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

Notes


1147. Jonathan Carpenter

Number 812 on page 141 in the Carpenter Memorial.
Family on page 261 (# 289).  A farmer.


2992. Miriam Carpenter

Number 1952 on page 261 in the Carpenter Memorial.  Her husband was a farmer.


1149. Daniel Carpenter

Number 814 on page 141 in the Carpenter Memorial.  A farmer.
His family is on page 261 & 262 (#290).

One account indicates he moved to VT later in life but the Carpenter
Memorial indicates he finished his life in Royal Grant, New Brunswick.
AF has birth as "abt 1747".

Descendant Line updated in December 2010 by: Eddie Carpenter
now at: eddie.carpenter3@me.com
From: Eddie Carpenter  Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2010 8:43 AM
To: John R. Carpenter Subject: Re: Daniel Carpenter
Hello John. Yes it took me a bit to figure out the Carpenter memorial was a combination of good clues and bad. All and all it has been a good help. I am working to verify the info on the first and second generations below. I would be glad to give you access to my tree on Ancestry.com. I have collected a good deal of descent info from Edward Hazard Carpenter on to present day. Here is a synopsis of how I think this goes. Eddie Carpenter ************************************* First Generation Daniel Carpenter, CM #814, page 141, (b. 1744 m. 1762 d. 1823) Buried at Reynold's cemetery in Norway, NY. + Susannah Congdon (b. abt 1747 d. Mar 1818) Buried at Reynold's cemetery in Norway, NY. These folks appear to have moved to Norway, Herkimer, New York in about 1802. This portion of New York (Herkimer county) was referred to as the "Royal Grant". The town of Ohio was split from Norway in the early 1800's. Initially it was called "New Brunswick" or "West Brunswick". This is likely the cause of the remark in the Carpenter Memorial. I found a reference to the arrival of Daniel Carpenter and his sons Samuel and Azel (Asahel) in a history of Herkimer county. Have not figured out where how or if Ruth Cornell fits in. 1. Abigail: per CM Married John Champlin and died in CT in 1800. 2. Samuel: Many records of his presence at Norway, NY. Buried at Reynold's cemetery in Norway. Married a Catherine, also buried at Norway. 3. Edward: very probable in Norway, still not solid on this. See US census 1810, 1820, 1830, 1850 4. Nabby: Likely a repeat of Abigail above as Nabby is a familiar for Abigail. 5. Nathaniel: Possibly an error and son of another Daniel Carpenter from North Kingston. Still investigating this. 6. Richard: per CM married Cynthia Walker went to Thompson, CT. Found in US census 1850, 1860 7. Susan: familiar for Susannah. married William Champlin in home of Daniel Carpenter in May 1779 at Richmond, RI (see Revolution pension file for William Champlin). Buried in Eaton Rapids, MI (where her grandson had relocated.) 8. Peggy: familiar for Margaret. married Park Enos in 29 Mar 1790 in Richmond, CT. Relocated to Norway and Fairfield, Herkimer, NY in 1800. Died there in abt 1855. 9. Polly: Nothing yet. 10. George: Nothing yet. Old letter from another cousin hints he may be the son of a Benjamin Carpenter instead. 11. Asahel: often Azel. Many records of his presence at Norway. Married a Deborah (buried at Reynold's cemetery in Norway.) Later married a Margaret Mumford. This resulted in some court proceedings between his son Jackson and second wife over land in NY state. Relocated from Norway to Milford, Otswego, NY and not buried at Reynold's. 12. Arnold: possibly a twin with Asahel. Birth years run the same in census data. 1820, 1830 1840 in Norway. 1850 in Boonville, NY. 13. Daniel: the 1778 birthdate is an error. Based upon marriage to Mary Champlin on 19 Jun 1782 a date of about 1763 is more likely. Also likely the eldest son of Daniel. Marriage record refers to him as Daniel Carpenter 3rd. This is consistent with other records referring to his father as "Junior". There is a record referred to in a letter from a cousin that Daniel (#814 above) sold land in 1802 which he had earlier purchased from this son Daniel prior to departure to Norway, NY. This is the line I believe I descend from. 14. Benjamin: Nothing yet. In the same letter as in George above this cousin hints he may also be the son of a Benjamin Carpenter instead. 15. William: Nothing yet. ************************************* Second Generation Below regards Daniel Carpenter (#13 in list above) Daniel Carpenter, #1966, page 443, (b. abt 1763 m. 1782 d. abt 1835) + Mary Champlin (b. abt 1747 d. Mar 1818) This is the sister of William Champlin who married Susan Carpenter (#7 in the list above) These folks appear to have stayed in Richmond, RI. As mentioned above there are records for a land sale between Daniel III and his father Daniel II prior to Daniel II departure for Herkimer. A number of children may have relocated to Norway with or following their grandparents, Daniel and Susannah. 1. Benjamin: You already have the info on him in the material you sent. 2. George: Nothing yet. 3. William: Married Hannah Carpenter per CM. Found to remain in Richmond, RI through 1870 Census. 4. Polly: Nothing yet. 5. Susan: familiar for Susannah. Married to Elijah Chaplin per CM. Correct is Champlin. 1850, 1860, 1870 census records in South Kingston, RI 6. Peggy: familiar for Margaret. Married Daniel C. Henderson. found in 1850, 1860 census records at Norway, Herkimer, NY. Henderson was prominent in Herkimer county per historical sketches. 7. Renewed: Married Silas Niles Littlefield. Died without children? 8. Abby: familiar for Abigail. Also married Silas Niles Littlefield. Census finds her at New Shoreham, RI in 1850, 1860 and 1870. Buried on Block Island, RI. 9. Daniel: Married Lucy Babcock. Eldest son Daniel was born in RI in 1825. Daughter Lucy Ann born in Herkimer, NY in 1839. Son Edward Hazard Carpenter will marry Almira Stevens mentioned below. This is the line I descend from. Found in Waukesha, WI in 1850 and 1860. Relocates to IN and later dies in Union Mills, Indiana in Feb 1876. 10. Edward: Found in Herkimer in 1830, 1840, 1850. Has a niece (Almira Stevens) living with him in 1850 that provides ties to later records in WI. Found in Waukesha, WI in 1860 and Palmyra, WI in 1870. 11. Halsey: Halsey Champlin Carpenter. You already have a good deal of info on him. He is found in the 1840 and 1850 census in Salisbury, Herkimer, NY. Later in Rockbridge, WI in 1860, 1870 and 1880. A historical sketch remarks he initially settled in Eastern WI prior to Rockbridge. This is likely Waukesha as well. 12. Catherine: Married Stephen Raynor. Can be found in 1830 and 1850 census in Salisbury, NY 1860 and Fairfield, NY 1870, and the 1880 and 1900 census in Waukesha, WI. 13. Martha: Married Emery Wilcox. Can be found in 1850, 1860 and 1870 census in Newport, Herkimer, NY. 14. Harriet: is unmarried in Fairfield, NY 1850 and Newport, NY in 1860. is working as a domestic servant. ************************************* Third Generation This info is based upon a handwritten letter from Daniel Carpenter to my great-great Grandmother Almira Stevens regarding his children, birthdates and locations. Daniel Carpenter, #4154, page 443, (b. abt 1801 d. 1876) + Lucy Babcock (First) 1. Daniel: 1825 – 1912. Born in RI Died in Indiana 2. George: 1827 – Nothing yet 3. Edward Hazard: 1828 – 1909 Born in NY. Died at LaGrande, OR. This is my great great grandfather. I have a tree on Ancestry.com regarding his descendants. 4. Ray: 1829 – Nothing yet. Family history says ran away young. 5. Abigail: 1831 – 1900 Born in NY. Died in Iowa. 6. Sylvester: 1832 – Born in NY. Died in Nebraska? Still working this 7. David S: 1833 – 1917 Born in NY. Died in Indiana. 8. Ezra: 1835 – 1915 Born in NY. Died in Oklahoma. 9. Emery W: 1836 – 1918 Born in NY Died in Indiana. 10. Lucy Ann: 1839 – 1916 Born in NY Died in Wisconsin. 11. Rosetti: 1840 – 1840 Born in NY Died in NY. + Eunice Melissa Anderson Orvis (Second) 12. Sophia Almira: 1843 – 1910 Born in Ohio. Died in Wisconsin 13. Buel Dewitt: 1847 – 1924 Born in Indiana, Died in Wisconsin 14. Eunice M: 1851 Born in Wisconsin. Died in Wisconsin.


3003. Abigail "Nabby" Carpenter

Number 1953 on page 261 in the Carpenter Memorial.  No family listed.
AF has birth as "abt 1779".


3009. Mary "Polly" Carpenter

Number 1962 in the Carpenter Memorial.  Page 262.


3013. George Augustus Carpenter

Number 1963 in the Carpenter Memorial.  Page 262.

George: Nothing yet. Old letter from another cousin hints he may be the son of a Benjamin Carpenter instead.


1150. Renewed Carpenter

Number 815 on page 141 of the Carpenter Memorial.


1151. Margaret Carpenter

Number 816 on page 141 in the Carpenter Memorial.


Miriam Carpenter

Number 1952 on page 261 in the Carpenter Memorial.  Her husband was a farmer.


1154. James Carpenter

Number 819 on page 141 in the Carpenter Memorial.
Family on page 262 (# 291).  A farmer.


3018. Catharine Rodman Carpenter

Number 1970 in the Carpenter Memorial.


1156. Stephen Carpenter

Number 821 on page 142 in the Carpenter Memorial.
Family on page 262 and 263 (# 292).  A farmer.
!BIRTH: 3 or 31 May 1763.


3027. Stephen Carpenter

Number 1979 on page 263 in the Carpenter Memorial.
No family listed.  He went aboard a English ship and was never heard of
afterwards.


3028. Daniel Carpenter

Number 1980 on page 263 in the Carpenter Memorial.
No family listed.  A farmer.  A family record indicates he was born in 1802.


From: Diane Carpenter
Sent: Friday, December 17, 2010 2:40 PM
To: jrcrin001@cox.net
Subject: Carpenter genealogy
Hi - I appreciate your reply! Since I posted that message, I discovered the lineage of Daniel, which (if I have it correct) is: Daniel Carpenter/Mary Grady>Stephen Carpenter/Susannah Champlin>Daniel Carpenter/Renewed Smith>Solomon Carpenter/Elizabeth Tefft>Abiah Carpenter/Mary Redway (Readway, Readaway)>William Carpenter/Abigail Briant>William Carpenter/Alice Unknown. Could you verify that I have this correct? I didn't know the info from the Carpenter Memorial, so will add this to my files.  My stumbling block is now the Grady lineage. I can find no info on Mary Grady's father, and very little on her mother, Harty. On one census report, there is a Harty "Rhodes" living with Daniel and Mary, of the correct age for Mary's mother, Harty, but I don't know if Harty married again somebody named Rhodes, or if this is her maiden name? At one point she was also married to Stephen Carpenter, Daniel Carpenter's father (!!) so this is kind of convoluted to say the least. I don't suppose you would know anything about this branch of the family?  Again, thanks so much for your reply. If there is anything that I might be able to help you with, please feel free to ask. I am a real amateur at this, but I have discovered quite a bit of information over the last couple of years.  DC


3029. Renewed Carpenter

Number 1981 on page 263 in the Carpenter Memorial.


3030. Susan Carpenter

Number 1982 on page 263 in the Carpenter Memorial.


3031. Mercy Carpenter

Number 1983 on page 263 in the Carpenter Memorial.
Residence: Cumberland, RI.


3032. Hannah Carpenter

Number 1984 on page 263 in the Carpenter Memorial.


Harty A.

Harty A. Grady, a widow, married Stephen Carpenter. Her maiden name is unknown.


1161. Zachariah Carpenter

Number 830 in the CARPENTER MEMORIAL, page 142.
Family on page 266 (# 296).     A farmer.

He was in the first military foot company of Rehoboth, MA in 1767.


Hannah Carpenter

Number 579 on page 115 in the Carpenter Memorial.


1162. Phanuel Carpenter

Number 831 in the Carpenter Memorial.  Page 143.
Family on page 267 and 268 (# 297).  Marriage published 5 Nov. 1768.

See page 136 of the Carpenter Memorial, Number 774 for more information.
He was a second cousin to Rachel, the mother of Molly, born 1750.

Phanuel Carpenter of Rehoboth, private in the Lexington massacre, in Capt.
Nathaniel Carpenter's Company, served 8 days; enlisted second time as private
in Capt. Nathaniel Carpenter's Company, Col. Carpenter's Regiment in the Rhode
Island Alarm Dec. 8, 1776 and served 4 days.  He marched from Rehoboth to
Bristol.   In enlisted a third time in Captain Samuel Brown's Company in Col.
Thomas Carpenter's Regiment in the Rhode Island Alarm Aug. 1, 1780 and served 9
days marching grom Rehoboth to Bristol.


Dorothy Carpenter

Number 572 in The CARPENTER MEMORIAL. page 112.


Molly Hunt

BIRTH: 22 or 28 May 1750.  She was the eldest daughter.
!She was 66 years old at her death.


1164. Caleb Carpenter

Number 833 in the CARPENTER MEMORIAL, page 143.
Family on page 268 (# 298).     A farmer.

It was probably this Caleb who served as private in Captain Hick's Company,
Col. Carpenter's Regiment in the Rhode Island Alarm Dec. 8, 1776 and served 7
days.  He marched from Rehoboth to Bristol.  It was probably this ame Caleb
Carpenter who served as private in Capt. James Hill's Company, Col. Williams
Regiment on Sept. 29, 1777 and served one month as sworn in on the roll call at
Rehoboth and served at Tiverton.

1  MILI It was probably this Caleb who served as private in Captain
Hick's company in Colonel Carpenter's regiment in the Rhode
Island alarm Dec. 8, 1776 and served 7 days;  marched from
Rehoboth to Bristol;  probably the same Caleb served as private
in Capt. James Hill's company, Col. Williams' regiment, Sept.
29, 1777;  served 1 month;  the roll sworn in at Rehoboth;  he
served at Tiverton.
1  MILI
1  MILI
2  SOUR S203
3  TEXT pg 143


Lucy Carpenter

Number 582 on page 115 in the Carpenter Memorial.


1165. Simeon Carpenter

Number 834 in the CARPENTER MEMORIAL, page 143.
Family on page 268 (# 299).  A farmer.


3057. Joel Carpenter

Number 2042 in the CARPENTER MEMORIAL, page 268.
No family listed.  Joel resided in Richmond and Lenox, MA.


3058. Esther Carpenter

Number 2043 in the CARPENTER MEMORIAL, page 268.


1167. Richard Carpenter

Number 836 in the CARPENTER MEMORIAL, page 143.
Family on page 268 (# 300).  A farmer.  He moved to Richmond, MA or Richmond, VA.
(Only 3 children listed)

HOWEVER, handwritten notes in my copy of the CM indicates he moved to
Richmond, VA.  The question is which is right?  Richmond, Bershire county, MA
(near the western edge of MA next to the NY state line) OR  Richmond, Henrico
County, VA?  If he served in the Revolution as an Officer, he would be entitled
to a land bounty later.  Maybe in KY?  NO.  His name was not found on the KY
Bounty records.  NOTE:  The mark is probably in error?
Note: A Richard Carpenter was listed on the census in 1790 - Fleming County, KY.

BIRTH: See page 575 of James N. Arnold, Editor, "Vital Record of Rehoboth, 1642-1896" (Providence, RI: Narragansett Historical Publishing Co., 1897).

MILITARY: Richard Carpenter, residence not given, Second Lieutenant in the Continental
Army, with a pay account in Col. Bigelow's 15th Massachusetts Regiment served
from Jan. 1, 1777 to Oct. 26, 1777 on command at Albany. (Revolutionary War Vet)

(AFN:1CBL-N25)

THE SAME RICHARD?  Richard Carpenter  - B. about 1750  - New York, we think - others have Virginia.
Wife - unknown  - He died about 1835 - believed to be buried in Carpenter Cemetery near Wallingford, Fleming, KY.  Richard Carpenter was listed on the census in 1790 - Fleming County, KY. See e-mails below.

E-MAIL:
----- Original Message -----
From: William Carpenter  wwcarpenter@msn.com
To: shaggy41@pmtnet.net
Cc: John R Carpenter 2
Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 11:38 AM
Subject: Re: Please help - Descendant of Richard Carpenter of Fleming county
Jerry,

My descent from William of Rehoboth flows through his son John (bp. 1626), who eventually relocated to Jamaica, Long Island.  Although I have no Richard or Daniel in my direct line, my early research notes include those given names in other branches of John's line, albeit not in a father-son combination.  As a caveat, I have no references to either a Richard or a Daniel in my primary source research, but I have seen those names in various secondary sources.  With the preceding qualifications in mind, I do have a few minor suggestions for your further research.  I apologize in advance if you are already aware of these items.

For the time period in question, the single Richard that I have seen in John's line was listed in H.F. Seversmith's Colonial Families of Long Island, New York and Connecticut.  That Richard descends from William via John (bp. 1626), John's son Samuel (b. ca. 1666), and Samuel's son Samuel (b. ca. 1695).  Seversmith doesn't mention a date of birth, but Amos Carpenter in A Genealogical History of the Rehoboth Branch of the Carpenter Family in America (a/k/a The Carpenter Memorial) suggests that Richard may have been born ca. 1745 in Jamaica, Long Island.  His father, Samuel (b. ca. 1695), was born in Jamaica, Long Island, but he later moved to Goshen in Orange County, NY with the family.  Whatever one thinks about Amos Carpenter's work, you might want to read his extended discussion of Richard (#349) on pages 88-90, where he concludes that this Richard was actually "Richard the Spy" (for General Washington), who died aboard a British ship in 1781 or 1782.  I wouldn't mention this except that Amos Carpenter cites 1895 correspondence with a descendant of Richard named Daniel H. Carpenter from NJ.  This conjunction of names may be coincidence, but you should probably explore this a bit further in case later scholarship proves that Amos Carpenter was mistaken about Richard's identity.

I am also aware of a second Richard in a different line of descent from William of Rehoboth that might be worth investigating.  The Carpenter Memorial lists a Richard (#836 on page 143) who was born in 1746 at Rehoboth, but "moved to Richmond, Mass." [sic].  The copy of The Carpenter Memorial included on John R. Carpenter's CD "Carpenter's Encyclopedia of Carpenters 2001" contains a handwritten notation that changes this to "Richmond, VA."  I don't believe that this was part of the official, printed "Additions and Corrections" at the end of the book.  It might be worth some of your research time to ascertain whether or not this annotation showing a (possible) southern migration is correct.

Daniel appears as a given name among the descendants of John (bp. 1629) from 1730 onward, but those individuals that I have come across were all born in New York and died there (e.g., Long Island, Dutchess County).  I would be pleased to give you the basic references that I have on these persons, but I doubt that they would be very useful to you.  However, I believe that William of Rehoboth's son William (bp. 1631) had a son named Daniel, so you might wish to examine that specific Massachusetts line further.  The early chronological appearance of the given name Daniel may be a starting point for some downstream research to ascertain if the name recurs in later generations.

In your research, have you looked in the DAR's G.R.C. volumes for information on Richard and Daniel?  If not, I would be pleased to check the next time that I visit the DAR Library (probably in January).  A quick scan of the DAR's online catalogue shows listings for both names that could be relevant.

As a final caveat, my Carpenter research file is actually quite limited, so please don't assume that you shouldn't explore this line from John (bp. 1626) further.  Several of my ancestors carried a very unusual first name, which acted as a the conventional genealogy equivalent of a DNA marker.  In effect, I had a roadmap when I started to assemble the primary source documentation and to verify each generational link.  Consequently, I have spent very little time exploring any branches other than my direct line.  Plus, all of my Carpenter research has focused on the northern tier of states, namely Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey.  I'm sorry that I can't be of any real assistance to you.

Best Regards,
Bill Carpenter

E-MAIL:
From: Jerry Carpenter
To: jmc@apex-tel-data.com ; dlhcarp@cox.net ; gcarp@riverview.net ; JohnR. Carpenter ; bob-carpenter@comcast.net
Cc: HCarpenterIV@comcast.net ; RICHARD CARPENTER ; Kaye Carpenter
Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 2:40 PM
Subject: Carpenter DNA - more detailed info on Jerry Carpenter's line

Hello, Carpenter "guys",

This is Kaye, Jerry's wife, serving once again as his secretary!! We have corresponded via e-mail with a few of you, but wanted all Jerry's exact matches to see this info and see if any of the names tie in with any of yours. All the addresses in the TO line are the 6 exact matches/25 of Jerry's. I know that Joseph Allan Carpenter gets his e-mail via John R., so therefore did not send two to John R.'s address.  The two Carpenters on the CC line are in the genetic distance matches. H Carpenter was an exact match of Jerry's on the 12 marker test, but was moved to genetic distance 1 on the 25 matches. And, Richard Carpenter was a genetic distance 1 on the 12 test, but on the 25 test he was moved to genetic distance 2. (And, the kayecarpenter@hotmail.com is ME, and I just want to see how it went through!)

We do appreciate hearing from those of you that have contacted us so far - Thank you for taking the time to write us !

I'll begin this with Richard Carpenter - Jerry's gr/gr/gr grandfather......

1)Richard Carpenter  - B. about 1750  - New York, we think - others have Virginia
           Wife - unknown  - He died about 1835 - believed to be buried in Carpenter Cemetery near Wallingford, KY -Fleming County. Richard Carpenter was listed on the census in 1790 - Fleming County, KY

2) Children of Richard and unknown Carpenter
   i. John Carpenter, b. abt 1772 - M. Rachel Hinton - 1796   D. 1837
  ii. Simon Carpenter - B. 1775   M. Sally Dawkins  #1 -     D-1859-Fleming Co.,KY
 iii.William Carpenter - b.1777 - Fleming Co.,KY   M. Jane Wilson
        He died August 11, 1842, buried in Old Fitch Graveyard (Fitch's Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery)
   NOTE - WILLIAM IS JERRY'S LINE - I will list his children after all of Richard's children)
 iv. Daniel Carpenter  - B. abt. 1779    M. Mildred Carter  D. before 1850 Fleming Co., KY
 v.  Henry Carpenter  - B. abt. 1784  M. Mary Carpenter  D. date not available
vi. David Carpenter  -  B. abt. 1787  M. Margaret Kelly  D. date not available
vii. Elizabeth Carpenter - B. abt. 1789  M. John Breeze  D. before 1838 - Posey, Indiana
viii.Jane Carpenter -  B. abt 1791   M. 1-Joshua Fenton  2. Richard Fenton

(Above information from an elderly KY Carpenter woman that I've been in contact with, but she's very adamant about NOT having her name on the Internet - she has done a great deal of research on the Richard Carpenter line)

(The following info on William Carpenter/Jane Wilson family comes from the Descendants of Richard Carpenter on the Nelda Hitchens site on  http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/i/t/Nelda-Hitchens
According to that Amamda Ann Carpenter, b. 1811, her ancestor, is a sister of Jerry's gr/grandfather, James Harvey Carpenter)
      i.  Sarah "Sallie" Carpenter
     ii.  John Carpenter
    iii.  Amanda Ann Carpenter
   iv.   Julia Ann Carpenter
    v.   William Wilson Carpenter
   vi.   James Harvey Carpenter  -  (his tombstone, which Jerry and I took photos of has his birthdate as
                                                            November 24, 1815 - death date as September 16, 1903)

  vii. Minerva Jane Carpenter  - (we have photos of her tombstone, also - death date - May 17, 1853
age 27 years)
                          (Those two tombstones are in the Old Millersburg (KY) Cemetery, just inside the Nicholas/Bourbon County line - hwy. 68)

  (The following information on James Harvey Carpenter was obtained by Jerry and Kaye from research done at the Bourbon County Public Library, Paris, KY - The Martin Family File)

              3. James Harvey Carpenter, aka J.H. Carpenter, Dr. J.H. Carpenter    (Jerry's line)
                  Born - November 24, 1815   Died - September 16, 1903
                  Married (1) Mary Williams Martin -b.1821 - d. 1865 - daughter of Edmund and Rebecca Stitt Martin

                  Children of Dr. James Harvey Carpenter & Mary Williams Martin
                   i. Hiram (1842-1902) m. Mary Osbourne
                  ii. Jane Amanda (1844-1853)
                 iii. Laura Iro  (1847-1852)
                 iv.  William Fleming  (1845-1912) m. 1-Sallie Howard, 2-Kate McNamara
                  v.  James Harvey (1849-           ) m. Lillie Worthington
                 vi. Edmund  (1851-1921)  m. Frankie Herrill
                 vii. Sanford Carroll (1855-1936) m. 1-Effie Smith   2-Mrs. Minnie Hurt    3. Mrs. Martha Davidson
Womack
                 viii.  Mollie (aka Mary?) (1857-1916) m. Dave Conway
                 ix.   Beauregard  (1861-1862)

       The Martin Family file in the library did not list "Ella", but we found this newspaper tidbit during our research in KY.  "Nicholas County Death Records: Ella F. Carpenter, 22 months, female, daughter of James H. and Mary Carpenter - died Brushy Fork - August 6, 1955 - dysentery"

        Dr. James H. Carpenter married - 2) Ann R. or Annie Vimont - B (?) daughter of Frank Vimont
                                                                     Married August 27, 1866   - children - none known
                                                                    Died - January 19 1867  age 34 yrs, 3 months, 14 days
          Wives #1 and #2 are buried along with Dr. J.H. Carpenter in Old Millersburg Cemetery - Nicholas/Bourbon County line in Kentucky

       Dr. James H. Carpenter married - 3) Letitia Madden Watson (had been married to a Watson and they have a child buried in Old Millersburg Cemetery, also.)
                             Letitia - B - 1834(?) D. December 20, 1892 in Missouri - buried in  St. Jude's Cemetery
Monroe City, Missouri

            Children of Dr. James H. and Letitia Carpenter:
                 i. Floyd      born May 6, 1870 - Nicholas County, KY
                ii. George Sweeney - born September 1, 1872 - Nicholas County, KY
                         (newspaper tidbits report that Dr. J.H. and wife and two sons moved to Missouri in
                             autumn of 1881)


George Sweeney is Jerry's grandfather, George Sweeney, Jr., is Jerry's father.

If any of you have anything that ties in with info I have sent, we would appreciate hearing from you. Actually, even if nothing you have ties in, we'd like to know that, too,  so.... we'll be looking forward to hearing from each of you - someday! I know it takes time to go through records, etc.

Sincerely,
Jerry and Kaye Carpenter

Richard Carpenter-20855 (b.1746 MA d. abt 1835 Fleming county, KY) - *Not proved.
Zachariah Carpenter Jr.-7035 (b.1706 MA d.1765 MA)
Zachariah Carpenter-118 (b.1680 MA d.1718 MA)
Samuel Carpenter-108 (b.1638 MA d.1682 MA) - Common ancestor with 5734
William Carpenter-584 (b.1605 England d.1658 MA)

* It is not proved that the Richard Carpenter of Fleming county KY and the
Richard Carpenter-20855 are the same person.  By the process of elimination
of the Richard Carpenters in that time period it appears that they are one
and the same.  Many descendants of Richard Carpenter of Fleming county KY
match 37/37 and closely match that of other Carpenters on the descent line
of William Carpenter-584 through his son Samuel Carpenter-108.


3059. Margaret Carpenter

Number 2044 in the CARPENTER MEMORIAL, page 268.
She married a Smith and resided in Amherst, MA. (OR was this Amherst, VA?)


1169. Benjamin Carpenter

Number 838 in the CARPENTER MEMORIAL, page 143.
Family on page 269 (# 301).  A Mariner and a Merchant.
After his third marriage he moved from Salem to Cambridge and died there at age 72.

On page 143 and 144 is an account of Benjamin Carpenter taken from the Salem
Gazatte, dated Sept. 7, 1869.  It starts, "Benjamin Carpenter  -  "This honored
name stands the third on the list of those noble old sea captains of the last
century, who founded the Salem East India Marine Museum."  It continues with
that Benjamin was a lieutenant on the private armed ship the "Oliver Cromwell,"
Benjamin Cole, Captain, during the Revolutionary War.  The article also
indicates he was born in Newport, RI, then moved to MA at an early age.

E-MAIL:
Sun, 9 Apr 2000
Bruce E. Carpenter
Captain Benjamin Carpenter (1751-1823) of Salem appears in Amos Carpenter on
pp. 143-4. The account of Captain Carpenter is not quite accurate. I wish to
add some colorful detail here from THE JOURNAL OF SAMUEL CURWEN, LOYALIST,
Harvard University Press, 1972. Benjamin was actually somewhat of an
outrageous character, and more of a historically important individual than
thought previously. Amos Carpenter tells us that Benjamin "returned
immediately to Salem" at the beginning of the American Revolution. While
this may be true, Benjamin Carpenter was a merchant resident in England with
his family and frequents the pages of Samuel Curwen's diary from December
1779. This is not to suggest that Benjamin was a loyalist. Quite the
contrary, as the following quotation will show, Captain Carpenter was a
fervent American patriot, and right in London during the war.
"May 1, 1780. Morn mild, cloudy, air damp, wind W. Early walk to Post
Office, Meridian walk to Redcliff back, often heard, never before explored,
passing the building wherein 120 Spanish prisoners are confined. At Meridian
the cloud that have been gathering were distilled in small rain. May day
celebrated as usual. At 5 o'clock went to Mrs. Richards according to
appointment to drink tea,my countryman a Capt. Carpenter who presently
entered and beginning a rude conversation about American war, behaved to an
extream, indecent and profane, abusing all persons in whom he saw proper to
bestow the character of Tories, enemies to their Country, as vile worthless
rascals all, including everyone who had left America and were now residing
in America or else were out of their own Country, using the most horrid and
profane expressions, and with shocking freedom the word of God, asserting
with oaths the most palpable falsehoods and absurdities. Perhaps the measure
of his folly, impudence and impiety exceeded the common, being more than
half drunk, having been that day at a dinner at the Bush or one of the great
taverns, who {with?} some Seamen of his own rank and party who had blown up
his zeal beyond its usual heighth. However though I made allowance for his
condition I did not fail to give him many severe checks and rebukes, from
whence I conclude he will, on his arrival home be sure to brand with the
odious character of Tory, friend to Government and bitter enemy of Country,
which however I pray God to preserve from all horrors of intestine
commotions. My zeal, however, ran the hottest against his profanity,
nonsense and madness all of which markt his behaviour with the strongest
traits in so much that Mrs. Richards threatened to turn him out of the house
though on his political side of the question."
Captain Carpenter's true contribution to American history was his delivery
of the news from Canton, China to Boston, Massachusetts that the first ship
bearing the American flag had gone around the world in 1790. The ship
Columbia, with Captain Grey in command, had explored the Pacific Northwest
and then began a trading trip to China where it met Captain Benjamin
Carpenter. Amos Carpenter mentions Captain Carpenter's journey to China.
Later Lewis and Clark would steal the attention from this first American
discovery of the Pacific coast. See VOYAGES OF THE COLUMBIA, Oregon
Historical Society Press, and pp. 128-31.
Bruce E. Carpenter
Nara, Japan

E-MAIL: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 From:
Rick Carpenter  "J. R. Carpenter"
Let me elaborate on this topic a little, prompted by Bruce Carpenter's post
on Capt. Benjamin Carpenter.
>1779. This is not to suggest that Benjamin was a loyalist. Quite the
>contrary, as the following quotation will show, Captain Carpenter was a
>fervent American patriot, and right in London during the war.
We must realize once and for all that the American Revolution in reality was
a thoroughly *English* revolution, in the tradition of many other English
revolutions. Thus, the seemingly wishy-washy loyalties of some colonists
reflect their English views. When the Crown was against the colonists, the
colonists were against the crown. And vice versa!
It started out as an armed reform movement. They intended to stay loyal
English colonies. A handful of extreme radicals made the result of this
"English Revolution" end up in the then-unknown concept of independence for
English colonies.
Rick


3069. William Carpenter

Number 2045 in the CARPENTER MEMORIAL, page 269.
Died young.  No family listed.

May have been born in Richmond, Berkshire, Massachusetts.


3070. George Carpenter

Number 2046 in the CARPENTER MEMORIAL, page 269.
No family listed.

On page 144 it indicates that George was the only son of Benjamin was "left to
perish on a wreck at sea" that "broke down a strong constitution" in this "deep
and aggravated loss" with led to the death of Capt. Benjamin Carpenter in 1823.
George died in 1810 and father died in 1823.


Deborah Austin Lee

Her family (LEE) was one of distinction, living in Salem, MA.