General William Carpenter, III

1631 -

• Name	William Carpenter  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16]
  Title	General
  Suffix	III
  Birth	22 Nov 1631	Shalbourne, Wiltshire, England   [1, 12, 13]
  Christening	25 Dec 1631	Shalbourne, Wiltshire, England   [2, 14]
  Gender	Male
  FSID	9SQ5-XQ1
  Death	Massachusetts, United States   [1, 4, 5, 12, 13, 15]
  Burial	Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States   [1, 12, 13]
  	Event Description: Newman Cemetery Newman Cemetery
  Person ID	I844	footsteps
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	William Carpenter,   b. 23 May 1605, Wiltshire, England bur. 1659, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States (Age ~ 53 years)
  Relationship	unknown
  Mother	Abigail Briant,   b. Bef 27 May 1604, Berkshire, England bur. 1687, Rehoboth, Bristol, Plymouth Colony, United States (Age ~ 82 years)
  Relationship	unknown
  Marriage	28 Apr 1625	Shalbourne, Berkshire, England
  Age at Marriage	William was 19 years and 11 months - Abigail was 20 years and 11 months.
  Family ID	F773	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Priscilla Bennett,   b. 5 Oct 1631, Weymouth, Dorset, England d. 20 Oct 1663, Rehoboth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, United States (Age 32 years)
  Marriage	5 Oct 1651	Massachusetts, United States
  Age at Marriage	William was 19 years and 11 months - Priscilla was 20 years.
  Children	+ 1. Captain John M Carpenter,   b. 19 Oct 1652, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States d. 9 Apr 1713, Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, United States (Age 60 years)  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F938	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2025

  
  

• Sources

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