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

Notes


1867. David Carpenter

Resided in Berlin, ,CT  It is said that there were two more
children of this family who died in infancy.2  SOUR S203
3  TEXT pg 302


4553. 4 Carpenter

Died in infancy.


1876. Abner Carpenter

Number 1192 in the Carpenter Memorial.  Page 177
Family on page 304 (#388)
Birth: 16 Jul 1764 per the CM.

E-MAIL: Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 From: Dave Fouts  Dpfouts@aol.com
Thanks for the quick comeback. The other Abner I eliminated due to location.
As an added coincidence, he died the same year as "my Abner",
but in MA, while my Abner is well documented in Dryden, NY.  His wife (2?) is
a Hughes and is also well documented. Their first recorded child is my
ancestor Laura, who was b. 1800, as the new family was leaving Washington
Co... NY (VT) for the Syracuse area and then to Dryden in ca. 1802.  My
Grandfather in his memoirs said Abner was b. Hebron.  I chased Hebron, NY,
but it wasn't established at the time of his birth. Hebron CT was there,
however, and Coventry broke away from the larger town of Hebron and Abner
(son of Daniel) was b. there.  Church records of Coventry burned and what
remains is fragmentary. Recorded births of Abner (of Daniel) end in 1798 as
follows: Known Children of Abner Carpenter [s/o Daniel of CT]
   Abner, b. 1790 Coventry, Ct, res. Bellevue, MI; d. by 1847
   William, b. 1792 Coventry, Ct, res. Bellevue, MI
   Polly, b 1794 Coventry, Ct, res. Bellevue, MI; m. George W. Fish
   Sophia, b. 1796 Coventry, Ct, res. Bellevue, MI
   Seymour, b. 1798 Coventry, Ct, a Dr. in NYC in 1847
From the library in Hebron, I find many people left the Coventry area ca.
1800, some without taking their families! All heading north and west. I can't
find Abner (of Daniel)'s wife's name and so far have not been able to track
the offspring, but have some feelers out in MI.
My Grandfather was very sensitive to things like Rev. War Vets and in the
Cortland, NY public park is a monument with Vet's names.  I have a Nathan
Walker and an Asa Parker.  No mention of Abner. I looked in Dutchess Co. for
a Quaker Abner, who may have not served.  So far, plenty of Carpenters, but
no Abner.
Anyway, if anything crosses your mind, let me know.  I am typing the
Carpenter Family Reunion Minutes from 1909 - 1973, and would like closure on
the patriarch.  Thanks again...... Dave Fouts.
MORE: 25 Aug 2000
John:  Thank you for your information on Seymour Carpenter.  His father in your
document is
one and the same as my ancestor Abner Carpenter, m. Abigail Hughes ca. 1800,
settling in
Camillus and later Dryden NY as you have described.  I am descended from two of
Abner's 8
offspring from this second marriage, namely Laura (m. William Tillotson) and
Henry (m. Isabel
Sloan).  I had speculated that Abner may have been the same as was the parent
of Seymour
and the others, children of the first wife (Mary?), and a great deal is known
of his offspring of
the second marriage (Abigail Hughes), but nothing of the children of the first.
Are you
descended from Abner, and do you have any information on other early siblings
of Seymour,
namely: Abner, William, Polly and Sophia?....  "Amos B. Carpenter" says some of
them
Reside Bellevue, Mich.  I have been unable to trace in a cursory attempt.
If this identification holds up, it will solve a mystery that has haunted the
Abner Carpenter
family for many years, as it was well known that Abner kept his earlier life
(before Abigail) to
himself (at least none of it leaked to his descendents).  The later family has
held a family
reunion since 1909, and it still continues today. I have the minutes of the
1909 - 1973 reunion,
and am in contact with the present generation of Carpenters in the Dryden area.
Any further
confirming identification of the link between Abner (father of Seymour) and
Abner (d. in Dryden, NY) would be greatly appreciated.
David Fouts


Mary

Name not known.  May have been Mary.


4554. Abner Carpenter

Residence: Bellevue, MI.

DEATH: Is it for this Abner???
Carpenter, Abner    28 Jun 1849  Lockwood/Mason  NY  Rensselaer, NY.


4555. William Carpenter

Residence: Bellevue, MI.


4556. Polly Carpenter

Residence: Bellevue, MI.


4557. Sophia Carpenter

Residence: Bellevue, MI.


1877. Daniel Carpenter

Revised notes by Gene Zubrinsky - April 2007.
Daniel's birth is recorded in Coventry Vital Records (see Susan Whitney Dimock, ed., _Births, Baptisms, Marriages and Death in Coventry, Connecticut_ [New York, 1897], 22). His death data is from his gravestone inscription ([If this is correct, cite published source.]).

The Carpenter Memorial confuses this Daniel Carpenter, son of Daniel6 (Jedediah5, Benjamin4, William3-1) and Elizabeth (Skinner) Carpenter, with a Woodstock, Conn., man of that name. It also misidentifies his wife and offspring (see below); his paternal uncles and aunts; and his paternal grandfather (right name, wrong man) (see Amos B. Carpenter, _A Genealogical History of the Rehoboth Branch of the Carpenter Family in America_ [Amherst, Mass., 1898], 65, 96-97, 177, 303). The revised ancestral data appears elsewhere herein.

The following notes were contributed by Winifred Sihon , 15 Jan 2007:

In his Revolutionary War pension application, dated April 13, 1820, at Vienna, Oneida Co. N.Y., Daniel says he is 65 and his wife 56, and that he joined the Continental Army at Coventry, Conn., in 1775 (Revolutionary War Pension File #--------).

The 1790 U.S. census has him at East Windsor, Hartford Co., Conn. (1-2-2). In the 1800 federal census for Stafford, Tolland Co., Conn., Daniel Jr. (30001-20110) and Daniel [Sr.] (00001-00002) are enumerated in immediate succession. It is almost certainly he and his family who are recorded at Pompey, Onondaga Co., N.Y., in 1810 (32201-11010). As above, Daniel was living in Vienna, Oneida Co., N.Y., in 1820. His pension application, dated in that year, indicates that he still had three dependent sons: Harvey, Asa, and Orson, born in 1804, 1805, and 1807, respectively. It also mentions a debt to [son-in-law] Chauncey Tuttle. Though not recorded as a householder in the 1820 or 1830 U.S. censuses, Daniel was presumably still living in Vienna, in the former year probably with daughter Theodosia [Mrs. Chauncey] Tuttle.) In February 1833, Daniel requested that his pension payments be sent to Huron Co., Ohio ([source citation]). The record of his final pension payment reports children Harvey, Orson, and Asa Carpenter, all of Ripley, Ohio; Eber Carpenter and Rosanna, wife of Ezra Chappel, of Fairfield, Ohio ([source citation]).

Old notes that include email and work ...

The Carpenter Memorial confuses this Daniel Carpenter, son of Daniel6 (Jedediah5, Benjamin4, William3-1) and Elizabeth (Skinner) Carpenter, with a Woodstock, Conn., man of that name. It also misidentifies his wife and offspring (see below); his paternal uncles and aunts; and his paternal grandfather (right name, wrong man) (see Amos B. Carpenter, A Genealogical History of the Rehoboth Branch of the Carpenter Family in America [Amherst, Mass., 1898], 65, 96-97, 177, 303). The revised ancestral data appears elsewhere herein.

WARNING!  Number 1188 in the Carpenter Memorial.  Page 177 with Family on page 303 (#387)
identifies the wrong Daniel and wife. Second, Daniel's paternal uncles and aunts are identified on pages 96-97 as Amy, Rebecca, Caleb, and Patience (all born at Rehoboth, Mass.), when in fact they were Joel, Ruth, Nathan, Samuel, Dorcas, and Ezekiel (all baptized at Bolton, Conn.); Daniel Sr.'s birthplace is unknown but was certainly not Rehoboth. Third, the Jedediah Carpenter described on page 65 as Daniel Sr.'s father is the wrong one (my correction of this will appear on the CD in a separate file).Note from Gene Zubrinsky.

The Daniel Carpenter who married Judith Perry [Woodstock, 30 Oct. 1783] (see Carp. Mem., 177) is a different man, perhaps a descendant of John4 (William3-1) and Rebecca (Redway) Carpenter, who settled at Woodstock about 1692 and who, through son Eliphalet, had a grandson Daniel (b. 1735, however). Perhaps Judith Perry's husband is the Daniel Carpenter listed in the 1790 U.S. Census at South Brimfield, Mass., and in that of 1800 at adjacent Monson. Elijah Perry, the only one of that surname in the 1790 census for Woodstock, is presumably the man of that name listed as a Monson householder in 1800. Not to be confused with either of the above Daniel Carpenters is Dan Carpenter, listed at Woodstock in the 1790 and 1800 censuses; he was born at adjacent Ashford in 1750, son of Uriah and Sarah (Hayward) Carpenter.

This line updated by "Winifred Sihon" 15 Jan 2007

E-MAIL:
From: "Jessie Deith"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 7:57 PM
Subject: Daniel CARPENTER
>I have a copy of Daniel CARPENTER's Revolutionary War pension papers
> via Heritage Quest. In it he names three sons who are still dependent
> upon him - Harvey, Asa and Orson. Daniel joined the Continental Army in
> Coventry , CT in 1775. In the application for the pension dated April
> 13, 1818, he says he is 65 and his wife is 56, which makes his birth
> year 1755 and his wife's 1764. He applied for his pension from Vienna,
> Oneida co. N.Y.  In the 1880 census Orson says he was born in Ct in
> 1807 and that both of his parents were born in Ct, also. I have found a
> Ct. vital record of Daniel CARPENTER born to Daniel CARPENTER and
> Elizabeth on May 9, 1755 in Coventry, Ct. How would I know if this is
> my Daniel? So far I've had no luck finding birth records  for Harvey,
> Asa or Orson. Any suggestions of where I go from here?
>
> Jessie Deith

E-MAIL:
From: "Winifred Sihon"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 7:14 PM
Subject: Daniel Carpenter of Coventry, NY, and Ohio
>I am descended from an Eber Carpenter born in 1799 in CT who died in
> Highland, Oakland Co., Michigan Aug. 2, 1856.  Supposedly his father was
> Daniel Carpenter.  I suspect that the father may be Daniel Carpenter born in
> Coventry 9 May 1755 who married Judith Perry in Woodstock Jan 1783 and had
> child Judith born in Woodstock Dec. 18, 1784.  In the 1790 census he seems
> to be living in East Windsor in Hartford Co. with 2 males under 16 and 2
> females, so it would seem he had a daughter and a son.  In 1800 census I
> find a father and son living in Stafford, Tolland Co., CT and Daniel Jr.
> ( 45 yrs) has 3 sons, as well as 2 daughters 0-9, another daughter 16-25
> (Judith) and his wife.(under 45) I am especially interested in these
> children born between 1790 & 1800.  By 1810 he is in Pompey, Onandago Co.,
> NY with 3 more sons and 1 more daughter all born in CT and either Judith is
> still at home or Daniel has a new younger wife.  In 1820  in Vienna, Oneida
> Co., NY,  he applied for a pension for his service in the Rev. war (from
> Coventry CT) and claimed his wife (56) and 3 sons at home Harvey (1804) Asa
> (1805) and Orson (1807).  Then in Feb. 1833 he requested his pension be
> moved to Huron Co. Ohio where he died before 1840.  So I want to learn if
> you show any other Carpenter births or deaths or marriages that might
> account for my missing siblings.  If we have made mistakes in this tracking,
> let me know.  I will also request in the places mentioned.  Thank you very
> much.  Winnie Sihon
MORE:
From: wsihon@comcast.net
> To: Johnlsaywhat@aol.com
> Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 1:34 AM
> Subject: Re: Eber Carpenter born in 1799
My Eber Carpenter was a different man.  All I know for sure is that he was born in CT in 1799 or 1800, lived in Hanibel NY, and then Lima, NY before going to Michigan in 1832.  He went first to Dexter where he started a Baptist church, then bought land in Salem in Washtenaw Co. and started another church there and in Plymouth.  He died in 1856 and is buried in Oakland Co., Michigan and I have his will and the 1850 census which says he was born in CT.  Some of his children claimed that this Eber's father was Daniel Carpenter and a Revolutionary soldier.  I now have the pension papers for a Daniel Carpenter who came to Huron Co., OH from Oneida Co., NY.  This Daniel's census indicates older sons but does not name them.  I know all about Eber the NH doctor and Eber the Connecticut pastor and assumed that someplace down the line they were in the same Rehobath Carpenters so I have studied all the records, but this is the first possible ancestor I have found.  Thanks for responding to my posting.  Winnie Sihon

E-MAIL: From: "Briggs Marcia"
To:
Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 2:41 PM
Subject: re: Eber Carpenter b 1799
> In his Rev. War Pension file (#S42116), Daniel Carpenter names 3 sons
> residing in his home, 8 Sept 1820:  Orson/Oson age 13, Harvey age 16 and
> Asa 15;  swore his age was 65 and that of his wife was 56;
>
> Briggs Marcia
> mbriggs3@mindspring.com
> http://home.mindspring.com/~mbriggs3
> http://home.mindspring.com/~phil1180

E-MAIL:
From:
To:
Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 1:47 PM
Subject: Re: Eber Carpenter born in 1799
> In a message dated 3/18/2005 10:00:47 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
> wsihon@comcast.net writes:
> My Eber  Carpenter was a different man.  All I know for sure is that he was
> born  in CT in 1799 or 1800, lived in Hanibel NY, and then Lima, NY before
> going to  Michigan in 1832.
>
> Hannibal, Oswego Co., N.Y., is only about 40 miles due west of Rome and
> Vienna, Oneida Co., where your Eber's possible father, Daniel Carpenter, lived  in
> 1818 and 1820, respectively.  Have you checked (1) Oswego Co. land  records
> to see if Eber's initial grantee deed indicates his previous  residence, or if
> it doesn't, (2) Oneida Co. deeds to see if  he had owned land there?  Also,
> since you seem to know the names  of Eber's children, can any of the more
> distinctive ones be matched up  with a particular family of Connecticut Carpenters?
> Gene Z.

E-MAIL:
From: "Winifred Sihon"
To:
Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2005 11:05 AM
Subject: Re: Eber Carpenter born in 1799
> In Eber Carpenter's will dated March 19, 1856 he specifies his deceased wife
> Alsia (Platt), his new wife Louisa ((Waterbury) and the following children:
> Omar Asa Carpenter, Aurelia Carpenter Beach, Oscar Carpenter, Galusha
> Carpenter, Ann Carpenter Sheffield, and Eben (Elon?) who is just 15.  Eber
> had already set up sales of his land to Galusha.  The executor was his son
> in law Harvey Sheffield.  Eber died August 2, 1856.  Oscar,  in a biography
> from a history of Kent Co., MI, claims his Carpenter grandfather was a
> Revolutionary patriot.  Galusha's family claims that the Carpenter ancestor
> was Daniel.  Winnie Sihon


Huldah Leonard

The most significant evidence that this Daniel Carpenter is the man of that name who married Huldah Leonard is the recurrence of her forename and surname, both distinctive, among several of his children and grandchildren.] For more information on the Leonard family, see info supplied by Brad Leonard at:   .

The Daniel Carpenter who married Judith Perry [Woodstock, 30 Oct. 1783] (see Carp. Mem., 177) is a different man, perhaps a descendant of John4 (William3-1) and Rebecca (Redway) Carpenter, who settled at Woodstock about 1692 and who, through son Eliphalet, had a grandson Daniel (b. 1735, however). Perhaps Judith Perry's husband is the Daniel Carpenter listed in the 1790 U.S. Census at South Brimfield, Mass., and in that of 1800 at adjacent Monson. Elijah Perry, the only one of that surname in the 1790 census for Woodstock, is presumably the man of that name listed as a Monson householder in 1800. Not to be confused with either of the above Daniel Carpenters is Dan Carpenter, listed at Woodstock in the 1790 and 1800 censuses; he was born at adjacent Ashford in 1750, son of Uriah and Sarah (Hayward) Carpenter.

It is evident from census data (see above) that Daniel had several children in addition to those identified below.


1883. Ralph Carpenter

Number 1197 on page 177 in the Carpenter Memorial.
Family on page 304 (# 390).  A farmer.


4575. Hannah Spicer Carpenter

Resided in Turnerville, ,CT


Nathan Merrow

Resided in Merrow Station, ,CT  He remarried again.2  SOUR S203
3  TEXT pg 304


1885. Artemas Carpenter

Resided in German Falls, N.Y.


4588. Eliphalet Carpenter

Resided in Cuba, Alleghany , N.Y.


Solomon Judd

Solomon, cordwainer, was the great-great-grandson of Thomas Judd
a resident of Hartford, ,CT  He was a proprietor or a resident
of Farmington, ,CT, in 1644.  Thomas came to Cambridge, ,MA.,
in 1633;  moved to Hartford, ,CT, in 1636;  his homestead was
directly south of the Willis lot on which the "Charter Oak"
stood;  he held many important offices in town and church.2  SOUR S203
3  TEXT pg 177


1906. Ebenezer Carpenter

Number 1215 on page 178 in the Carpenter Memorial.
Family listed on page   (#391).

Ebenezer came to Sharon, VT when about 17 years of age (date not given).
There was snow on the ground, and he wore a pair of horse-hide boots which were
the first he ever had on his feet.  Mary Wilson, wife of Ebenezer, was
christened "Mollie" and afterwards called "Polly".  It resulted in her being
called "Mary" by the family.

They resided in Sharon, VT  He came to Sharon when about 17
years of age (date not given).  There was snow on the ground,
and he wore a pair of horse-hide boots which were the first he
ever had on his feet.2  SOUR S203
3  TEXT pg 178


Mary or Mollie Wilson

Mary Wilson, wife of Ebenezer, was christened "Mollie" and afterwards
called "Polly". It resulted in her being called "Mary" by the family.
She was the daughter of Isaac Wilson.

Mary Wilson, wife of Ebenezer, was christened "Mollie" and
afterwards called "Polly".  It resulted in her being called
"Mary" by the family.2  SOUR S203
3  TEXT pg 178


Silas B. Leach

Resided in Lowell;  thence to Pontiac, Ill.2  SOUR S203
3  TEXT pg 305


4604. Ebenezer Dunham Carpenter

Resided in Hanover, NH


1909. Chauncy Carpenter

Number 1218 on page 179 in the Carpenter Memorial.
No Family listed.  He married a Polly Ford.  He resided in Sharon, VT.

Resided in Sharon, VT

Resided in Strafford, VT


4606. Eunice Carpenter

She was the first grown person who died in Victory, and the town
had been settled more than 20 years.2  SOUR S203
3  TEXT pg 306


Jeremiah Ingraham

Resided in Victory,VT


4609. Hiram Carpenter

Ran away before he was 21 years of age, and has never been heard
from.


4612. Benjamin Carpenter

CENSUS:
1880 United States Census
Household:
Name  Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Benj. CARPENTER   Self   M   Male   W   61   VT   Farmer   VT   CT
Jane E. CARPENTER   Wife   M   Female   W   53   NH   Keeping House   RI   NH
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Source Information:
 Census Place Hartford, Windsor, Vermont
 Family History Library Film   1255350
 NA Film Number   T9-1350
 Page Number   116C


4613. Pailinda Carpenter

She was insane.


4614. William B. Carpenter

NOT proved as child.  Temporary connection. He is closely related to this family.


Esther Norton A Widow

Esther was a widow.


4615. Mason Carpenter

He was living in Barre, VT, in 1881 and was then 82 years of age.2  SOUR S203
3  TEXT pg 306


1910. Ralph Carpenter

Number 1219 on page 179 in the Carpenter Memorial.
Family listed on page 307 (#394).
He was reared in Sharon, VT, and settled in Enosburg in 1808.

Ralph was reared in Sharon, and settled in Enosburg in 1808.2  SOUR S203
3  TEXT pg 179


Clarinda Mott

Clarinda lived her last years with her daughter at Brandon and was buried
there.

She lived during her last years with her daughter at Brandon.


1911. Electa Carpenter

Number 1220 on page 179 in the Carpenter Memorial.
Family listed on page 179.  She had 13 children with Asahel Whitcomb.
Birth date listed as Jan. 25, 1770 or 1790.  If 1770, she would have been
65 for her 13th child birth.


Asahel Whitcomb

A farmer.


4631. Orlorp Whitcomb

Orlorp married and reside in Enosburg, VT as a farmer.


4633. Daniel Whitcomb

Daniel married on June 13, 1837 and went to Bennington, VT.
Name of wife unknown.


1913. Harriet Carpenter

Number 1222 on page 179 in the Carpenter Memorial.
She married Ira Denio, son of Seth and grandson of Aaron Denio both of
Greenfield, MA  Their family is detailed on page 179.


Ira Denio

Ira served in the War of 1812 and was at the battle at Plattsburgh.
Ira and his wife celebrated their golden wedding on Sept. 14, 1867.
At that time, all children were still alive.  The total ages of both parents
and nine children totaled 523 years with an average age of 48.  The first
death in this family was of the youngest daughter in Feb. 1870.


4643. Austin Denio

Austin married twice, first to Emily Ware Wilbur then he married Helen
Buckley.  He has resided in Enosberg, Chelsea, Glover and Saxton River, VT and
has two children.  A farmer.


4645. Charles Denio

Charles in 1898 resides in CA and is a farmer.


4646. Timothy Denio

Timothy resides on the old family homestead in Enosburg, VT. on land
cleared by his father and grandfather.  A farmer.  He had two sons and a
daughter.


Lucy Houston Winslow

Lucy was known as Mrs. Lucy Houston, a widow when she married Timothy.
They have two sons and a daughter.


4647. Charlotte Denio

No record of marriage.


4648. Henry Denio

Henry married Susan Green on Enosburg in 1863, later moving to Franklin, VT,
but is now in CA (1898).


1915. James Carpenter Jr.

Number 1224 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 180.
His family is on page 307 (#395).  Residence: Sharon, VT.
BIRTH: 4 or 14 April 1762 or 1763.
BOOK:- GENEALOGY: Carpenter and Allied Families by Miss Annie L. Carpenter,
The American Historical Society, Inc., NY, published in 1936. Page 25.
He was a soldier in the Revolution with his father.
He was in the Battle of Yorktown when Lord Cornwallis surrendered.  He oft
spoke of the joy of the soldiers when General Washington rode through the lines
and declared the enemy had surrendered.