4.
George Carpenter
5.
John Carpenter
NOTE:
Y-DNA is indicating that this is a Zimmerman line of Swiss ancestry and not an English line. Was this the John Carpenter at Valley Forge? See father's notes.
CONFLICT of Y-DNA:
A son of this John Carpenter, named Edward has descendants who are part of Group 6 of the Carpenter Cousins Y-DNA Project. Yet, one other claimed descendant of Edward is part of Group 98.
A son of this John Carpenter, named George has descendants that are part of Group 11.
The father, George Zimmerman has descendants that are part of Group 11.
This John Carpenter-11689 is cited as C#11689 in both Groups 6 and 11.
BURIAL: Carpenter Cemetery
The cemetery is on the Foreman farm off Township Road 81 0.1 mile east of Ohio State Route 60.
The cemetery is located in Killbuck Township, Holmes County, Ohio, and is # 5585 (Carpenter Cemetery) in “Ohio Cemeteries 1803-2003”, compiled by the Ohio Genealogical Society.
https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2574153/carpenter-cemetery
NOTE: Conflict with burial location, see GRAVE
George Carpenter Cemetery, Killbuck Township,, Holmes, Ohio, USA
or
Prairie Chapel Church Cemetery, Coshocton, Coshocton County, Ohio, USA
GRAVE: Has wrong birth info and such ... but good images. - CONFLICT with BURIAL above.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=38005578
John Carpenter
Birth: 6 Mar 1735 Hampshire, England
Death: 3 Sep 1806 (aged 71) Coshocton County, Ohio, USA
Burial: Prairie Chapel Church Cemetery, Coshocton, Coshocton County, Ohio, USA
Memorial #: 38005578
Bio:
Footnotes for this profile, with additional information, are available at http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Carpenter-4118
County histories record the family memory that John Carpenter served under George Washington during the French and Indian War. This would mean that Carpenter was a member of the Virginia Regiment, which was led by Colonel George Washington, who reportedly said of Carpenter "that as he could not run fast, the British or Indians would eventually get him." And the Indians eventually did get him -- twice -- but they weren't able to keep him or kill him.
After the disastrous campaigns at the beginning of the French and Indian War, Washington turned his attention to building a string of forts across Virginia's western frontier, to protect against the Indian raids which were driving the settlers off their farms.
John Carpenter was placed in command of one of these little forts, probably in Hampshire County, as that is where his future wife's (adopted) father owned land. As the story goes, Carpenter and his men came across a band of Indians who had just set a farm cabin on fire. "In the ensuing battle, most of the Indians were killed and Carpenter entered the burning cabin. Here he found a young woman who had been tomahawked by the Indians, lying on a bed. Her husband had been murdered by the savages. She eventually recuperated from her wounds and became the wife of John Carpenter."
Later, the Virginia Regiment participated in General Forbes' Expedition of 1758, which captured the French Fort Duquesne (present-day Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania). Perhaps this was the first time that John Carpenter saw the Ohio River.
Presumably John Carpenter and Nancy Beaver were married around 1760, as their son Edward was born in 1761. John and Nancy inherited land in Hampshire County from her father John Beaver, and in 1771 they bought the other half of this land from her sister and co-heir Susannah Scott.
"He lived in Western Pennsylvania in 1770's." At the time, western Pennsylvania was claimed by Virginia, and Carpenter certainly assumed that he was living in Virginia: In a 1777 land record his residence is given as "Ohio County, Virginia."
Lord Dunmore's War
In 1774, Lord Dunmore's War (named after the Governor of Virginia at the time) broke out, the result of a year of escalating violence between frontier settlers and Indian tribes from across the Ohio River. "From the perspective of the backcountry, the shots fired on the Ohio late in 1774, not those at Concord six months later, constituted the beginning of the American Revolution. Though the Ohio campaign was led by a royal governor, its muscle was provided by two thousand men who had waited a decade in mounting frustration and anger while the king neglected their needs. This was their declaration of independence."
Sgt. John Carpenter was one of these frontiersmen who struck out at the Ohio Indians in defiance of the British policy of restricting western settlement. In July 1774 a force of 400 men under Major Angus McDonald destroyed Wakatomica and nearby Shawnee towns in central Ohio, near present-day Dresden. It is probably not a coincidence that Carpenter and several of his children settled in this area (on the border of Coshocton and Guernsey Counties) when it was opened for settlement many years later; this is the general area where John Carpenter died.
Soldier in the Revolution
John Carpenter served in the Revolution as a Quartermaster Sergeant (a senior non-commissioned officer) in Captain Ewell's company of the State Garrison Regiment. He served for three years, being discharged on 1 June 1781. When he joined his regiment in June 1778, it was attached to the Continental Army under General Washington's command, after the horrible winter at Valley Forge. The middle-aged Indian fighter joined his regiment just in time for Washington's pursuit of the British army across New Jersey as they withdrew from Philadelphia. This campaign saw the Battle of Monmouth, where Washington famously rallied his fleeing troops and fought the British counterattack to a standstill.
"The regiment remained in the service of the Continental Army until late 1779 when called back to Virginia." Carpenter was later sent to the Ohio Valley toward the end of the Revolution, where "he became an associate of Lewis Wetzel, the Zanes and other famous frontiersmen. His adventures would fill a volume." Wetzel and the Zanes were associated with Fort Henry (present-day Wheeling, in Ohio County, West Virginia), so this is presumably where John Carpenter was stationed. He mustered out on 1 June 1781, while General Cornwallis's troops were raiding through the Virginia heartland. But John was already in the middle of a war zone and, as a private citizen, he continued fighting, with his family at his side.
Across the Ohio, Captured by Indians
"Near the close of the Revolution, Washington sent Carpenter to the west of the Allegheny Mountains to help the settlers to resist the Indians who had become allies of the British.... When Washington sent him to western Pennsylvania, he settled on Buffalo Creek in western Washington County (then still part of Ohio County, Virginia), east of Wellsburg, West Virginia. He was a noted hunter, also, and in many of his hunting expeditions, he crossed the few miles across Virginia, and the Ohio River into the Short Creek Valley, less than 20 miles below Steubenville. The more he saw of the Short Creek area, the more it appealed to him, and the greater became his desire to settle here." "Carpenter built a cabin in 1781, west of the Ohio, on Short Creek, and readied a clearing for corn the following season. While doing this he commuted to Short Creek from his Buffalo Creek home. When Cornwallis surrendered, October 19, 1781, he was about ready to move, even though it meant being a squatter in the Ohio Country. But first he planned to go to Fort Pitt for a supply of salt.... He started for Fort Pitt, approximately 40 miles away, taking two pack-horses. On the way he was captured by a band of Wyandot Indians and taken to the Moravian town, Gnadenhutten, where he was compelled to give up his clothing in trade for an Indian costume."
Two weeks after they captured Carpenter, the group of Indians arrived at their village of Sandusky, on the shore of Lake Erie. Knowing his reputation as a fighter, they wanted to adopt him as a member of their tribe. Carpenter pretended to go along with their plan, so he could gain their trust. They allowed him to wander around their town, and occasionally they sent him outside to get the horses. One day he discovered that the horses had strayed farther away than usual, and he decided that this was his chance to escape. "He mounted one of the horses and rode towards home, reaching Fort Pitt after several days almost starved and exhausted."
"Some time later John and Nancy were in their truck patch near their cabin, when two Indians crept out from the nearby woods and fired at John. Both bullets passed through his body. One Indian rushed forward to scalp him, while the other redskin attempted to reach Nancy. Neither of the Carpenters had any weapons, only their garden hoes.
"As the one savage made for Carpenter's scalp, Nancy began striking the Indian on the head with the heavy hoe she had been using. She was a stout, determined woman, and with her first stroke, the Indian fell to the ground; several more strokes ended his life. At this time their eldest son, Edward, rushed out of the cabin, and the remaining Indian fled. John Carpenter made it into the cabin, and shortly recovered from the two wounds he continued his pioneer efforts and by 1785 had been chosen Justice of the Peace of the Short Creek settlement."
With the stream of new settlers as the Revolutionary War ground to a close in 1782, Carpenter's cabin grew into Carpenter's Fort with three blockhouses, offering shelter to nearby farmers from the persistent threat of Indian attacks. Around the fort grew "Norris Town," apparently on Carpenter's land. John Carter was one of two local Justices of the Peace. However, in 1785 federal troops swept through the area, evicting the squatters and burning their cabins. Of course many of the cabins (as well as Carpenter's fort) were rebuilt after the army left because, as the officer in charge of the troops observed, "the poor devils have nowhere to go."
Later Years
"In 1797 the Carpenters moved from the fort to Stillwater creek near the present site of Smyrna. From here John Carpenter moved to what is now Coshocton county, leaving the farm in charge of his son Edward."
"John Carpenter apparently died in 1806, and George Carpenter was appointed administrator of the estate. The immediate heirs of John Carpenter were: Edward and Catherine De Long Carpenter, George and Susannah Tilton Carpenter, Jacob and Elizabeth Carpenter Highshoe, Charles and Susannah Carpenter Williams, William and Ann (Nancy) Carpenter Morrison, Ira and Sarah (Sally) Carpenter Kimberly, Issac and Mary (Polly) Carpenter Hoagland, William and Sarah Critchfield Carpenter, and Thomas and Delilah Critchfield Carpenter."
Inscription: Soldier of the American Revolution Buried Near Prairie Chapel Church in 1800
Family Members
Spouse
Nancy Beaver Carpenter 1739-1806
Children
Edward Carpenter 1761-1827
Elizabeth Carpenter Highshew 1761-1848
Elizabeth Carpenter Hoagland 1761-1848
Susannah Carpenter Williams 1764-1830
George Crawford Carpenter 1767-1827
Nancy Carpenter Morrison 1775-1835
Mary Carpenter Hoagland 1778-1852
William M. Carpenter 1783-1858
Thomas Carpenter 1786-1858
Maintained by: John Schmeeckle (47662529)
Originally Created by: Cheryl Behrend (39733792)
Added: 6 Jun 2009
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38005578/john-carpenter
Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/38005578/john-carpenter : accessed 08 May 2021), memorial page for John Carpenter (6 Mar 1735–3 Sep 1806), Find a Grave Memorial ID 38005578, citing Prairie Chapel Church Cemetery, Coshocton, Coshocton County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by John Schmeeckle (contributor 47662529) .
SAR: (pdf)
Revolutionary War Patriots Buried in Ohio, Updated 5/2016
The records contained in this Roster were begun with those presented by the Daughters of the
American Revolution and the WPA to the State of Ohio as a tribute of respect to the hardy
pioneers who transplanted to this State the noble ideals for which they fought from 1775 to
1783, and who now sleep the last sleep beneath its soil, 1929. They were amended by other
sources described in the bibliography at the end of these records and data posted on the
National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, Patriot & Grave Index website.
Amendment will continue as research identifies other Patriot Ancestors buried in Ohio or
additional details of existing individuals.
Edited by Ohio Society Graves Committee Chairman, Michael B. Gunn, & Vice Chairman, Michael Blum, 2015.
Subsequent additions were made to the data from research performed by various Chapters of
SAR in Ohio utilizing references listed in the bibliography listed at the back of the presentation.
Those entries may be identified by longitude/latitude listed in the header. ED.
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CARPENTER, JOHN, (Coshocton Co.) [40.30490 -81.91240]
Born In 1735 in England. Served fr VA. Quartermaster Sgt of State Garrison Rgt.
Served 3 yrs. Disch given June 1, 1781 by Thomas W. Ewell, Capt Commanding. He had
been captured by Wyandot Indians, but escaped from the Moravian town and got to
Fort Pitt.. Married Nancy Beaver around 1760; children: Susannah, Edward, George,
Nancy, Mary & Thomas. They had another run in with the Indians at their log cabin
where he was wounded, but survived. He Died in 1806; buried in Prairie Chapel Church
Cemetery, 45494 County Road 23, Coshocton, OH 43812. (Infor by W. A. Carpenter,
Freeport, OH. to Coshocton papers). See No 198703, D. A. R. Hist, of the Valley
(1833), Samuel Kercheval,, p 290; Hist of Upper Ohio Valley, Vol 2, p 32. Fur infor
Margaret Beer, 1243 23rd St., Washington, D. C. SAR Patriot Index Edition III (CD:
PP2210, Progeny Publ., 2002) plus data to 2004. SAR Ancestor # P- 128946. Has a
Tombstone.
WIKI:
John Carpenter, born c1737-1738, died in Aug 1806 in Coshocton County, Ohio, reportedly served in the American Revolutionary War from Virginia under George Washington. This per J. H. S. Trainer and W. M. Trainer: "History of Jefferson County, Ohio" in History of the Upper Ohio Valley, Brant & Fuller, Madison, Wis., 1890, pp. 32-33. See:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpenter's_Fort,_Ohio
Articles on Wikipedia regarding Carpenter Fort - just to show how confusing things can get.
Carpenter's Fort, Ohio
Carpenter's Fort, Ohio is a historical community located in Coshocton County, Ohio . History: Carpenter's Fort or Carpenter's Station as it ...
Fort Carpenter, Virginia
Fort Carpenter, Alleghany County, Virginia , was built about 1755-1756 by Joseph Carpenter, who migrated from the Province of New York to " ...
Zophar Carpenter's Fort
Carpenter's Fort on McKenzie's Fork of Paint Lick Creek in Kentucky was established by Zophar Carpenter, a native of New York colony who ...
Carpenter's Station, Kentucky
Carpenter's Station, Kentucky, originally "Carpenter's Fort", was established about 2 | mi | km | 0 west of present-day Hustonville, ...
STORY: A bit of fiction and a bit of fact ...
John was the youngest son of Lord George the 2nd. He went to Virginia? (NO!)
OR WAS THIS LINE GRAFTED INCORRECTLY??? (YES!) SEE "NOTE" BELOW.
THIS LINE IS A ZIMMERMAN LINE! LINE GRAFTED WRONG!!!
One record gives one to believe he had at least 8 children by his first
marriage. No names given. AF has birth as abt 1735 but this seems unlikely.
His father was born about 1702 which a birth year of 1730/1740 seems more
probable.
John Carpenter was reportedly in Lincoln county VA (now Lincoln county, KY) in
1785 where he probably died. Note: Kentucky county (created in 1776), VA in
1780 was again broken up into three counties called Fayette, Jefferson, and
Lincoln in the state of VA. It was not until 1792 that KY became a state.
This Carpenter's Fort is near present day Hustonville, Lincoln county, KY.
THERE WAS A SECOND CARPENTER'S FORT!
Carpenter's Fort was on Wheeling Island in the Ohio River, near present day
Wheeling, Ohio county, WV. Then it was part of Washington County, VA.
The current Jefferson county, Ohio borders the Ohio River with Ohio County, WV.
This data seems conflicting until you realize there was 2 brothers Adam & John
in the Virginia frontier. One fort in present day WV and the other in KY.
MARRIAGE: First marriage about the first part of 1751. The second about 1778
or 1780. There is a 10 year gap of children between 1751 and 1761. Could
have been born in 1761 instead of 1751? Was there 3 marriages?
How or Elizabeth Spears remarried in 1790 when John Carpenter
allegedly dies in 1806 is a mystery. He was about age 60 then. Were they
divorced or was he thought dead? Did he die by 1790? When was he captured by
indians? Hopefully, futher data will come forth to clear up this and many more
questions about this line.
FAMILY: John Carpenter born maybe 27 Jan 1734 in Hampshire England and who
died abt 1805/1806 in Coshocton county, OH may have had for a first wife a Nancy.
IF SO, he may have fought in the Revolutionary War against the British.
Family history on this line indicates they are a descendants of a
"Lord William Carpenter." No "Lord William Carpenter" seems to match the
family data but, if you change the name to "Lord George Carpenter" the
data matches closely.
I can only surmise that the John Carpenter mentioned above, if his father was
George Carpenter, would have been disowned as a traitor to the British Crown.
Patti (patti506@bright.net) supplied the following in an E-Mail message in
May 1999. Descendants of Lord William Carpenter - starting with generation 2:
2. JOHN2 CARPENTER (LORD WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1737 in Hampshire, England,
and died Abt. 1806 in Cashocton County, Ohio. He married NANCY BEAVER Abt.
1750 in Morgan's Run, WV, daughter of JOHN BEAVER and NANCY UNK..
Notes for JOHN CARPENTER:
From DAR Vol. 1:
John Carpenter served in the Revolutionary War from Virginia as Quartermaster
Sgt. of State Garrison Rgt., under George Washington. He served for three
years,discharged in 1781. He is buried near Parrie Chapel Church in Coshocton
County, Ohio.
From Beverly Jean Aytes-Bowhall, Deer Lodge, TN:
In a letter dated 2/3/1989 written by Elaine Bonner, sent to Beverly Bowhall,
Mrs. Bonner stated that "John Carpenter and his two brothers came to America
about 1750 from Hampshire, England is thought that John's brothers went east to
Baltimore. John enlisted in 1755 at age 19 years, 5'2" tall in [Military] 1755"
Elaine also states that an ancestor received TITLE in Ireland in 1647.
From: "STORIES OF GUERNSEY COUNTY OHIO History of an Average Ohio County"
By William G. Wolfe published by the Author Cambridge, Ohio 1943.
pages 873-875:
"At the western Edge of the unincorporated village of Londonderry, crossed by
the William Penn highway, is the quarter section of land entered by Edward
Carpenter and family, the first settlers of what is now Londonderry township.
The history of the Carpenter family is an eventful one, and is closely
connected with the early history of Eastern Ohio.
JOHN CARPENTER, who was the first of this Carpenter family in America, was born
in England. He came to Virginia between 1750 and 1760 and settled on a
plantation near the home of George Washington. He fought with Washington in
both the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War. Near the close of the
latter Washington sent him west of the Alleghenies to assist the settlers in
fighting the Indians who had become allies of the British. Here he became an
associate of Lewis Wetzel, the Zanes and other famous frontiersmen. His
adventures would fill a volumes. He was a short-legged, heavy-set man.
Washington once said of him that as he could not run fast, the British or
Indians would eventually get him. But, Carpenter was not the kind of man who
would run from an enemy; he would rather stand and fight.
Of Nancy, his wife, two stories have been told. It was said that a French
settlement was raided by Indians and every inhabitant massacred except one baby
girl who was overlooked. She was discovered a short time afterwards by some
English soldiers who came upon the scene, and taken to Virginia where she was
reared. Who her parents were was never learned. She was named Nancy, the only
name she bore until she reached young womanhood and married John Carpenter,
about the year 1770.
According to another story John Carpenter was a member of a party on an
expedition against the Indians in Western Virginia. They came to a burning
cabin which Indians had just left. Rushing into the cabin, Carpenter found a
young woman lying on a bed, her face covered in blood from a tomahawk wound.
Her husband had been killed. Carpenter bore her from the cabin. She recovered
and became the wife of her deliverer.
John Carpenter was amongst the first, if not the very first white man to settle
west of the Ohio River. His cabin was located at the mouth Of Short creek,
below the present site of Steubenville. It was afterwards strengthen and known
as Carpenter's fort. Carpenter started to Fort Pitt one day with two pack
horses to obtain a supply of salt for the fort at the mouth of Short creek. He
was captured by Indians and taken to their town which was Sandusky. He
afterwards recalled that they passed through the present day Londonderry
township and turned north to the Moravian Indian town of Gnadenhutten. Here
they traded Carpenter's clothing for Indian garb. The Moravians were peaceful
Christian Indians.
Carpenter's disappearance gave rise to the belief in the settlement that he had
been killed by Indians. When some soldiers visited the Moravian town later and
discovered his clothing there they felt certain that this had been his fate,
and that the Moravian Indians were the guilty ones. Indians from west of the
Ohio river had been raiding settlements in western Pennsylvania, and had killed
all the members of the William Wallace family. At Gnadenhutten the solders
found the clothing belonging to his family. A short time after this, the
Moravian massacre occurred, when ninety men, women and children were murdered
by soldiers under Col. David Williamson. A court of inquiry was called at Fort
Pitt to determine why this, the most cruel tragedy in early history of Ohio had
been enacted. the actors attempted to exculpate themselves from blame by
exhibiting the clothing found in the village. This evidence of the Moravians'
guilt, they claimed prompted them to make the attack. John Carpenter was
summoned as a witness for the accused. He identified the clothing as his own,
but explained how the Moravians came to possess it.
Two weeks after Carpenter's capture the party of Indians reached Sandusky with
him. Knowing his reputation as a fighter, they wished to adopt him as a member
of their tribe, as did Indians try to adopt Boone and Kenton when they captured
them. Believing it wise to appear pleased with their plan, Carpenter so
conducted himself as to gain their confidence. He was allowed the freedom of
the town and occasionally sent outside for the horses. On such an errand one
day he found that they had strayed farther away than usual, and he decided this
to be an opportune time to attempt escape. He mounted one of the horses and
rode towards home, reaching Fort Pitt after several days almost starved and
exhausted.
In 1797 the Carpenters moved from the fort to Stillwater creek near the present
site of Smyrna. From here John Carpenter moved to what is now Coshocton
county, leaving the farm in charge of his son Edward."
BOOK: Time And Place by Richardson:
Richardson on pg 245, "Time and Place" states: "John Carpenter
apparently died in 1806, and George Carpenter was appointed
administrator of the estate. The immediate heirs of John Carpenter were:
Edward and Catherine De Long Carpenter, George and Susannah Tilton
Carpenter, Jacob and Elizabeth Carpenter Highshoe, Charles and Susannah
Carpenter Williams, William and Ann (Nancy) Carpenter Morrison, Ira and
Sarah (Sally) Carpenter Kimberly, Issac and Mary (Polly) Carpenter
Hoaglund, William and Sarah Critchfield Carpenter, and Thomas and
Delilah Critchfield Carpenter. On November 20, 1810 these heirs sold 128
acres of land in Section no. 7 to John Humphrey for $1,280. At the time
of this sale, George and Susannah Carpenter were the only heirs of John
Carpenter residing in Jefferson county."
NOTE: See web page at:
http://www.carpenterstation.com/~bigbear/reunion.html
NOTE:
FIRST GENERATION
1. George ZIMMERMAN Sr died about 1778. based on exec bond
George ZIMMERMAN Sr had the following children:
+2 i. George ZIMMERMAN Jr.
+3 ii. John CARPENTER.
He was married to Anna SCHUTELI before 1760. George ZIMMERMAN Sr and Anna
SCHUTELI had the following children:
4 i. Conrad CARPENTER was born before 1760. He died on Sep 6 1829 in Lincoln
Co KY.
+5 ii. Adam CARPENTER.
+6 iii. Barbara CARPENTER.
+7 iv. Margaret CARPENTER.
+8 v. Anna CARPENTER.
+9 vi. Elizabeth CARPENTER.
+10 vii. Solema/Sollima CARPENTER.
+11 viii. William CARPENTER.
+12 ix. Henry CARPENTER.
Per E-MAIL dated Sun, 06 Aug 2000 From: Deb & Steve Wake .
SEE full text under Scanned Book files - Zimmerman - 06Aug00.txt
E-MAIL: 6 Aug00 excerpt ...
I really don't think this was our George (Born in England). It doesn't take
into account the use of Zimmerman early on. From everything
that I have seen from other researchers, they seem to maintain that George
immigrated on the Neptune in 1742 and that he hung out in PA for a bit. He
eventually made it down to Rockingham Co VA. It seems that he was killed
in the Revolutionary War c1779.
George's first wife's name is unknown and his second wife was Anna Schuteli.
By his first wife, he had George Jr and John. George Jr remained in
Rockingham Co. John went to KY.
By his second wife, he had a slue of children (9) two of whom are the
Conrad and Adam that you mention below. His son William also remained in
Rockingham Co; as did three daughters (I think; I've yet to research
them). I've not yet determined whether his children were born in
Rockingham Co--one source said that they were.
Most of George Sr's children (and one of George Jr's sons) went to Fort
Carpenter in KY. There are others who have done a lot of research on them
and I do have some information, but I've not entered it all into my
database. Mostly, I have concentrated on the Rockingham Co lines from
which I descend. I'm happy to share what I have with you.
I'm done some research on my husband's side of the family in Middlesex Co
VA--I've run across Carpenters from England in that part of the state. I
also have the will of one from Westmoreland Co, I believe, but I just
haven't gotten around to posting it yet.
Somewhere, I have the VA Charters bookmarked (these are the first three
waves of settlers to Jamestown VA). I'm thinking there were some
Carpenters listed. Let me know if you'd like the link and I'll send it.
I'll work up my Carpenters and send that tonght too.
Sincerely, Deb Wake.
SEE: WEB PAGE AT:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~carpenter/
Steve and Virginia Tyler Carpenter
To The Reader:
Most of the material used in this story came from a collection of old Carpenter
family papers given to Stephen Joseph Carpenter in 1971. These papers had passed
into the possession of Elizabeth Carpenter Guerrant (1893-1977) from her father,
Adam Wilson Carpenter (1852-1928) of Danville, KY, who was a grandson of Adam
and Catherine Spears Frye Carpenter, early Kentucky pioneers. The papers consisted
of personal letters, deeds, wills, land surveys, business records, and receipts of the
pioneer Carpenter families, some dating back into the late 1700’s, as well as
correspondence between Adam Wilson Carpenter and other descendants tracing
Carpenter history and ancestry.
My purpose in writing this narrative was to acquaint Carpenter descendants with
their ancestors, as their character and personalities seemed to develop through the
reading of the old records, and also with some of the circumstances which shaped their
lives.
In copying excerpts from the old letters and documents, I have retained the original
spelling wherever possible, but I did change the spelling of the old English double
consonant for which there is no modern equivalent on the typewriter. Periods and
paragraphs were rarely used in the old letters, so occasionally it was necessary to insert
a period here and there for clarity.
Copies of this history were placed in the Kentucky Historical Society in Frankfort,
KY, the Filson Club in Louisville, KY, and the University of Kentucky Library in
Lexington, KY. Copies have also been distributed to various descendants. The history
was completed in 1976. All of the original papers and the Adam Carpenter family Bible
are preserved at the Kentucky Historical Society, Frankfort, KY.
I wish to acknowledge the valued assistance of Mary Kirtley McCormick (Mrs.
James ) of Lexington, KY, in the preservation and continuation of the Carpenter family
history.
Virginia T. Carpenter
1294 Medinah Drive
Ft. Myers, FL 33919-7311
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~carpenter/manuscript.html
SEE ALSO:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~carpenter/manuscript.html
... CARPENTER’S STATION
Established near this site, 1780, by the brothers Adam, Conrad and John Carpenter. All
were American Revolutionary soldiers, sons of George Carpenter, Sr. who died while
serving with the First Virginia Regiment. One of early stations through which the settlement
of Kentucky was achieved. Carpenters once owned 3,000 acres in vicinity of this station.
SEE ALSO:
Terry Mason's Family History Site
http://www.tmason1.com/pafg15.htm#202
John Carpenter [Parents] 1 was born in 1752 in , Rockingham, Virginia. He died on 15 Feb 1785 in , Lincoln, Kentucky. He was buried 2 in Carpenter Station Cemetery, Hustonville, Lincoln, Kentucky. John married Elizabeth Spears in 1775 in ,, Kentucky.
Elizabeth Spears [Parents] was born on 5 Dec 1755 in , Rockingham, Virginia. She died on 26 Oct 1832 in , Lincoln, Kentucky. She was buried 1 in Carpenter Station Cemetery, Hustonville, Lincoln, Kentucky. Elizabeth married John Carpenter 2 in 1775 in ,, Kentucky.
Other marriages:
Morrison, Ezra Asher \
They had the following children.
F i Margaret "Betsy" Carpenter was born on 7 Jul 1780. She died on 1 Jun 1846.
F ii Mary "Polly" Carpenter was born on 13 Jun 1782. She died on 1 Oct 1871.
M iii George "Station" Carpenter was born on 8 Jul 1784. He died on 13 Jan 1879.
17.
Betsy Carpenter
23.
Mary Carpenter
6.
George Carpenter
27.
Susan Carpenter
29.
Benjamin Carpenter
7.
William Carpenter
30.
Patt Carpenter
31.
Cathe Carpenter
33.
Thomas Carpenter
34.
Mary Carpenter