marriage Year: 1877
Years Married: 23
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Occupation: Highway Commercial
Months not employed: 0
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
House Owned or Rented: O
Home Free or Mortgaged: F
Farm or House: H
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Charles A Carpenter 55
Susan F Carpenter 43
Martha E Carpenter 18
Jennie Carpenter 8
Source Citation
Year: 1900; Census Place: Highlands, Orange, New York; Roll: 1140; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 1241140
Source Information
Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.

CENSUS: 1910 US Census
Name: Charles Carpenter
Age in 1910: 65
Birth Year: abt 1845
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1910: Highlands, Orange, New York
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Susan Carpenter
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Own Income
Home Owned or Rented: Own
Home Free or Mortgaged: Free
Farm or House: House
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Years Married: 33
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Charles Carpenter 65
Susan Carpenter 50
Martha Carpenter 26
Jennie Carpenter 18
Source Citation
Year: 1910; Census Place: Highlands, Orange, New York; Roll: T624_1059; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0018; FHL microfilm: 1375072
Source Information
Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.

CENSUS: 1920 US Census
Name: Charles Carpenter
Age: 74
Birth Year: abt 1846
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1920: Highland, Orange, New York
Street: Washington Ave
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Susan F Carpenter
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Retired
Home Owned or Rented: Own
Attended School: No
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Charles Carpenter 74
Susan F Carpenter 63
Martha E Carpenter 39
Jennie Woods 27
Waldo Chas Woods 5
Source Citation
Year: 1920; Census Place: Highland, Orange, New York; Roll: T625_1252; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 107
Source Information
Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.

DEATH:  
Inferred death year of 1924 based on probate date of 25 Mar 1924. See WILL below.
Date of death reportedly 28 Feb 1924, but valid cite not given.

GRAVE: image
Charles A. Carpenter
Birth: Aug 1844 Orange County, New York, USA
Death: 1924 USA
Burial: Peacedale Cemetery, Highland Falls, Orange County, New York, USA
Memorial #: 9336991
Bio: Charles was born in August 1844, son of William H. and Mrtha Ann Carpenter. Husband of Susan F. (Hanyan) Carpenter also buried in the same cemetery.In the 1915 New York state census for the Town of Highland Falls, Orange County, New York, Charles was listed as a 70 years old farmer living with his 56 yeaers old wife Susan F. and their children: 33 years old Martha E.; 86 years old mother-in-law, Ellen Cook, 23 years old daughter Jennie H. Woods and her husband 24 yers old John H. Woods; and 9 years old grandson, Waldo C. Woods.
Created by: John Christeson (46562435)
Added: 19 Aug 2004
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9336991/carp
Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 January 2018), memorial page for Charles A. Carpenter (Aug 1844–1924), Find A Grave Memorial no. 9336991, citing Peacedale Cemetery, Highland Falls, Orange County, New York, USA ; Maintained by John Christeson (contributor 46562435) .

WILL: 23 images
Name: Charles A Carpenter  <---- Charles Adrain Carpenter mentioned once in probate.
Probate Date: 25 Mar 1924
Probate Place: Orange, New York, USA
Inferred Death Year: Abt 1924
Inferred Death Place: New York, USA
Item Description: Probate of Wills, Vol 313, 1924
Table of Contents 23 images
Cover Page 1
Will Papers 2–11
Order Papers 12–17
Petition Papers 18–21
Guardianship Papers 22–23
Source Citation
New York, Orange County, Wills; Author: New York. Surrogate's Court (Orange County); Probate Place: Orange, New York
Source Information
Ancestry.com. New York, Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
Original data: New York County, District and Probate Courts.
See images at:
https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/8800/005050762_00055?pid=9268631&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db%3DUSProbateNY%26h%3D9268631%26indiv%3Dtry%26o_vc%3DRecord:OtherRecord%26rhSource%3D7181&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true

ANCESTRY: compare above with the IRWIN-FAMILY-TREE- Son of Michael & Hari-Ann Irwin by harriann44 - See:
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/46431939/person/6940212456/facts

Susan Frances Hanyan

PARENTS:
Samuel H Hanyan  1829–1878
Ellen van Voorhis  1829–1917
NOTE:  Her mother listed as Ellen Cook was 86 (b. abt 1829) in the 1915 NY State census.

CENSUS: 1875 New York state Census - with parents
Name: Susan F Hanyan
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Birth Year: abt 1857
Residence Date: 1 Jun 1875
Residence Place: Highlands, Orange, New York, USA
Election District: Highland
Household number: 559
Relation to Head: Daughter
Father's name: Samuel
Mother's name: Ellen Hanyan
Line Number: 25
Sheet Number: 62
Household Members:
Name Age
Samuel Hanyan 45
Ellen Hanyan 45
Susan F Hanyan 18
Sarah J Hanyan 14
Source Information
Ancestry.com. New York, State Census, 1875 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Original data: Census of the state of New York, for 1875. Microfilm. New York State Archives, Albany, New York.

CENSUS: 1900 US Census - EXTRACT
Name: Susan F Carpenter
Birth Date: Nov 1856
Birthplace: New York
Spouse's Name: Charles A Carpenter
Marriage Year: 1877
Years Married: 23
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Mother: number of living children: 3
Mother: How many children: 4

7705. Martha E. Carpenter

MARRIAGE:  1925
Name: Martha E Carpenter
Gender: Female
Age: 44
Birth Date: abt 1881
Marriage Date: 31 Dec 1925
Marriage Place: Orange, New York, USA
Father: Charles A Carpenter
Mother: Susan F Hayen
Spouse: Edward A Sutherland
Film Number: 000829659
Source Information
Ancestry.com. New York, County Marriage Records, 1847-1849, 1907-1936 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
Original data: Marriage Records. New York Marriages. Various New York County Clerk offices.

GRAVE: image
Martha E. Carpenter Sutherland
Birth: Jun 1881
Death: 1969
Burial: Peacedale Cemetery, Highland Falls, Orange County, New York, USA
Memorial #: 9339012
Bio: Daughter of Charles A. Carpenter and Susan F. (Hanyan) Carpenter and wife of Edward A. Sutherland. Lived in the Town of Highland Falls, Orange County, New York.
Created by: John Christeson (46562435)
Added: 19 Aug 2004
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9339012/martha-e.-sutherland
Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 January 2018), memorial page for Martha E. Carpenter Sutherland (Jun 1881–1969), Find A Grave Memorial no. 9339012, citing Peacedale Cemetery, Highland Falls, Orange County, New York, USA ; Maintained by John Christeson (contributor 46562435) .

7706. Jennie H. Carpenter

Jenny married a John H. Woods who was age 24 in 1915. She had Waldo C. Woods born about 1906.

7707. Hannah Jane Carpenter

She and her husband, Chester Weyant (b. abt 1887 NY) had Charles W. Weyant (b. abt 1924 NY) and  Franklin C. Wood (b. abt 1923 NY) by 1925.

GRAVE:
Hannah Jane Carpenter Woods
Birth: 15 Sep 1891
Death: 14 Dec 1969
Burial: Peacedale Cemetery, Highland Falls, Orange County, New York, USA
Memorial #: 9339026
Bio: Daughter of Charles A. Carpenter and Susan F. (Hanyan) Carpenter. Married twice, first to Chester L. Weyant and second to John H. Wood. Lived in the Town of Highland Falls, Orange County, New York.
Created by: John Christeson (46562435)
Added: 19 Aug 2004
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9339026/hannah_jane-woods
Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 January 2018), memorial page for Hannah Jane Carpenter Woods (15 Sep 1891–14 Dec 1969), Find A Grave Memorial no. 9339026, citing Peacedale Cemetery, Highland Falls, Orange County, New York, USA ; Maintained by John Christeson (contributor 46562435) .

4683. Ezekiel Cowan "Ezek" Carpenter

GRAVE:  no grave image, but picture of obit with Ezek.
Ezekiel Cowan “Ezek” Carpenter
Birth: 3 Mar 1850 USA
Death: 3 Jun 1940 USA
Burial: Union Cemetery, Highland Falls, Orange County, New York, USA
Memorial #: 143068527
Bio:
Esek Cowan Carpenter was one of the few old time citizens remaining in Highland, New York and spent his entire life in the township.  He conducted an insurance agency and was a Justice of the Peace for many years and in 1890 was appointed the first census taker of the community.  At the time of his death, he was survived by a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Stephen Carpenter, of Brooklyn; a granddaughter, Miss Ruth Carpenter of Denver Colorado; a sister-in-law, Mrs. Charles Carpenter, and two nieces-Mrs. Edward Sutherland and Mrs. Chester Weyant, both of Highland.  Mr. Carpenter had two sons, Howard and Stephen, both deceased.  Funeral Services were held in the Methodist Church.  Rev. M.O. Bennett officiating.  Internment was in the Highland Union Cemetery under the direction of Hogan and Bevans.
Created by: Harri-Ann Irwin (48109592)
Added: 25 Feb 2015
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143068527/ezekiel-cowan-carpenter
Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 January 2018), memorial page for Ezekiel Cowan “Ezek” Carpenter (3 Mar 1850–3 Jun 1940), Find A Grave Memorial no. 143068527, citing Union Cemetery, Highland Falls, Orange County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Harri-Ann Irwin (contributor 48109592) .

4692. Jesse G. Carpenter

Number 1456 in the book "The Carpenter Family in America" by Daniel H. Carpenter, 1901.
Family on page 307.  He died at his residence in Somers.  Born about 1820 per the above record.

CENSUS 1880:
Household:
Name  Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Jessie G. CARPENTER   Self   W   Male   W   57   NY   Farmer   NY   NY
John CARPENTER   Son   S   Male   W   24   NY   Farmer   NY   NY
Andrew CARPENTER   Son   S   Male   W   22   NY   Farmer   NY   NY
Elisha P. CARPENTER   Son   S   Male   W   17   NY   Farmer   NY   NY
Mary CARPENTER   Dau   W   Female   W   23   NY   Keeping House   NY   NY
Bailey CARPENTER   GSon   S   Male   W   4   NY      NY   NY
Bell PETERSON   Other   S   Female   B   18   NY   Kitchen Girl   NY   NY
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Source Information:
 Census Place Somers, Westchester, New York
 Family History Library Film   1254947
 NA Film Number   T9-0947
 Page Number   296B

http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=message&r=rw&p=surnames.carpenter&m=2316
CARPENTER/SEYMOUR Bible, NY, 1822-1963
 Author: Tracy St. Claire  Date: 9 Oct 2002 2:26 PM GMT
 Surnames: CARPENTER, SEYMOUR, REYNOLDS, VAIL, WIXOM, CASSELL, UNDERHILL, HARDING, HILL
 Classification: Bible
CARPENTER Bible

The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments,
Merriam, Moore and Co., Troy NY, 1848. Hills # 1361

The Bible is in fair condition, with both covers detatched
and the spine damaged. Some foxing.

LDS site puts this family in Somers, Westchester, NY.

Transcribed by and in the possession of Tracy St. Claire,
aaf@ais.net.

The handwriting here is questionable. Please view
the scans for yourself before using this information.
Scans available at http://www.biblerecords.com

SURNAMES:
CARPENTER
SEYMOUR
REYNOLDS
VAIL
WIXOM
CASSELL
UNDERHILL
HARDING
HILL

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[Page One -- Marriages]

Jesse G. Carpenter was married to Sarah Seymour
December 23rd 1849

D. Webster Carpenter married Mary Reynolds 1874
[1874 added in pencil later]

John S. Carpenter married Annie May Flerrellin [?? TSC]

Andrew Carpenter married Ida Vail

Elisha P. Carpenter married Lottie Wixom

Bailey U. Carpenter married March 12, 1896
Carrie May Cassell

Lillian Carpenter married Richard M. Underhill

Jessie E. Carpenter married David G. Carpenter

Milton Webster Carpenter married Ethel Leone Harding
Aug. 17, 1927

Donald Milton Carpenter married Doris Jean Hill
Divorced--

[Page Two -- Births; "Son Of"s on this page added
in pen at a later date]

Jesse G. Carpenter was Born Feb. 15th 1822

Sarah Carpenter Was Born Feb. 22nd 1825

D. Webster Carpenter Was Born Oct 24th 1852

James S. Carpenter Was Born Feby 19th 1855

John S. Carpenter Was Born June 8th 1856

Andrew Carpenter Was Born March 5th 1858

Orpha Ann Carpenter Was Born October 13th 1859

Elisha P. Carpenter Was Born June 23rd 1862

Bailey Underhill Carpenter
Son of D. Webster Carpenter
Born Aug 7, 1875

Milton Webster Carpenter
Son of Bailey Carpenter
Born Oct. 16, 1898

Eveleen Lois Carpenter
Born July 9, 1903

Donald Milton Carpenter
Born Sept. 16, 1931
Son of Milton Webster Carpenter

[Page Three -- Deaths]

James S. Carpenter Died July 6th 1855

Orpha Ann Carpenter Died November 5th 1864

Sarah Carpenter Died April 24th 1875

D. Webster Carpenter Died May 14th 1876

Andrew Carpenter Died February 22nd 1883

Jesse G. Carpenter Died Nov. 2nd 1899

Lottie W. Carpenter Died March 30th 1919

James Seymour Died June 21st 1854

John Seymour Died June 3rd 1855

Orpha Seymour Died Sept. 21st 1858

James Henry Seymour Died September 13th 1865

John S. Carpenter Died Aug 23, 1922

Elisha P. Carpenter Died Dec. 27, 1922

Bailey Underhill Carpenter Died Mon., May 23, 1932
age 56 yr 9 mo. 16 days

Carrie C. Carpenter died Jan 7, 1963 [1932 in a box next to
this entry]

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Sarah Seymour

Bible records include the following Seymour deaths.
James Seymour Died June 21st 1854 (father?)
John Seymour Died June 3rd 1855 (probably brother to Sarah)
Orpha Seymour Died Sept. 21st 1858 (mother?)
James Henry Seymour Died September 13th 1865 (brother?)

7712. James S. Carpenter

Number 1803 in the book "The Carpenter Family in America" by Daniel H.
Carpenter, 1901.
No family listed.

7714. Andrew Carpenter

Number 1804 in the book "The Carpenter Family in America" by Daniel H.
Carpenter, 1901.
No family listed.

7715. Orpha Ann Carpenter

NOT listed in the book "The Carpenter Family in America" by Daniel H. Carpenter, 1901.  Listed in Bible record.

7716. Elisha P. Carpenter

Number 1807 in the book "The Carpenter Family in America" by Daniel H. Carpenter, 1901.
No family listed.

4693. Emily Carpenter

Number 1457 in the book "The Carpenter Family in America" by Daniel H.
Carpenter, 1901.
No family listed.

4694. Robert H. Carpenter

Number 1459 in the book "The Carpenter Family in America" by Daniel H. Carpenter, 1901.
Family on page 307.

E-MAIL: I have my great grandmother's
Carpenter family bible from New York. It lists my great grandmother
Sarah Carpenter b. 31 jan. 1867 and her siblings brother Stephen and
sisters mary Edith Evelyn. Their parents Robert Halleck Carpenter b. 1
July 1827  m. May 11 1853 nyc to Amy Thorne Griffen Dau. of Thomas T.
Griffen and Mary Miller Amy b. Feb.18 1829. Robert 's parents are listed
as Benjamin and Martha. He died 17, 12m, 1838 aged 63 1mo. 3d (Born Nov.
14, 1775?) Martha D.19 of 9mo. 1827 aged 46 4mo. 11d.(born may 8 1781?)A
slip of paper in it lists a blacksmith bill of 17.06$ and on the
reverse  what appear to be death dates Martha in 1821 aged 46 James
1859aged 53 Joseph aged 36 in 1859 and Benjamin age 63 1838. Do any of
these appear in your data base? They were all Quakers for many
generations. The Sarah Carpenter listed 1st Married Henry Warrington
Gillingham at Meeting in NYC in 1897.These Quakers lived in Westchester
county and the Griffens in Orange and may have started out on Long Is
before settling in 9 partners . If any of this is of interest to add to
your data base I can send details. If you can connect them I would love
the info as I can't get past Benj. and Martha. Thanks for the site. Tina
Foss at sbmission@aol.com

From:
To:
Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 10:26 PM
Subject: Re: Carpenter Bible
Dear John, Yes I am still at this address. My Robert Halleck Carpenter was not the son of Wright Carpenter but the child of Benjamin Carpenter and Martha Weeks. From the dates I have for them I was able to reconstruct the line thru various Quaker records. The only online record had Robert's birthdate off by 20 years as someone must have thought it impossible for Martha to have Henry and then no children for all those years and suddenly have Robert.I had always heard Robert had a much older brother who could not take over his care when his mother died shortly after his birth. His father died when he was young leaving the orphaned Robert to be brought up by aunts in Westchester Co. which his family had helped settle.
I was also told that the family was descended from the Kips of new Amsterdam. Martha Weeks grandmother was a Kip. Wright Carpenter appears to be a close cousin of my line whose child has the same name as my ancestor. The Carpenters seem to like Benjamin and Robert and Sarah as names and repeat them often!
Thanks for keeping me posted on the Carpenter clan. Would you like a copy of what I have so far? Also, is La Mesa by San Diego? I was down there yesterday and thought I saw a road sign for La Mesa but am not really familiar with the area as I grew up here on the central coast in Santa Barbara County. My grandmother told me she had Carpenter cousins here in California as her aunt who married a Burr and moved to San Jose at the turn of the century. (Can one use that phrase now that the century has turned again?)Our family lost track of that San Jose bunch after they moved from New York. Thanks for all the info.
-Tina Foss in Santa Barbara.

Is the following related to this Robert H. Carpenter?  Please note the child named Elwood.
Household:
1880 US Census:
Name  Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Robert R. CARPENTER   Self   M   Male   W   50   NY   Carman   NY   NY
Anna CARPENTER   Wife   M   Female   W   45   NY   Keeping House   NY   NY
Abram L. CARPENTER   Son   S   Male   W   18   NY   Clerk In Store   NY   NY
Elwood CARPENTER   Son   S   Male   W   16   NY   Clerk In Store   NY   NY
Asbery ELLIOTT   Other   S   Male   W   24   NY   Carman   NY   NY
Lewis ELLIOTT   Other   S   Male   W   22   NY   Carman   NY   NY
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Source Information:
 Census Place New York, New York (Manhattan), New York City-Greater, New York
 Family History Library Film   1254877
 NA Film Number   T9-0877
 Page Number   369A

7718. Edward Carpenter

Number 1808 in the book "The Carpenter Family in America" by Daniel H.
Carpenter, 1901.
No family listed.

7719. Lincoln Carpenter

Number 1809 in the book "The Carpenter Family in America" by Daniel H.
Carpenter, 1901.
No family listed.

4700. James A. Carpenter

Number 1464 in the book "The Carpenter Family in America" by Daniel H.
Carpenter, 1901.
No family listed except in notes.

CENSUS:  1880 United States Census
Household:
Name  Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
James A. CARPENTER   Self   M   Male   W   42   NY   Merchant   NY   NY
Mary F. CARPENTER   Wife   M   Female   W   41   NY   Keeps House   NY   NY
Anna L. CARPENTER   Dau   S   Female   W   16   NY   At School   NY   NY
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Source Information:
 Census Place Bristol, Ontario, New York
 Family History Library Film   1254908
 NA Film Number   T9-0908
 Page Number   5A

4701. Laura Elizabeth Carpenter

Number 1465 in the book "The Carpenter Family in America" by Daniel H.
Carpenter, 1901.
No family listed except in notes.

4703. David Carpenter

Number 1466 in the book "The Carpenter Family in America" by Daniel H.
Carpenter, 1901.
No Family listed.

4707. Daniel Carpenter

Number 1470 in the book "The Carpenter Family in America" by Daniel H.
Carpenter, 1901.
No Family listed.