Descendants of William Carpenter of Providence (Pawtuxet section, now in Cranston), Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, now part of Providence County, RI

Notes


33. Josiah or Josias Carpenter

Per James Usher: Josias (b. 12 Sept.1661) and Phoebe returned to England
and died there.
!However, a Josiah who bought land in Oyster Bay on Jan. 9, 1685 and sold his
father's Ephraim's land in 1703 had to be at least 21 years of age to
buy land, indicating he had to be born Jan 1664 or earlier.
Records of Genealogist Katherine Stone Moore of Stanwood, WA stated that
William of Providence was the father of Emphraim b. 1652 who was the father of
Josiah b. 1681, who is said to be the father of Samuel Carpenter b. 1716 of
West New Jersey.
There is sufficent evidence to confuse things.  Then add that most of the
records of this part of Long Island burned in the early 19th century.


131. Josiah or Josias Carpenter

Confused with father?  A Quaker.  No mention of him being married.
Number 1849 in the 1912 Book.


40. Timothy Carpenter

WILL: Will dated March 6, 1749, see Arnold Vital Records, P. 263 - 5-534.
DEATH: Other records have him dying 2 Aug. 1747, but they do not mention his will.
Number 1854 in the Carpenter Family in America, 1912 Book.


43. Elizabeth Carpenter

Number 1852 in the Carpenter Family in America, 1912 Book.


Peleg Williams

He was the grandson of Roger Williams of Providence.


44. Hannah Carpenter

DEATH: DIED 24 Mar 1711 per Arnold Memorial.
Died after 1724 per other records.
Number 1853 in the Carpenter Family in america, 1912 Book.


Carpenter

Was this Benjamin Carpenter?  Data seems off however!  Donna Hellewell.
I concur. Spouse is not Benjamin Carpenter b. 1696,,RI.  That Benjamin's first child was married in 1742, or born about 1720/1724 range.  Too young to have a mother born about 1713.  JRC 3/2001


143. Edward Arnold

He was co-owner of a sailing sloop in the Caribbean trade.
SEE: THE EPISTLE and Providence, RI, City deaths page 31 in the index.


45. Silas Carpenter Jr.

WILL: Will dated 13 June 1751.  SEE: "The Epistle", Vol. 6, Number 3 (March
1980) and records of Louise Carpenter Licklider.
He was a minister of the Friends and moved to North Carolina in 1745.

SEE: page 323-324 in the Carpenter Family in America book by Daniel H.
Carpenter, 1901 for family listing.  #1857.


153. Stephen Carpenter

SEE: Death records of Providence City, RI.


48. William Carpenter

He was a blacksmith.  He died in testate.
SEE: "Carpenter Lineage" compiled by Winifred Lovering Holman, 1958-1960, for Mrs. Folwell W. Coen.  This record lists descendants.

BOOK: "Carpenter Lineage"
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--LC Control Number: 48011657
Type of Material: Book (Print, Microform, Electronic, etc.)
Brief Description: Holman, Mary Lovering, 1868-1947. [from old catalog]
Ancestry of Colonel John Harrington Stevens and his wife Frances Helen Miller, [Concord, N.H., Priv. print. at the Rumford Press] 1948-52 [i.e. 53] p. cm.  CALL NUMBER: CS71.S844 1948  Copy 1
-- Request in: Jefferson or Adams Bldg General or Area Studies Reading Rms
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ALSO referenced as ...
Mary Lovering Holman, Ancestry of Colonel John Harrington Stevens & his wife Frances Helen Miller (Concord, N.H.: Privately printed at the Rumford Press, 1952), pp. 359-360 (hereafter cited as Holman, Stevens Miller Ances.).

E-MAIL: Sat, 4 Aug 2001   From:   GeneZub@aol.com
Re: Carpenter Lineage by Winifred Lovering Holman
John (and Jack),
Mary Lovering Holman, FASG, was one of the finest genealogists of the first
half of the 20th century.  Volume One of THE STEVENS-MILLER ANCESTRY (short
title) was compiled by her and published in 1948; "The Carpenter Line"
chapter is found on pp. 261-68 of this volume.  The completion of
STEVENS-MILLER (i.e., Volume Two) was accomplished by Mary's daughter,
Winifred Lovering Holman, and was published in 1952 (after her mother's death).
In "The Carpenter Line" chapter, Mary Holman excerpts the will of William
Carpenter of Rehoboth, as transcribed by George Ernest Bowman in the
MAYFLOWER DESCENDANT 12(1914):231-33; this is a far more accurate
transcription than that of Amos B. Carpenter.
Without benefit of the Carpenter baptismal records from Shalbourne, England
(see TAG 70[1995]:194-95), Holman nevertheless deduces accurately the proper
birth order of William2's children.  (She carried forward only William2's son
Joseph.)  She nevertheless falls victim to the same interpretation of the
Weymouth records that first gave rise to the erroneous conclusion that son
Abiah had a twin (nonexistent Abraham).
Carpenter researchers would be best served by obtaining a copy of the
aforementioned TAG article (70:193-204), which represents the most recent and
accurate scholarship on the immigrant Rehoboth Carpenter family.  It cites
the Holman pages a few times (not in support of data) but goes well beyond
them as to analysis and data (both new and corrected).
Those whose Carpenter descent is through William2's son Joseph (bap.
Shalbourne, 6 April 1634; m. Rehoboth 25 November [not May] 1655, Margaret
Sutton) will benefit directly from the Holman pages (beginning at 1:265 and
continuing through "The Sutton Line," 1:269-70)--and from Howard Dakin
French, "Sutton Family," NEHGR 91(1937):61-65; they should obtain copies of both.
John, I'll soon be in touch with you directly.
Gene Zubrinsky


49. William Carpenter

DEATH: died after 1757 probably 1774.


Amy Mathewson

Mentioned in her father's 1747 will as "Mrs. Carpenter."


159. Barbara Carpenter

MARRIAGE: Records of Louise Carpenter Licklider
In the History of Northern New York, page 298, it indicates that the marriage
was in October of 1768, but this appears to be a marriage published date.


161. Caleb Carpenter

He did not marry before he died.
In the History of Northern New York, page 298, it indicates that he drowned in
Boston Harbor.


163. Lydia Carpenter

She was mentioned in the will of her maternal grandfather in 1755.
She reportedly never married.


164. Capt. John Carpenter (See notes)

NOTE: Gene Zubrinsky comments regarding the parent/child relationship:
"Capt. John Carpenter, 'late of Smithfield,' R.I., died at Providence on 15 April 1806, in his 69th year, son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Rhodes) Carpenter of Providence, Cranston, and Smithfield (Arnold, _Vital Record of Rhode Island_ [RIVR] 13:250; NEHGR 114:282–84).  He is PROBABLY the same man who married (1) at Cranston on 20 Nov. 1763, Ruth Inman, and (2) at Smithfield on 13 February 1796, Mary (______) Angell (widow of Daniel) (RIVR 2:2[Cranston]:9, 3:6[Smithfield]:24).  Benjamin2 Carpenter (William1) of Pawtuxet (Providence), R.I., is thought to have had a son Joseph (Carpenter [1901] 326-27, 328), and it is POSSIBLE BUT NOT CONFIRMED that he was this John's father.  ONLY IF THIS IS SO can it be said with certainty that the wife of Benjamin2 Carpenter's son Joseph3 was Elizabeth Rhodes (Zachariah3, Jeremiah2, Zachariah1)."  Because this John's being the son of Joseph3 is not confirmed, I would put NOTHING in John's record fields other than his name.  It would actually be appropriate (though I know you're concerned with searchability) to list him with "(perhaps)" in front of his name.

Gene Zubrinsky added:
NOTE: Child listed as John Carpenter who married Ruth Inman has been removed as he is a duplicate to another John Carpenter whose father is Joseph Carpenter. The John Carpenter who married Ruth Inman was b. abt 1738 Pawtuxet, Providence, RI d. 15 Apr 1806 Smithfield,, RI and m. 20 Nov 1763 in Cranston,, RI.  He was the son of Joseph Carpenter b. abt 1690 Pawtuxet,, RI, of Benjamin Carpenter b. abt 1653 Pawtucket,, RI, of William Carpenter b. abt 1610. That John Carpenter resided in Smithfield, RI in 1755." (Joseph Carpenter's father-in-law, Zachariah Rhodes, made his will in 1755. It names grandson John Carpenter but does not indicate that he was then of Smithfield [see NEHGR 114:283])."
That John Carpenter was married twice. First to Ruth Inman in 1763 by Joseph Randall. Second to either Mercy Angell, widow of Daniel Angell on March 12, 1796 (she married 3rd Seth Hunt  after being widowed by John Carpenter) OR Mary Angell widow of Daniel Angell on Feb. 13, 1796.  John and Mary or Mercy has one son.
SEE: "The Epistle", Vol. 6, Number 3, (March 1980).


E-MAIL:
From: GeneZub@aol.com
To: johnrcarpenter@cox.net
Cc: toppline@comcast.net
Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 8:01 PM
Subject: John Carpenter's Parents
John,

The following link is to a 1960 Register article presenting evidence that John Carpenter of Smithfield was indeed the son of Joseph Carpenter and his first wife, Elizabeth Rhodes, daughter of Zachariah3 Rhodes (Jeremiah2, Zachariah1): Click here: NEHGS - New England Historical and Genealogical Register.
http://www.newenglandancestors.org/database_search/nehgsr.asp?vol=114&pg=282&page=1&cnt=0&anchor=#image

We won't know until Bette gets back to me, but this may turn out to be a better source to cite (NEHGR 114[1960]:282-84) than the Epistle (which perhaps also cites it).  In any case, you'll want to clarify your notes for this John Carpenter.
It's beginning to look as though Joseph's son John was the man of that name who married Ruth Inman at Cranston in 1763--Joseph was living there in 1762--but direct evidence is yet to be found.  While it also may be that Joseph Carpenter of Providence, Cranston, and Smithfield was the son of Benjamin2 (William1 of Providence), I still haven't seen any evidence confirming it.

The two Carpenters of Smithfield listed in the 1777 Rhode Island Military Census are John (16-50) and Joseph (60+).  If the latter was Benjamin2's son, and assuming the birth year of about 1690 that D. H. Carpenter has for him is close, Joseph was already in his late 80s in 1777.  But if he was born a bit later, perhaps he was also the Joseph Carpenter whose Providence estate administration (case no. A1828) is dated in 1785 (Index to Providence, Rhode Island, Probate 1646-1899 [NEHGS online database]).  If you don't have a copy, you might want to order the appropriate FHL film to see what the record contains.

Gene

OLD NOTES Follow: The above notes should be authoriative.

He was mentioned in the will of her maternal grandfather in 1755.
He resided in Smithfield, RI in 1755.

MARRIAGE: John was married twice. First to Ruth Inman in 1763 by Joseph Randall.
Second to either Mercy Angell, widow of Daniel Angell on March 12, 1796 (she
married 3rd Seth Hunt after being widowed by John Carpenter) OR Mary Angell
widow of Daniel Angell on Feb. 13, 1796.  John and Mary or Mercy has one son.
SEE: "The Epistle", Vol. 6, Number 3, (March 1980).

John Carpenter who married Ruth Inman (20 Nov. 1763 [Cranston VR 1:319])


Mercy or Mary Angell A Widow

Mercy or Mary Angell may have been born in England.


165. Ruth Carpenter

Number 394 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 93 as son of John Carpenter who married Ruth Inman. But correction finds her the sister to that John Carpenter, children of Joseph Carpenter.


166. Joseph Carpenter

He was mentioned in the will of his maternal grandfather in 1755.
He resided in Smithfield, RI in 1755.
Administration of the estate of this Joseph Carpenter was given to John
Carpenter of Smithfield, RI on June 20, 1785.


51. Benjamin Carpenter

NOTE: See father's notes for Gene Zubrinsky's data on this individual.

He was a farmer.  He married 3 times.
SEE: "The Epistle", Vol. 6, Number 3, (March 1980)
CHILDREN: One other possible child: William born about 1745 who had a child
named Mehitable Carpenter born in March 1767 in Hartford, Hartford, CT.


Barbara Arnold

AF has her married to a Benjamin but it was the wrong one.
She married the Benjamin of Benjamin of William.


Meribah or Mercy Carpenter

NOTE: See father's notes for Gene Zubrinsky's data on this individual.
NOTE: See spouse's notes for Gene Zubrinsky's data on this individual.

Number 212 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 76.
Probably married a "CARR"  Mentioned in her Father's will.
Per the Carpenter Family and Related Families Journal, P. 209, she married as
a the second wife, Benjamin Carpenter.


175. Nathan Carpenter

WILL: Will was signed 24 Aug. 1797 and an inventory was taken on 15 Sept. 1799
by Benjamin and Elisha Carpenter.
SEE: Cranston, RI, Council Records, Bk. 1, p. 276, April 1, 1768 where "Nathan
son of Benjamin, late of Cranston, an infant of 15, chose his brother Nathaniel
as his guardian."
MARRIAGE: Irene WAS the first wife.  THIS NATHAN DID NOT MARRY HANNAH THOMAS.
SEE: Batch #: 7212622, Sheet #: 36, Source Call # 820347.


176. Job Carpenter

Listed in his father's will.  A 1776 deed listed him as deceased.