Descendants of William Carpenter-98 - Father of William Carpenter-584 (b. abt 1605).
Descendants of William Carpenter-98, his son William Carpenter-584, both who immigrated in 1638 on the Bevis from England to America. William Carpenter-584 settled in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusettsin 1640.
About 90.900 descendants are listed in this report.
The number after the surname is a record information number (RIN) from the Carpenter Cousins Project master genealogical database. See: The Carpenter Cousins Project
These Carpenter lineages include those male descendants who have been Y-DNA tested and are part of Group 3 of the Carpenter Cousins Y-DNA Project.
Group 3 is genetically distinct from other Carpenter/Zimmerman groups within the Carpenter Cousins Y-DNA Project. Even Group 2 the descendants of William Carpenter of Providence, Rhode Island who came to America in 1635. The difference between Group 2 and 3 genetically is three (3) discriminators and two of them are on the first 37 Y-DNA markers given at FamilyTree DNA (FTDNA.com).
Some descendants of this Carpenter line married into other Carpenter and Zimmerman lines. In addition, there have been some formal and informal adoptions in this descendant line. Sometimes a young widow with a son would remarry and the young lad would bond with his step-father then assume his surname. Before bigger and mmore formalized governments, this was not uncommon. Then sometimes children were given up for adoption.
We call these type of events Non-Paternity Events or NPEs. This means that sometimes a Carpenter descendant may occasionally have a different genetic profile from what is expected. Or conversely, a Carpenter descendant who was adopted has a different surname, but the genetic profile of this Carpenter line. Such individuals often wind up in either Group 98 or Group 99 of the Carpenter Cousins Y-DNA Project. These two groups are similar to catch all groups until they match other Y-DNA testers and are placed in an organized groups. On occasion, there is enough Y-DNA testers on that line to create a new group already. We have made a great effort to explain such differences - like NPE events - within the notes of the individual or individuals involved.
For the most up-to-date information on the William Carpenters who settled in Rehoboth, MA (Group 3) & Providence, RI (aka Group 2), please see Carpenter Sketches by Gene Zubrinsky.
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