| i. | JOSEPH COLES14 CARPENTER, JR.131. | ||
| ii. | WILLIAM CARPENTER131. | ||
| 81. | iii. | FRANCIS ELIZABETH CARPENTER, b. Unknown, New York; d. Unknown, Virginia. |
| i. | GEORGE14 CARPENTER II, b. 1722132; d. 1749132; m. ALICE CAULFIELD133. |
| 82. | i. | NEHEMIAH14 CARPENTER, b. March 11, 1730/31, Jamaica, Long Island, New York; d. April 25, 1821. | |
| 83. | ii. | WILLIAM CARPENTER, b. Unknown, Jamaica, Long Island, New York. | |
| iii. | SOLOMON CARPENTER, b. Unknown134. |
| i. | RUTH14 CARPENTER, b. Abt. 1720, Jamaica, Long Island, New York134; m. (1) EPHRAIM MARSTON134, January 15, 1781134; d. He was killed in a battle with the Indians; m. (2) PETER STAGG134, April 29, 1788134. | ||
| 84. | ii. | DANIEL CARPENTER, b. Abt. 1720, Jamaica, Long Island, New York; d. March 10, 1790. | |
| 85. | iii. | JOHN CARPENTER IV, b. February 23, 1744/45, Jamaica, Long Island, New York; d. February 10, 1800. | |
| iv. | ISAAC CARPENTER, b. March 31, 1747, Jamaica, Long Island, New York134; m. SUSANNA HORTON134, September 06, 1781134; d. August 30, 1803134. |
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Notes for ISAAC CARPENTER: His son Daniel was the executor of his will. At his decease he was the owner of 3500 acres of land in Orange County, and in New Jersey; a part of it is still in the family. In letters found among his papers is mentioned a Jonathan Carpenter; they also mention the fact of going west and visiting a brother Moses in Onondaga County. He was a soldier in the Revolution; was in Capt. Casey's company; he was assessed in Chester, In 1775. |
| 86. | v. | BENJAMIN CARPENTER, b. Abt. 1750, Jamaica, Long Island, New York; d. 1811. | |
| 87. | vi. | INCREASE CARPENTER, b. Unknown. | |
| vii. | TEMPERANCE CARPENTER, b. Unknown134; m. JEREMIAH CURTIS134. |
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More About JEREMIAH CURTIS: Occupation: Merchant134 Residence: Goshen, Orange, New York134 |
| 88. | viii. | MOSES CARPENTER, b. August 29, 1751, Jamaica, Long Island, New York; d. February 23, 1829, Elbridge, Onondaga, New York. | |
| ix. | SUSANNA CARPENTER, b. Unknown134; d. March 17, 1790134; m. UNKNOWN HOWELL134. |
| i. | HANNAH14 CARPENTER, b. Unknown, Goshen, Orange, New York134; m. JOHN WOOD134. |
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Notes for JOHN WOOD: He was a Major in the Revolutionary War. He was taken prisoner by the Indians and suffered very much. |
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More About JOHN WOOD: Residence: Goshen, Orange, New York134 |
| 89. | ii. | MICHAEL CARPENTER, b. 1744, Goshen, Orange, New York. | |
| 90. | iii. | WILLIAM CARPENTER, b. March 12, 1746/47, Goshen or Chester, New York. | |
| iv. | NEHEMIAH CARPENTER, b. 1750, Goshen, Orange, New York134. |
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Notes for NEHEMIAH CARPENTER: While he was a prisoner, being a good writer, he made money in writing for the British officers. On one occasion he was called upon to get a drink of water for one of the officers; the officer asked him if the water was poisoned, and being very thirsty himself he asked for the cup, and he drank a very heavy drink himself." It is claimed that the foregoing record belongs to Nehemiah born June 29,1757, the son of Nehemiah of Jamaica. The compiler thinks this is a mistake and that it belongs to Nehimiah,. son of Solomon of Goshen, born about 1750. It is evident that the latter served in the war and the State Records refer to him when they speak of "Carpenter, Nehemiah, Ensign: appointed June 29, 1781, to date from June 5,1779 when mustered as Ensign; late Quartermaster of the 5th N .Y.; returned from captivity." From official records, Nehemiah Carpenter Ensign in 2d N.Y. regiment; Philip Cortland, Colonel; Robert Cockran, Lieutenant-Colonel and Nicholas Fish, Major, 1777 to 1780. The "Revolution Pledge Association" of the Goshen Precinct which contained Goshen, Chester, Warwick, and a part of Blooming Grove, was signed by the following named Carpenters: James, Moses, Benjamin, Daniel, Samuel, Solomon, Michael and William, in 1775. In Cornwall precinct were the signatures of John, Benjamin, Timothy, Joseph, Jr., John, Elijah, William and John-three Johns. There can be added those that signed in Salisbury. His will was made, Dec. 1, 1789, proven July 17, 1792. Wills to sister Hannah, brothers Michael, William, James and Benjamin, nephew Solomon eldest in-law's, David Perkins, Esq. At that time I was boarding with Esq. Perkins, and spent many an evening listening to him and his friends as they recounted the events of the first settlement of the pioneers. Benjamin Carpenter was one of the representative men of Kingston, N.Y., from its earliest settlement. He held the office of Justice of the Peace, while we were still under the jurisdiction of Connecticut, and often presided in the county court of Westmoreland County. After Luzerne County was organized, under the jurisdiction of Pennsylvania, he continued to act as a Justice for several years, giving general satisfaction as a public officer. In 1794 he was elected to represent Luzerne County in the Legislature of Pennsylvania. In 1780 or 81 he made his first settlement on Abraham's Creek where it comes through the Kingston mountain and soon after built a grist mill with a single run of stones on the site of the mill owned by the Shoemakers. This locality was for many years known as 'Carpenter Mills' and 'Carpenter's Town,' which latter name it retained long after the Shoemakers came in possession. I remember the mill very well. Mrs. Carpenter was famed for her splendid order in housekeeping and her judicious and her fine orderly training of her children. She was indeed the embodiment of perfect order in every department of housekeeping. Her daughter Elizabeth married Lazarus Denison. She was a very correct copy of her mother in all her characteristics. Perhaps no woman in Kingston held a larger share of the love and esteem of her neighbors than Mrs. Lizzie Denison. Her brother Charles went with his father to Ohio and as be came to manhood it needed no prophet to predict his success in life. In 1822 he came back to Wyoming on a visit to his relatives and friends. Charles became afterwards a distinguished man, serving in both branches of the legislature several years. In his personals, he was a fine specimen of muscular power, and his manners were those of a perfect gentleman. I believe he never studied any profession, and perhaps lacked anything like a classical training, yet be was a good writer, especially in epistolary line. In 1844 his letters were all burned with my office at Wilkesbarre. Benjamin Carpenter in his physical development was a fine specimen of robust humanity, about five feet eight or nine inches high, compactly built, with broad shoulders and exhibiting great muscular powers. A stranger would at first sight set him down as a regular John Bull though his speech was purely of the most approved Yankee type. In his manners he was courteous, though he was somewhat reticent among strangers. As a citizen and neighbor Mr. Carpenter was a model, and enjoyed full confidence of the community in which he lived. One of his prominent characteristics was his intense persistence in the accomplishment of his purposes. No adverse circumstances would make him yield an iota when he knew he was pursuing a worthy object. In concluding this long letter, allow me to remark that in my details of events happening so long ago, I may have made some mistakes as to dates, but none I think very material. Very truly yours, (Signed) JAMES A. GARDNER." He enlisted from Goshen in the Revolutionary War; was appointed by Gen. James Clinton in 1776, as Quartermaster of his regiment. He was in the assault of Fort Montgomery in 1777; was taken prisoner and exchanged Oct 25, 1780, and was appointed Ensign; he was honorably discharged Nov 3, 1783. He was a member of the "Society of the Cincinnati;" his signature was on the roll. |
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More About NEHEMIAH CARPENTER: Residence: Walkill, Orange, New York and Goshen, Orange, New York134 |
| 91. | v. | JAMES CARPENTER, b. 1752. | |
| 92. | vi. | BENJAMIN CARPENTER, b. April 15, 1755. |
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