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

Notes


Jacob Carpenter

He went to Pomfret, VT. to look for a farm and moved to Randolph, VT about 1794.
1  MILI Enlisted as private in Capt. Nathaniel Carpenter's company, Col.
John Hathaway regiment in the ,RI Alarm April 21, 1777;
served 23 days.  He served in the Revolution and drew a pension.
He enlisted as private in Nathaniel Carpenter's company, James
Whitney's regiment in ,RI alarm May 13, 1777;  served
one month and 25 days.  Marched from Rehoboth to Point Judith.
Again as private in Captain Hill's company, Colonel William's
regiment, Sept. 29, 1777;  served one month.  Roll sworn at
Rehoboth.  Again in Capt. Peleg Peck's company, Col. Thomas
Carpenter's regiment, July 27, 1778;  served one month and 15
days in the ,RI alarm.  Again as private in Captain
Bullock's company, Colonel Carpenter's regiment in the Rhode
Island alarm July 27, 1780;  served five days.  Again in Captain
Brown's company, Colonel Carpenter's regiment Aug. 1, 1780 and
served five days.  Marched from Rehoboth to Tiverton.


4867. John Carpenter

Has been missing since the war of 1812.


2027. Comfort Carpenter

He resided in Brookfield, VT


4868. Nancy Carpenter

She was the eldest child.


2029. Ezekiel Carpenter

Resided in Providence, RI
Abstract of the will of Ezekiel Carpenter:  To daughter Martha, daughter Samantha, wife of Essex
S. Gilson;  sons, Mawney and Dexter B.:  daughters, Elizabeth B., Sarah Ann, wife of Franklin Pierce, Mary Ann, wife of Job Stanley, Caroline P., wife of Linus Dexter, and Frances E., wife of Lorenzo Gilson;  son Mawney, executor.  (Dated) Providence, RI July 29, 1851.2  SOUR S203
3  TEXT pg 190


Franklin Pierce

Resided in Providence, RI


Job Stanley

They went to Philadelphia, ,PA


Lorenzo B. Gilson

Resided in Woonsocket, RI


2034. Mehitable Carpenter

Susan Shannon of Orlando, FL. submitted the descendants of Mehitable Carpenter.


2035. John Randall Carpenter

Number 1297 in the Carpenter Memorial.  Family on page 319 (#419).

LETTER:
Lee N. Price
1445 Bryant St.
Palo Alto, CA  94301
April 28, 2002
Perryville Inn
157 Perryville Road
Rehoboth, MA 02769
Dear Tom and Betsy Charnecki:
Although we just met last week, I very much enjoyed my evening at the Perryville Inn and appreciate your help in pointing out the Goff Hall and Carpenter Museum.  I spent so much time in the Trim Room that I missed my plane in Boston but unfortunately the Museum was closed by the time I stopped by.  I know that Tom is connected with the Rehoboth Antiquarian Society and thus hope that he can pass the following corrections and additions to the Carpenter Encyclopedia 2001 CD Project on to John R. Carpenter or whomever is following up on this endeavor.  Neither the printed copy that I reviewed in the library nor the librarian was able to point me in the proper direction for making changes.
...
Questions:
In addition to supplying the above information, I would like to request your assistance in attempting to determine a few missing pieces of Carpenter genealogy.

(1) Where was John R. Carpenter born and when and where did he die?  We have the date of birth 10 Oct 1780 from both your project and the original Amos B. Carpenter genealogy, as well as a Taber Genealogy which lists him as the spouse of Sally Taber, married 26 Oct 1802.  The marriage is documented in VRRI 7:482, performed by Stephen Gano at the First Baptist Church in Providence.  However, I have not been able to substantiate his birth or death.

(2) Where and when was his wife, Sally Taber, born and where and when did she die?  Again, we have the marriage documented, as well as her ancestry all the way back to 1635, but no specific information on her birth and death.  She and her older brother, Joseph, are both mentioned in a Deed Release (Portsmouth, v 10:33) which I was able to copy from the Rhode Island State Archives last week.  It confirms Sally and John Randall Carpenter's marriage and Penelope Howland Gladding to be her mother (she was married to Jonathan Taber and married Jonathan Gladding after Taber's death).

(3) Not as related to the Carpenter Project, I have been unable to "prove" the immigration of Caleb and Grace Nanscawen and their sons, John H. and Joshua on 4 July, 1819 (John was age 7 at the time).  Passenger lists appear to have been stopped or lost during this period, shortly after the British War of 1812.  Would you know of any other source of immigration information to RI or Massachusetts?  The family must have lived somewhere in the US for about 19 years before Lydia and Mary Carpenter had their double wedding ceremony.

Because Penelope Howland was the daughter of Joseph Howland and links directly back to John Howland of the Mayflower, this connection between Penelope and Sally Taber, Sally and John R. Carpenter, and both to Lydia Carpenter and John H. Nanscawen are critical to my application to the Society of Mayflower Descendants.  I would appreciate any help you can supply and would be happy to answer any questions regarding the information in the attached files.  Please let me know if you are unable to open or print the attached files, as I could certainly mail hard copies.

Sincerely,
Lee N. Price, PhD


Sally or Sarah Taber

NAME: Sally Taber in the Carpenter Memorial.  See below.

LETTER:
Lee N. Price
....
Questions:
(2) Where and when was his wife, Sally Taber, born and where and when did she die?  Again, we have the marriage documented, as well as her ancestry all the way back to 1635, but no specific information on her birth and death.  She and her older brother, Joseph, are both mentioned in a Deed Release (Portsmouth, v 10:33) which I was able to copy from the Rhode Island State Archives last week.  It confirms Sally and John Randall Carpenter's marriage and Penelope Howland Gladding to be her mother (she was married to Jonathan Taber and married Jonathan Gladding after Taber's death).


4888. Rebecca Carpenter

Number 2731 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 319.


4889. Adelia Carpenter

Number 2732 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 319.


4890. Mary Carpenter

Number 2733 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 319.


Joshua Nanshausen

NAME: Joshua Nanschausen per the Carpenter Memorial.  See name correction below to John Hawkins Nanscawen.  A farmer who resided in WI.

LETTER:
Lee N. Price
continued ...
Corrections:
(3) There is a similar misspelling on p. 276 regarding the husband of Mary Carpenter, person #2102.  Although I have no more details about Mary's birth or death, she married John's brother Joshua Nanscawen (not Nanschaun) on the same date (double wedding). 24 Dec 1838


4891. Oliver Carpenter

Number 2734 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 319. No family listed.


4893. Sarah Carpenter

Number 2736 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 319.


2036. Esther Carpenter

Number 1298 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 190-191.  Family in notes.


William Deacon Ingraham

They moved to Savoy, ,MA.  He was elected deacon of the church
in Savoy, ,MA.  William removed from Rehoboth to Adams, ,MA.,
in 1783.


Isaac Fisher

Of Savoy, ,MA.  Isaac was the brother of Nancy Fisher who
married Deacon Benjamin Carpenter (DOB 11 Sep 1768),  They
resided in Waucousta, Wis.2  SOUR S203
3  TEXT pg 190


4896. William Ingraham

He held several important town offices and represented the town
in the State Legislature of ,MA several times.2  SOUR S203
3  TEXT pg 190


Lydia Smith

Of Savoy, ,MA.


4898. Elisha Ingraham

He was for many years deacon of the Baptist church in Adams,
,MA.

Adaline, the daughter of Elisha and granddaughter of William and
Esther Ingraham married a Stetson;  She has given the compiler
much valuable information in regard to the Carpenter family and
deserves their gratitude.2  SOUR S203
3  TEXT pg 191


4899. Olive Ingraham

Relict of Ephraim Bliss, before marriage was Olive Ingraham,
daughter of William and Esther Carpenter Ingraham, No. 1298, and
grandaughter of Elisha and Esther Greenwood Carpenter, No. 503;
residence, Groton, N.Y., where she died, but was buried in
Adams, ,MA.2  SOUR S203
3  TEXT pg 231


Ephraim Bliss

Of Savoy


Joab Carpenter

He moved to Groton, N.Y., thence to Ann Arbor, MI


4900. Asa Ingraham

They had seven children.


Hannah Bliss

Of Savoy.


4901. Ezra Ingraham

Ezra was the first town treasurer of Savoy.2  SOUR S203
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Ruth K. Bliss

Of Savoy.


2037. Cynthia Carpenter

In 1801 they moved to Palmyra, Ontario , N.Y. (now Macedon,
Wayne , N.Y.)  The journey was made with a team of three
horses in 13 days.  The June following he died.  Cynthia
remained his widow until her death in 1841.  After the death of
her husband she spent her time with her daughters, nursing them
in sickness and caring for her eight children, until 1813, when
she again commenced housekeeping for her son.  In 1819 she
removed with her son to Orleans , where she spent the
remainder of her life.  She was a member of the Baptist church,
and a woman of decided opinions in matters of religion;  she had
a strong constitution and great activity of mind and body,
retaining her mental faculties to a remarkable degree until a
few days before her death.2  SOUR S203
3  TEXT pg 192


Nathaniel Braley

They moved to Albion, N.Y.  They resided in Rehoboth, ,MA.,
until 1787, when they moved to Savoy, ,MA., onto land given by
her father.

Nathaniel entered upon a seaman's life at the early age of 11
years, as cabin boy, and continued upon the sea until he was 33
years of age;  he was captain of a merchant vessel for a number
of years;  made a number of voyages to the East Indies; also one
or more to China.1  MILI He was engaged in the Revolution;  was taken prisoner and
confined on board a ship in NY harbor, where he endured
great suffering, the fetters being kept on his ankles until the
flesh was worn to the bone;  he was taken prisoner a second time
and sent to England;  he escaped by climbing a wall twenty feet
high;  on the outside of the wall he lost his wallet containing
all his money;  after going about two miles he discovered his
loss and returning, felt along the foot of the wall until he
found it;  the wallet is now in possession of Byron B. Braley,
of Albion, N.Y.;  he was concealed by friends and assisted to
France from whence he returned to his home in Rehoboth, after
the absence of two years.  When he reached home his wife knew
his footstep at the door though she knew nothing of his coming.
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4903. Amity Braley

Amity or her husband died 30 Jun 1827.


John Packard

Of Macedon, N.Y.  They had five sons who had families.


4906. Cynthia Braley

They were members of the Society of Friends and were married
according to the ceremony of that Society.


Cyrus Angell

They moved to Barre, N.Y. in 1821.  Cyrus was engaged in the war of 1812.
Military Vet - War of 1812.


Asa Lapham

Asa was the brother of Abraham.


Sarah Wickham

Of Gaines, N.Y.


Howland Kimball

They resided in Gaines, N.Y.


Hosea Bacon

Of Gaines, N.Y.  They resided in Albion, N.Y.


Ebenezer Knapp

They resided in Pittsfield, MI


4914. Jarvis Kimball

They resided in Albion, N.Y.


Abigail Nichols

Of Gaines, N.Y.


4915. Chauncey Kimball

They resided in Baraboo, ,WI


Mary Fargo

They had ten children.


4916. Alanson Kimball

They resided in Orleans , N.Y.


Josephine Holly

Of Albion, N.Y.


Amey Scofield

Of Carlton, N.Y.


2043. Benjamin Carpenter

He moved from Rehoboth to Adams in 1783, in company with Deacon
William Ingraham, the next year he went to Savoy; he was then 15
or 16 years of age;  he was deacon of the church.  He was a very
exemplary man and a consistent member of the church; he was a
prominent citizen of the town.


4926. Mima Carpenter

She was a member of the Baptist church.


4928. Sarah Carpenter

She was a young lady of much promise, a good scholar, she was
attending school when taken sick.


Mima Hollis

Reference  shows Mima as being the sister of Benjamin's first
wife, Nancy.2  SOUR S203


2044. Sarah Carpenter

Number 1306 in the CM on page 193.  Family in notes.  This record indicates Sarah married Pardon Arnold on 2 July 1857 and they moved to Manchester, NY and had 10 children. He died in Farmington, Ontario county, NY on 21 April 1841 and she died at Manchester, NY on 5 July 1857.  First child born 1 July 1794.
In is obvious that the marriage date above is in error.  The data below also indicates that a "Sally" married Pardon Arnold on 4 May 1794.  A "Sarah" married a Peckham Barber.

MARRIAGE:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rbrown/marrage/1800-cheshire-marriages.htm
Cheshire, (Berkshire County) MA Marriages To 1800
From Early Massachusetts Marriages Prior to 1800 By Frederick W. Bailey
Worcester, MA 1914
Mar. 14, 1793 Parts of Adams, Lanesborough, Windsor, and the district of New Ashford established as Cheshire.
Peckham Barber & Sarah Carpenter, ----- 12 Dec 1794
Pardon Arnold & Sally Carpenter, ----- 04 May 1794
(Adams county)
David Brown & Mary Carpenter, ----- 09 Mar 1788
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Phoebe Cortez located the above marriage data on line and sent the address to me on 26 Feb 2003.


Pardon Arnold

Pardon Arnold, wife and three children moved to Farmington,
N.Y., to what was then called the Genesee country, in the winter
of 1800.  He settled on a wild lot.  They early became connected
with the Baptist church with which most of the family united; he
died on the farm his own hands had cleared.2  SOUR S203
3  TEXT pg 193


4935. Daniel Arnold

Daniel, in the fall of 1882, gave $1,000.00 to the cause of home
and foreign missions and at the same time $300.00 to the
Sabbath-school in his vicinity.  He and his wife were devoted
members of the Baptist church and were very popular teachers in
district schools;  later in life he often filled the pulpit of
his own church, in the absence of a pastor, with great
acceptance;  he has filled many important offices of his town
and for many years manifested great interest in its educational
matters.2  SOUR S203
3  TEXT pg 193


4941. Esther Carpenter

She had a daughter who married Henry Russell. Henry Russell was the postmaster of St. Lawrence county,NY.