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- Birth: IGI & Ancestral File - WARNING
WARNING: This note is in reference of William Carpenter b. abt 1610 England who settled and died in present day East Providence, RI and died 7 Sep 1685. Y-DNA Evidence and good genealogy can tell the Carpenter line of Providence apart from the Carpenter line of Rehoboth, MA. https://carpentercousins.com - See Carpenter Sketches.
It is not certain if this entry is referring to William Carpenter, born in 1605 or his son. "William of Providence 1636, son of Richard of Amesbury in County Wilshire, where the estate to him descended from his father, in a Deed 4 December 1671, given to him by his sister, Vincent, of that borough. Described as "a house on Frog Lane, in Amesbury, which did belong to her father, Richard Carpenter". The grantor calls himself, son & heir of Richard Carpenter. He took the oath of allegiance in 1666. He had a will dated 1674.
*What makes us think that perhaps it is William Jr., is that it refers to his sister Vincent, of that borough. His sister Priscilla married a Vincent.
Source: York and Carleton County Flemmings by Lila Flemming and Annie Dyer
source
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Arnold_(settler)
William Arnold (settler)
William Carpenter DEATH:
Founders of Early American Families Emigrants from Europe 1607-1657, Meredith B. Colket, Jr., A. M., Litt. D., F.A.S.G., F.S.A.A., Director, The Western Reserve Historical Society. Published by The General Court of the Order of Founders and Patriots of America as a contribution to the Bicentennial of the United States of America, Cleveland, Ohio 1975. 974 Davis, CA Genealogy Club Library.
William Carpenter came over 1635, Hingham, Mass. 1636, Providence 1638, d 7 Sept 1685. Assistant. deputy. Baptist. Carpenter family from settlement at Providence 1901*.
DEATH: Vital Records of Rehoboth 1642-1896
DEATH: Vital Records of Rehoboth 1642-1896 929.3 MassR26a page 808 Spfld; Ma. C.V.H.M.
SEE ALSO:
Name:William Carpenter
Gender:Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date:07 Feb 1659
Death Place:Rhode Island
Age:
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Occupation:
Race:
Marital Status:Married
Spouse's Name:Abigail
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number:I09429-9
System Origin:Rhode Island-EASy
GS Film number:955486
Reference ID:Book 3, page 40
Citing this Record:
"Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F86H-65Z : 6 December 2014), William Carpenter, 07 Feb 1659; citing Rhode Island, reference Book 3, page 40; FHL microfilm 955,486.
Carpenter Cousins Project website:
https://carpentercousins.com
See also Carpenter Sketches - 12 really good documented sketches in pdf format.
See also Carpenter Cousins Y-DNA Project
See Carpenter-1-Name study and DNA Project.
Lot of good stuff!
IGI & Ancestral File - WARNING
WARNING: This note is in reference of William Carpenter b. abt 1610 England who settled and died in present day East Providence, RI and died 7 Sep 1685. Y-DNA Evidence and good genealogy can tell the Carpenter line of Providence apart from the Carpenter line of Rehoboth, MA. https://carpentercousins.com - See Carpenter Sketches.
It is not certain if this entry is referring to William Carpenter, born in 1605 or his son. "William of Providence 1636, son of Richard of Amesbury in County Wilshire", where the estate to him descended from his father was willed to him in a Deed 4 December 1671, given to his sister Vincent of that borough. Described as "a house in Frog Lane in Amesbury, which did belong to her father Richard Carpenter " the grantor calls himself son and heir of Richard Carpenter. He took the oath of allegiance in 1666. He had a will dated 1674.
*What makes us think that perhaps it is William Jr., is that it refers to his sister Vincent of that borough. His sister Priscella married a Vincent.
shorter life sketch
William and Elizabeth Carpenter settled in Providence, and then followed her parents to the settlement of Pawtuxet, where they lived the remainder of their lives, except for a short time during King Philip's War, when they were forced to flee to Long Island.[
William Carpenter BURIAL:
Founders of Early American Families Emigrants from Europe 1607-1657, Meredith B. Colket, Jr., A. M., Litt. D., F.A.S.G., F.S.A.A., Director, The Western Reserve Historical Society. Published by The General Court of the Order of Founders and Patriots of America as a contribution to the Bicentennial of the United States of America, Cleveland, Ohio 1975. 974 Davis, CA Genealogy Club Library.
William Carpenter came on "Bevis" 1638 with his father William who may have died en route, Weymoth, Mass 1640, Rehoboth 1645, bur there 7 Feb 1658/9. Carpenter. Town clerk. Representative. Rehoboth branch of Carpenter family 1898*; Seveersmith 2:551. #1043, 1279, 1690, 1858.
Do not merge with William Carpenter (1605-Feb 7, 1658) - M2HJ-YXC, these are different people
William Carpenter (1605-February 7, 1658) was the son of William and Elizabeth Carpenter and husband of Abigail Briant Carpenter (1604-1686), they are from different families. Different birth years, same death year but different months.
WILL: Will dated 10 Oct 1656/1659 & proved 21 Apr 1659
Will dated 10 Oct 1659. Names his wife; his sons John, William, Joseph, Abijah, and Samuel. HIs daughters Hannah and Abigail. [NEHGR "Abstracts of Early Wills" V:387]
SEE ALSO: Gene Zubrinsky writes:
WILL/ESTATE: William2's will is dated "the 10th month [December] the 10th day of the month" (year not given--perhaps as early as 1656, no later than 1658) and was proved on 21 April 1659 (TAG 70:196, 199n45). His extensive estate inventory, taken on 21 February 1658[/9], values his Rehoboth and Pawtuxet lands at £180 and £60, respectively. (The Pawtuxet property was in northern Warwick, R.I., across the Pawtuxet River from the Providence section of the same name. "[T]he Island" mentioned several times in the will was not a location in the Pawtuxet River [see Carpenter [1898] 41] but was simply a shortened version of Rhode Island.) His personal estate contained many carpenter's implements, including a lathe and turning tools; various types and sizes of saws and planes; jointers, spokeshaves, drawing knives, chisels, adzes, gouges, a vise, and glue. The value of the entire estate is not given but amounts to £644 19s. 10d. when all the items are totaled (see PCPR 2:1:80-90A). (About 1643, William's estate was calculated at £254 10s. [RPropR 1:1-2]. Of that amount, £108 was not actual wealth but simply reflected his having a family of nine. Land was allotted "according to person and Estate," and "one person [was] valued at Twelve pounds Sterling in Division of Lands" [RPropR 4A:3; RTM 1:31].) For the most accurate transcription of the will by far (only slightly abridged), see MD 14(1912):231-33; for analysis of important passages, see TAG 70(1995):195-200 and NEHGR 159(2005):64.
William's wife - who is whom?
The following is incorrect - See why below.
In my mother's notes, William's wife is Abigail Searles. William was born 23 May 1605 in Wiltshire, Eng and died 7 Feb 1697. The source is The New England History and Genealogy Register 98 for April 1944 pp 163-177 vol 16 April 1925 AeF5 p 48
COMMENT:
Previous genealogies often included erroneous information. The best info is from Carpenter Sketches by Gene Zubrinsky, FASG. Specifically William2 from the Rehoboth Carpenters.
- Abigail Searles, the misidentification of this person as a wife of William2 Carpenter of Rehoboth is probably the result of confusion with his son William3's second wife, Miriam Sale(s) (often found as Searle[s] in the secondary literature but rarely recorded as such). The inclusion of dubious vital-event data for her simply compounds the error. William2 Carpenter had but one wife: Abigail Briant.
- The birth date of 23 May 1605 has been disproved many times and is a well known fabrication. Again, this specific date along with a few others are also mention the William2 of the Carpenter Sketches.
- Finally the death date of 7 Feb 1697 is in error because it is a corruption having the day and month (7 Feb) correct, but not the year (1658/59). Some believe it came from the 22 Feb 1797/1798 date from a Carpenter on the Providence line that occasionally is claimed to have been buried on the 27 Feb 1797.
- Generally speaking older data in the NEG&HS records are subject to change based on better documentation and new information. Earlier records do contain errors and while corrections are often made, they are harder to find. Because of the internet and rampant undocumented speculations cited as facts (often with the notes stripped out) there is a lot of junk out there. Then such is copied ad nauseum. It is always better to document, document and document looking for the best material out there. Simply copying without documentation and relying on the shotgun method (keep shooting until everything sticks to the wall) is not research or real genealogy. Nor is it the Spirit of Elijah. All it is, is garbage in equals garbage out.
I hope this helps.
John R. Carpenter
from "The Carpenter Family in America".
from "The Carpenter Family in America".
OCCUPATION: A FARMER BY TRADE. A FREEMAN
OCCUPATION: A FARMER BY TRADE. A FREEMAN OF WEYMOUTH 13 MAY 1640 AND OF REHOBOTH 28 MAR 1645. MUCH INFORMATION IN THE FOLLOWING. #16 in the Carpenter Memorial (Bugbee).
The best information is from the Carpenter Sketches by Eugene Zubrinsky. Example:
William Carpenter, son of William Carpenter of the parish of Shalbourne, Wiltshire and Berkshire, England, < http://www.carpentercousins.com/Wm1_Shalbourne.pdf > was born about 1605, probably in that vicinity. He died on 7 Feb 1658/9 in Rehoboth, Plymouth Colony, and was buried in Newman Cem., now in East Providence, RI.
William married Abigail Briant on 28 Apr 1625 in Shalbourne, Berkshire, (that part now in Wiltshire), England. Abigail was christened there on 27 May 1604. She died on 22 Feb 1686/7 in Rehoboth. She was buried in Newman Cem.
!Moved to Scituate in 1660 Will proved 1
!Moved to Scituate in 1660 Will proved 12/1/1672
Birth: IGI & Ancestral File - WARNING
WARNING: This note is in reference of William Carpenter b. abt 1610 England who settled and died in present day East Providence, RI and died 7 Sep 1685. Y-DNA Evidence and good genealogy can tell the Carpenter line of Providence apart from the Car penter line of Rehoboth, MA. https://carpentercousins.com - See Carpenter Sketches.
It is not certain if this entry is referring to William Carpenter, born in 1605 or his son. "William of Providence 1636, son of Richard of Amesbury in County Wilshire, where the estate to him descended from his father, in a Deed 4 December 1671, g iven to him by his sister, Vincent, of that borough. Described as "a house on Frog Lane, in Amesbury, which did belong to her father, Richard Carpenter". The grantor calls himself, son & heir of Richard Carpenter. He took the oath of allegiance i n 1666. He had a will dated 1674.
*What makes us think that perhaps it is William Jr., is that it refers to his sister Vincent, of that borough. His sister Priscilla married a Vincent.
Source: York and Carleton County Flemmings by Lila Flemming and Annie Dyer
source
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Arnold_(settler)
William Arnold (settler)
William Carpenter DEATH:
Founders of Early American Families Emigrants from Europe 1607-1657, Meredith B. Colket, Jr., A. M., Litt. D., F.A.S.G., F.S.A.A., Director, The Western Reserve Historical Society. Published by The General Court of the Order of Founders and Patrio ts of America as a contribution to the Bicentennial of the United States of America, Cleveland, Ohio 1975. 974 Davis, CA Genealogy Club Library.
William Carpenter came over 1635, Hingham, Mass. 1636, Providence 1638, d 7 Sept 1685. Assistant. deputy. Baptist. Carpenter family from settlement at Providence 1901*.
DEATH: Vital Records of Rehoboth 1642-1896
DEATH: Vital Records of Rehoboth 1642-1896 929.3 MassR26a page 808 Spfld; Ma. C.V.H.M.
SEE ALSO:
Name:William Carpenter
Gender:Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date:07 Feb 1659
Death Place:Rhode Island
Age:
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Occupation:
Race:
Marital Status:Married
Spouse's Name:Abigail
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number:I09429-9
System Origin:Rhode Island-EASy
GS Film number:955486
Reference ID:Book 3, page 40
Citing this Record:
"Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F86H-65Z : 6 December 2014), William Carpenter, 07 Feb 1659; citing Rhode Island, reference Book 3, page 40; FHL microfilm 955,486.
Carpenter Cousins Project website:
https://carpentercousins.com
See also Carpenter Sketches - 12 really good documented sketches in pdf format.
See also Carpenter Cousins Y-DNA Project
See Carpenter-1-Name study and DNA Project.
Lot of good stuff!
IGI & Ancestral File - WARNING
WARNING: This note is in reference of William Carpenter b. abt 1610 England who settled and died in present day East Providence, RI and died 7 Sep 1685. Y-DNA Evidence and good genealogy can tell the Carpenter line of Providence apart from the Car penter line of Rehoboth, MA. https://carpentercousins.com - See Carpenter Sketches.
It is not certain if this entry is referring to William Carpenter, born in 1605 or his son. "William of Providence 1636, son of Richard of Amesbury in County Wilshire", where the estate to him descended from his father was willed to him in a Dee d 4 December 1671, given to his sister Vincent of that borough. Described as "a house in Frog Lane in Amesbury, which did belong to her father Richard Carpenter " the grantor calls himself son and heir of Richard Carpenter. He took the oath of all egiance in 1666. He had a will dated 1674.
*What makes us think that perhaps it is William Jr., is that it refers to his sister Vincent of that borough. His sister Priscella married a Vincent.
shorter life sketch
William and Elizabeth Carpenter settled in Providence, and then followed her parents to the settlement of Pawtuxet, where they lived the remainder of their lives, except for a short time during King Philip's War, when they were forced to flee to L ong Island.[
William Carpenter BURIAL:
Founders of Early American Families Emigrants from Europe 1607-1657, Meredith B. Colket, Jr., A. M., Litt. D., F.A.S.G., F.S.A.A., Director, The Western Reserve Historical Society. Published by The General Court of the Order of Founders and Patrio ts of America as a contribution to the Bicentennial of the United States of America, Cleveland, Ohio 1975. 974 Davis, CA Genealogy Club Library.
William Carpenter came on "Bevis" 1638 with his father William who may have died en route, Weymoth, Mass 1640, Rehoboth 1645, bur there 7 Feb 1658/9. Carpenter. Town clerk. Representative. Rehoboth branch of Carpenter family 1898*; Seveersmith 2:5 51. #1043, 1279, 1690, 1858.
Do not merge with William Carpenter (1605-Feb 7, 1658) - M2HJ-YXC, these are different people
William Carpenter (1605-February 7, 1658) was the son of William and Elizabeth Carpenter and husband of Abigail Briant Carpenter (1604-1686), they are from different families. Different birth years, same death year but different months.
WILL: Will dated 10 Oct 1656/1659 & proved 21 Apr 1659
Will dated 10 Oct 1659. Names his wife; his sons John, William, Joseph, Abijah, and Samuel. HIs daughters Hannah and Abigail. [NEHGR "Abstracts of Early Wills" V:387]
SEE ALSO: Gene Zubrinsky writes:
WILL/ESTATE: William2's will is dated "the 10th month [December] the 10th day of the month" (year not given--perhaps as early as 1656, no later than 1658) and was proved on 21 April 1659 (TAG 70:196, 199n45). His extensive estate inventory, take n on 21 February 1658[/9], values his Rehoboth and Pawtuxet lands at £180 and £60, respectively. (The Pawtuxet property was in northern Warwick, R.I., across the Pawtuxet River from the Providence section of the same name. "[T]he Island" mentione d several times in the will was not a location in the Pawtuxet River [see Carpenter [1898] 41] but was simply a shortened version of Rhode Island.) His personal estate contained many carpenter's implements, including a lathe and turning tools; var ious types and sizes of saws and planes; jointers, spokeshaves, drawing knives, chisels, adzes, gouges, a vise, and glue. The value of the entire estate is not given but amounts to £644 19s. 10d. when all the items are totaled (see PCPR 2:1:80-90A ). (About 1643, William's estate was calculated at £254 10s. [RPropR 1:1-2]. Of that amount, £108 was not actual wealth but simply reflected his having a family of nine. Land was allotted "according to person and Estate," and "one person [was] val ued at Twelve pounds Sterling in Division of Lands" [RPropR 4A:3; RTM 1:31].) For the most accurate transcription of the will by far (only slightly abridged), see MD 14(1912):231-33; for analysis of important passages, see TAG 70(1995):195-200 an d NEHGR 159(2005):64.
William's wife - who is whom?
The following is incorrect - See why below.
In my mother's notes, William's wife is Abigail Searles. William was born 23 May 1605 in Wiltshire, Eng and died 7 Feb 1697. The source is The New England History and Genealogy Register 98 for April 1944 pp 163-177 vol 16 April 1925 AeF5 p 48
COMMENT:
Previous genealogies often included erroneous information. The best info is from Carpenter Sketches by Gene Zubrinsky, FASG. Specifically William2 from the Rehoboth Carpenters.
- Abigail Searles, the misidentification of this person as a wife of William2 Carpenter of Rehoboth is probably the result of confusion with his son William3's second wife, Miriam Sale(s) (often found as Searle[s] in the secondary literature but r arely recorded as such). The inclusion of dubious vital-event data for her simply compounds the error. William2 Carpenter had but one wife: Abigail Briant.
- The birth date of 23 May 1605 has been disproved many times and is a well known fabrication. Again, this specific date along with a few others are also mention the William2 of the Carpenter Sketches.
- Finally the death date of 7 Feb 1697 is in error because it is a corruption having the day and month (7 Feb) correct, but not the year (1658/59). Some believe it came from the 22 Feb 1797/1798 date from a Carpenter on the Providence line that oc casionally is claimed to have been buried on the 27 Feb 1797.
- Generally speaking older data in the NEG&HS records are subject to change based on better documentation and new information. Earlier records do contain errors and while corrections are often made, they are harder to find. Because of the interne t and rampant undocumented speculations cited as facts (often with the notes stripped out) there is a lot of junk out there. Then such is copied ad nauseum. It is always better to document, document and document looking for the best material out t here. Simply copying without documentation and relying on the shotgun method (keep shooting until everything sticks to the wall) is not research or real genealogy. Nor is it the Spirit of Elijah. All it is, is garbage in equals garbage out.
I hope this helps.
John R. Carpenter
from "The Carpenter Family in America".
from "The Carpenter Family in America".
OCCUPATION: A FARMER BY TRADE. A FREEMAN
OCCUPATION: A FARMER BY TRADE. A FREEMAN OF WEYMOUTH 13 MAY 1640 AND OF REHOBOTH 28 MAR 1645. MUCH INFORMATION IN THE FOLLOWING. #16 in the Carpenter Memorial (Bugbee).
The best information is from the Carpenter Sketches by Eugene Zubrinsky. Example:
William Carpenter, son of William Carpenter of the parish of Shalbourne, Wiltshire and Berkshire, England, < http://www.carpentercousins.com/Wm1_Shalbourne.pdf > was born about 1605, probably in that vicinity. He died on 7 Feb 1658/9 in Rehobo th, Plymouth Colony, and was buried in Newman Cem., now in East Providence, RI.
William married Abigail Briant on 28 Apr 1625 in Shalbourne, Berkshire, (that part now in Wiltshire), England. Abigail was christened there on 27 May 1604. She died on 22 Feb 1686/7 in Rehoboth. She was buried in Newman Cem.
!Moved to Scituate in 1660 Will proved 1
!Moved to Scituate in 1660 Will proved 12/1/1672
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1605 - 1659 (~ 53 years)
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