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Descendants of Richard Carpenter


255. JACOB15 CARPENTER (AMOS14, EBENEZER13, BENJAMIN12, WILLIAM11, WILLIAM10, WILLIAM9, ROBERT8, JOHN7, JAMES6, WILLIAM5, JOHN4, JOHN3, RICHARD2, JOHN1)241 was born February 19, 1792, and died December 29, 1859. He married ELIZA CRANDALL241. She was born March 15, 1797242, and died September 30, 1885242.

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LIZA CRANDALL:
Burial: Hudson City Cemetery, Columbia County, New York243
     
Children of J
ACOB CARPENTER and ELIZA CRANDALL are:
  i.   HARRIET16 CARPENTER244, b. Unknown.
411. ii.   CHARLES CARPENTER, b. February 13, 1817, Claverack, New York; d. March 13, 1888.


256. ISAIAH15 CARPENTER (JOTHAM14, JOTHAM13, BENJAMIN12, JOSEPH11, WILLIAM10, WILLIAM9, ROBERT8, JOHN7, JAMES6, WILLIAM5, JOHN4, JOHN3, RICHARD2, JOHN1) was born January 08, 1734/35 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts245, and died January 17, 1809 in Salisbury, Vermont245. He married MIRIAM SLY245 1767245. She was born October 02, 1743, and died January 19, 1838245.

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SAIAH CARPENTER:
Isaiah Carpenter and James Breckinridge were accused of rioting by the New Yorkers who claimed that they had taken land under the New Hampshire grant, within the limits of New York territory; and further, that they had taken up arms to fight for the land as a part of Bennington. This accusation was not true; they were within the limits of Bennington. It arose from the fact that they were loyal to the proposed government of Vermont. It was about the year 1777.

Isaiah Carpenter was one of the first settlers of Salisbury, under the New Hampshire grant; he was a conspicuous character in the difficulties between the "Green Mountain Boys" and the "Yorkers." Mr. Carpenter was a near neighbor of Judge Olin. The "Yorkers" drove Carpenter from his cabin on a few acres of
clearing, and put one of their grantees in possession. One day as the "Yorker" was chopping a tree there was a report, and a ball whistled by his head; he supposing that it was some hunter, kept on chopping; in a few moments there was another report, and a second bullet struck the tree a few inches above his head. He left for parts unknown, immediately, and Carpenter had full possession. A short time after this, Judge Olin shot a steer which he was killing for family use; Carpenter, hearing the report, took his musket and came running down to Judge
Olin's inquiring "Where are the Yorkers?"

It is said by members of the family that he joined the Revolutionary forces and was aid to Gen. Warren.

     
Children of I
SAIAH CARPENTER and MIRIAM SLY are:
  i.   RACHEL16 CARPENTER, b. January 25, 1767245; m. R. PATTEN245.
  Notes for RACHEL CARPENTER:
She lived only a short while after marriage.


412. ii.   BENJAMIN CARPENTER, b. March 07, 1769, Salisbury, Vermont; d. September 26, 1842.
413. iii.   ISAIAH CARPENTER, b. August 02, 1771; d. November 16, 1815.
414. iv.   RHODA CARPENTER, b. July 25, 1773.
415. v.   GIDEON CARPENTER, b. March 17, 1778; d. December 31, 1863.
416. vi.   NATHAN CARPENTER, b. July 29, 1780; d. July 23, 1848.
  vii.   ZIPHA CARPENTER, b. Unknown245; d. She died on the day of the battle of Bennington245.


257. NATHAN15 CARPENTER (JOTHAM14, JOTHAM13, BENJAMIN12, JOSEPH11, WILLIAM10, WILLIAM9, ROBERT8, JOHN7, JAMES6, WILLIAM5, JOHN4, JOHN3, RICHARD2, JOHN1) was born February 18, 1737/38245, and died Abt. 1818 in at John Royce's in Willington, Connecticut245. He married HANNAH THOMAS245.

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ATHAN CARPENTER:
They moved to Mansfield, Conn. He probably moved to Stafford, Conn. but there was not any of the family there in 1840.


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ANNAH THOMAS:
Residence: Of Warren, Rhode Island245
     
Children of N
ATHAN CARPENTER and HANNAH THOMAS are:
  i.   SALLY16 CARPENTER, b. Abt. 1755245; m. UNKNOWN GREENE245.
  More About UNKNOWN GREENE:
Residence: Of Woodstock, Connecticut245

417. ii.   EZRA CARPENTER, b. 1757; d. 1812, Whitehall, New York.
  iii.   BENJAMIN CARPENTER, b. Unknown245.
  iv.   SUSAN CARPENTER, b. Unknown245; m. JOHN ROYCE245.
  Notes for SUSAN CARPENTER:
Her father, Nathan Carpenter, died at her home in Willington, Conn.


  More About JOHN ROYCE:
Residence: Of Willington, Connecticut245

  v.   MORRIS THOMAS CARPENTER, b. June 25, 1781, Warren, Rhode Island245.


258. SYBIL15 CARPENTER (JOTHAM14, JOTHAM13, BENJAMIN12, JOSEPH11, WILLIAM10, WILLIAM9, ROBERT8, JOHN7, JAMES6, WILLIAM5, JOHN4, JOHN3, RICHARD2, JOHN1) was born February 26, 1738/39 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts245. She married HENRY INGALLS246 November 21, 1761 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts247, son of EBENEZER INGALLS and ELIZABETH WHEELER. He was born 1750 in Cumberland, Rhode Island, and died Abt. 1811 in Otsego County, New York.
     
Child of S
YBIL CARPENTER and HENRY INGALLS is:
418. i.   MEHITABLE16 INGALLS, b. Abt. 1775, Cumberland, Rhode Island; d. December 04, 1821, Perry, Ohio.


259. ELIZABETH15 CARPENTER (JOTHAM14, JOTHAM13, BENJAMIN12, JOSEPH11, WILLIAM10, WILLIAM9, ROBERT8, JOHN7, JAMES6, WILLIAM5, JOHN4, JOHN3, RICHARD2, JOHN1) was born December 20, 1746 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts247. She married NATHANIEL CARPENTER247 May 09, 1765247. He was born January 13, 1743/44 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts.

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ATHANIEL CARPENTER:
It appears he enlisted as a resident of Guilford, Vt., as private, in Captain Draper's company, Col. Gardner's regiment; served 8 months in 1775.

Military: Nathaniel of the Grants, Cumberland Co., Guilford, Vt. enlisted
into the independent corps of rangers under the command of Major Whitcomb, July 4, 1779.

Military: Nathaniel of Guilford went to Westmoreland, Feb. 17, 1777, during the war served to Dec. 31, 1779; was paid £68 and 16s.


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ATHANIEL CARPENTER:
Occupation: Farmer247
Residence: 1780, Guilford, Vermont247
     
Children of E
LIZABETH CARPENTER and NATHANIEL CARPENTER are:
  i.   JOTHAM16 CARPENTER, b. February 17, 1766, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts247; d. Leyden, Massachusetts247.
  More About JOTHAM CARPENTER:
Cause of Death: killed in a mill accident

  ii.   CYNTHIA CARPENTER, b. August 11, 1767, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts247; m. ELIJAH ROOT247.
  Notes for CYNTHIA CARPENTER:
BUFFALO, SEPTFMBER 23-(18)95.


AMOS B. CARPENTER, ESQ., Dear Sir --Yours of the 4th inst. was duly received and a few days after I sent you a copy of the Times of this city which contained a copy I had made of those things I thought would do you the most good in the way of calling attention to the matter. I looked the matter up about which you have made inquiry some thirty years ago but have none of the data gathered at that time at hand now. I have written to Montague where I was born, and hope so get something from my mother that will be of benefit to you. The only obstacle in the
way is her extreme age, she being now past 84.

As to her, she was the daughter of Cynthia, who was the daughter of Cynthia, (No.2008)whose father died at Montague. He was a soldier In the revolutionary war; and his children were Cynthia, Abel, (Troy), Nathaniel, Joseph C., and Eliza.

David (Leyden) was the father of D. N. Carpenter of Greenfield and died about a quarter of a century ago. He was the father of C. C. Carpenter in command of the United States Navy at this time in Chinese waters.

You may not be aware that I have been away from my 'base of supplies' for more than thirty years. Because of this fact I Cannot recall individuals, names or dates with the same exactness as when still upon my native heath. I have therefore
written to my mother who has had two strokes of paralysis since April, and it is possible that I may be able to get something of service to you from some observation she might make. I trust this is so, because it cannot be long before she goes to join those who have gone before.

Although my name is not Carpenter, I have always been proud of the strain and name of the family. For they have always been found in honorable places. So far as my personal observation has gone, there has never been a black sheep in the flock and it is my opinion from the jealous care with which they have preserved
the name, that it is worth all the additional honor you can give and bring to them. The members of this family did not wear 'ready made' clothes; they struck out into an unknown country; they felled the trees; they reclaimed the soil; they raised the sheep and sheared them; and their good wives and daughters carded, wove and spun the cloth that made the garments for a race of men, who were giants as strong and sturdy as those that stood in the forests around and about them. They earned their living 'unawed by force and unbribed by gain.' They have in all the stormy times that have past and gone been loyal and repre- sentative men. If diamonds have ever shone in their fronts, they were obtained by the honest labor of their own right hands. No investigating committee has ever called one of them to a sudden halt in a mad career of bribery, vice or crime, so far as I have ever known or heard.

Yours, Mr. Carpenter, has been a long and thankless task. You have doubtless derived some pleasure and incurred more expense than most men would, but the satisfaction must always be great, as you watch the work grow and take form under the magic wand of your inspiration. However the end may be, as to your getting all the data you want, to make it full, perfect and complete, you will have the consolation of knowing that it will tell the unborn thousands, of just the kind of timber such men were made. And your work will be an incentive toward calling from the descendants of the present generation of Carpenters, a unity of praise as will cause them to rise up and call their forefathers blessed.

I regret sincerely that I cannot give you more of the information that you desire but as stated in the opening of this letter I may be able to gather from my mother such fragments as will enable me to recall things that have long since passed from my memory. You must remember that I was born in 1836 and truer words were never spoken than that I am not as young as I used to be. Forty years ago your request would have been answered with alacrity for then the pride of family and the chances to investigate were much greater than now, for in these days I am looking down instead of toward the slope.

I shall go to Montague some time next month and shall take pleasure in making such inquiries as might lead to something that will he of service to you. I sent a slip of the Times article to the Gazette and Courier of Greenfield, Mass. and if
it is published in that section of the country I have no doubt but that it will be productive of good results. With a disposition to assist you in every possible way,

I am yours very truly,
E.R. SAXTEN.

Memorandum - Until I hear from my mother I cannot send you the name of my great grandfather and great great grandfather. My grandmother was born in Leyden. Franklin County, Mass., and I think the year was 1767

She had the following named brothers:
David settled in Leyden.
Nathaniel and Joseph settled in Maryland, N.Y.
Abel settled in Troy, N.Y.

And I think there were three more, will write after I return from Montague.


  More About ELIJAH ROOT:
Residence: Of Montague, Massachusetts247

  iii.   OLIVE CARPENTER, b. December 08, 1770, Guilford, Vermont247; m. UNKNOWN BULLOCK247.
  iv.   ELIZABETH CARPENTER, b. April 07, 1773, Guilford, Vermont247; d. May 30, 1773247.
419. v.   DAVID CARPENTER, b. September 01, 1774; d. June 05, 1840.
  vi.   CHILD CARPENTER, b. November 26, 1776247.
  vii.   NATHANIEL CARPENTER, b. August 31, 1778247.
  viii.   ABEL CARPENTER, b. April 16, 1781247.
  ix.   JOSEPH CARPENTER, b. May 27, 1783247.
  x.   ELIZABETH CARPENTER, b. April 18, 1786247.


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