Hello! We have finally got the link to allow people to donate to the Carpenter Cousins Y-DNA Project. Carpenter Cousins Y-DNA Project link: http://members.cox.net/johnrcarpenter/index.htm Donation link: www.familytreedna.com/contribution.html Please indicate your donation is for: Carpenter Cousins Y-DNA Project FTDNA (Family Tree DNA) has now provided a way for people to support others in Carpenter Y-DNA research. This will help many people get started, upgrade and help others. This money can only be used for FTDNA testing for the Carpenter Cousins Y-DNA Project. FTDNA WILL MATCH DONATIONS given in OCTOBER 2004 to help start off this program. See details below. Please make a donation, even if it is $5.00, $10.00, $25.00 or more to our Carpenter Cousins Y-DNA Project. Donation link: www.familytreedna.com/contribution.html Please indicate your donation is for: Carpenter Cousins Y-DNA Project Many Thanks in Advance! John R. Carpenter Webpage/Fund manager Carpenter Cousins Y-DNA Project PS Encourage others to help out. DO you know a Carpenter named business that might be willing to help out? ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 10, 2004 1:07 PM Subject: More on the General Fund and "Matching Gift" from FTDNA > To Carpenter group manager, > > Many of you have contacted me requesting more details about the Surname > Project General Fund. Here it is: The General Fund was created as a tool > to be administered by Family Tree DNA, so that it is not a burden to the > Group Administrator: > a) Family Tree DNA collects/disburses the money and keeps a log under the > General Fund link in the GAP > b) The Group Administrator tells FTDNA to which kit we should apply funds. > c) We have created a self-explanatory page to be used by those who want to > make a contribution to their family DNA project: > www.familytreedna.com/contribution.html (You will also find a link to > this page under the General Fund at your GAP). > > You are welcome to send the above link by e-mail to potential > contributors, as well as publish it in your website. In addition to that, > if you have a public web page for your project at Family Tree DNA, we are > including in the setup page a box where you can choose to have that > "General Fund" mentioned in the blue bar, on the left side of the page. > > -- Matching Gift from Family Tree DNA: in conjunction with the launch of > the General Fund, Family Tree DNA will match dollar per dollar the > contributions to Surname Projects during the month of October, up to a > total of $200. There are 3 conditions for the use of FTDNA's matching > dollars: > > a) no more than $25 that has come from FTDNA can be used per test, > b) FTDNA matching gift can be used only for new kits, > c) FTDNA contributions from the matching gift need to be used before the > end of this year, as they will expire on 12/31/04, whether used or not. > > If all Surname Projects took advantage of this matching gift, Family Tree > DNA will be committing a total of over $250,000 to new tests! > > Finally, a couple of reminders: > a) We will stop accepting registrations for the conference after October > 11. We already have over 160 participants! > > b) While the intention is not to push it, we don't want to be blamed that > people did not know about our October mtDNA promotion in conjunction with > the launching of the Mitosearch.org website. Therefore, in response to > several e-mails, yes, you are welcome to inform your members about it and > give them the link: > http://www.ftdna.com/mtdna_promo.asp . Note that the promotion is also > extended to mtDNA "add-ons" for those who have already tested their Y-DNA. > > As always, we thank you for your continued support. > > Max Blankfeld > Vice-President, Operations and Marketing http://www.FamilyTreeDNA.com > "History Unearthed Daily" > [email protected] > 713-868-1438 >

Hello, H.R. 10 was passed without the requested change to allow accress to genealogical vital records 100 years or older. Please pass this on to other genealogical lists and those interested. John R. Carpenter La Mesa, CA Go to the following links and post a message for the sponsor and cosponsors of HR 10. You may need to follow the link a point or two. Some have e-mails and others have forms to fill out. Remember to ask for a response. This shows that you are interested in what happens! United States House of Representatives - Representative Office Listing at the following web page: http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW.shtml Sponsor of HR 10: Rep Hastert, J. Dennis [IL-14] http://www.house.gov/hastert/contact.shtml COSPONSORS(26), ALPHABETICAL: Rep Blunt, Roy [MO-7] - 9/24/2004 Web Site: www.house.gov/blunt E-mail: [email protected] Rep Boehner, John A. [OH-8] - 9/24/2004 http://johnboehner.house.gov/contact.asp Rep Burr, Richard [NC-5] - 10/4/2004 email: [email protected] Rep Cox, Christopher [CA-48] - 9/24/2004 http://cox.house.gov/html/contact_email.cfm Rep Davis, Tom [VA-11] - 9/24/2004 http://tomdavis.house.gov/davis_contents/center/feedback/ Rep DeLay, Tom [TX-22] - 9/24/2004 http://www.majorityleader.gov/CONTACT.ASP?a=form Rep Dreier, David [CA-26] - 9/24/2004 http://dreier.house.gov/talkto.htm Rep Gingrey, Phil [GA-11] - 10/5/2004 http://www.house.gov/gingrey/IMA/issue.htm Rep Goodlatte, Bob [VA-6] - 10/4/2004 Rep Green, Mark [WI-8] - 10/4/2004 Rep Hoekstra, Peter [MI-2] - 9/24/2004 Rep Hunter, Duncan [CA-52] - 9/24/2004 Rep Hyde, Henry J. [IL-6] - 9/24/2004 Rep Issa, Darrell E. [CA-49] - 10/4/2004 Rep McInnis, Scott [CO-3] - 10/4/2004 Rep Miller, Candice S. [MI-10] - 10/5/2004 Rep Nussle, Jim [IA-1] - 9/24/2004 Rep Oxley, Michael G. [OH-4] - 9/24/2004 Rep Pickering, Charles W. (Chip) [MS-3] - 10/4/2004 Rep Pryce, Deborah [OH-15] - 9/24/2004 Rep Ramstad, Jim [MN-3] - 10/6/2004 Rep Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [WI-5] - 9/24/2004 Rep Sessions, Pete [TX-32] - 10/4/2004 Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] - 9/24/2004 Rep Thomas, William M. [CA-22] - 9/24/2004 Rep Young, C. W. Bill [FL-10] - 9/24/2004 Sample letter: I support your intention to increase security to protect the U.S. from terrorists and those who wish to improperly take U.S. identities, I am also concerned that those researching their family's history continue to have access to non-certified birth records that are than 100 years old or older. Therefore, I ask that you amend HR-10 Section 3063(d)(2) (I hope I got the right section!) by adding the following or similar wording to the existing paragraph: 'However, nothing in this Chapter 2 shall be construed to require a State to change its law with respect to public access to (A) non-certified copies of birth certificates or to (B) birth certificates or birth records once a period of 100 years has elapsed from the date of creation of thecertificate or record depending on State initiatives.' I believe that this additional language is imperative so that the states do not over react by restricting all certificates to comply with the law, rather than dealing with certified as opposed to non-certified birth certificates. This proposed amendatory language would remind the States that they can and should treat older records differently. Please let me know when this is done! Thank You!

Assistance needed to correct dates on Ora Addie Carpenter born 22 Jan 1893 ,Woodford,Bennington,Vt ? Married John Lyman Bugbee 24 June 1930 She is listed as dieing in 1915. She is burried in Rt 9 (VT) cemetery in Woodford next to her Husband. I believe her death date may be wrong

IMPORTANT!!!!!!!! I've received this from 2 lists now! Barb ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lois Franceschi" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 10:35 PM Subject: [HARRIS] Congressman trying to restrict birth records...please read > Please pass this along to your lists. We need to get > this information out to the public. > > This was posted on Ancestry Daily News. You can > find it online at www.ancestry.com/dailynews > Issue: October 7, 2004 > > Thanks, > Sharon Pike > [email protected] > > Immediate Action Requested > > Legislation in Congress Seeks to Restrict Access to Birth Records; > FGS Recommends Writing to Your Congressional Representatives > > The U.S. House of Representatives is considering a bill, House Resolution 10 > (H.R. 10), which seeks to restrict access to birth certificates. This bill, > which purpose is to respond to the threat of terrorism, is on a fast track > to passage and has been voted on by several committees already. Your help is > needed now. > > David Rencher, Chairman of the Record Access and Preservation Committee, a > joint committee of the National Genealogical Society and Federation of > Genealogical Societies, has sent a letter to the bill's sponsor, Congressman > Dennis Hastert, recommending an amendment to the bill as follows: > > "However, nothing in this Chapter 2 shall be construed to require a State to > change its law with respect to public access to (A) non-certified copies of > birth certificates, or to (B) birth certificates or birth records once a > period of 100 years has elapsed from the date of creation of the certificate > or record." > > A copy of the letter is available on the FGS site at > www.fgs.org/rpa/formalactions.htm. > > To view this bill, go to http://thomas.loc.gov. > Enter HR 10 in the search box for "Bill Number." > > Action Is Needed Now > Because this bill is moving toward passage so quickly, it is urged that the > genealogical community take action immediately and let their representatives > know that they are in support of David Rencher's amendment and the FGS > position in this important matter. To find your state representative's > contact information, go to www.house.gov/writerep/. > > How Should I Word My Letter? > While you should word the letter in any way that is comfortable for you, it > is recommended that you include the following as a portion of the letter: > > "While I support the intention to increase security to protect the U.S. from > terrorists and those who wish to improperly take U.S. identities, I am > concerned that those researching their family's history continue to have > access to non-certified birth records. > > Therefore, in order to support HR-10 I ask that you amend HR-10 Section > 3063(d)(2) by adding the following wording to the existing paragraph: > > 'However, nothing in this Chapter 2 shall be construed to require a State to > change its law with respect to public access to (A) non-certified copies of > birth certificates or to (B) birth certificates or birth records once a > period of 100 years has elapsed from the date of creation of the certificate > or record.' > > I believe that this additional language is imperative so that the states do > not react by restricting all certificates to comply with the law, rather > than dealing with certified as opposed to non-certified birth certificates. > This proposed amendatory language would remind them that they can and should > be treated differently." > > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

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Searching for the family of Edna Carpenter, she married Harold Melville, they had three children , Wallace, Lydia and Robert. If you have these people in your family line ,or know them , please reply. thankyou Pat

I have hit a brick wall with the ancestors of my gg-grandfather, Jeremiah Williams. He was born about 1793 in CT. The family moved to OH at some time after his birth. Jeremiah married Lavinia or Lovine Carpenter in Franklin County OH in 1821. They were married by Lavinia's father Reuben Carpenter who was born in Mass. Lavinia was born about 1792 in the Barre twnshp, Washington, VT. Reuben was the Justice of the Peace in Franklin Co. Jeremiah and Lavinia had four children born in OH. They were: Angeline, b. 1823, Jeremiah Jr, b. 1825, Lucy, b. 1830 and Cyrus, b. 1832. The family migrated to the Republic of Texas about 1836

Hello Janette, First of all I would like to let you know that I have no Horningsham Carpenters in my records. The following web pages may be of value in your search. Good Hunting! John R. Carpenter La Mesa, CA I would start at: http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp Then also look at: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers.htm You can read the details or go to the bottom of the page and click on "England", then "Wiltshire" then "H" then "Horningsham." First row is Town or Parish then Birth or Christenings (in blue) then Marriages (in blue) then related counties. You may also want to check related parishes and towns. Another spot to check out is: http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/WIL/Horningsham/ You may also want to check out: http://www.ukvillages.co.uk/ukvillages.nsf/villages/Horningsham-Wiltshire ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janette" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2004 11:43 PM Subject: Carpenters 1720 Horningsham Wiltshire > I'm looking for a George Carpenter, believed to have been born in > Horningsham > > Son Edward born in 1753, in Horningsham, Wiltshire, also Joseph and > Martha, > > Any connections out there to Horningsham Carpenters. Any advice on where > to look welcome > > > > TIA > > Janette >

I am looking to find any information anyone may have on my Great Great Great Grandmother. Her name was Amanda Carpenter Tyree. She was married to Thomas Tyree. I believe this family was from Albemarle County, Virginia. As I find more info I will send it. Andrea Parrish Charlottesville, Virginia My Family Tree Includes: Parrish, Solomon, Wright, Lindsay, Harris, Mills, Johnson, Randolph, Murray, Magruder, Jones, Boykin, Gwynn, Burley, Goodall, Strother, Smith, Tyre/Tyree, Brown, Wheeler, Carpenter "Genealogy, life in the past lane"

I am thrilled to say that Green-Wood Cemetery has finally made it online! They were an up-scale cemetery with magnificent sculpture and some famous people that was most active in the 1800's, Brooklyn, NY. If you have ancestors that you cannot locate who lived in the New York City area at this time, give their search function a try. You can search by last name or last name and date. I found some of mine!I'm sending a donation too. www.green-wood.com Phyllis Reed

I'm looking for a George Carpenter, believed to have been born in Horningsham Son Edward born in 1753, in Horningsham, Wiltshire, also Joseph and Martha, Any connections out there to Horningsham Carpenters. Any advice on where to look welcome TIA Janette

<< The marriage of a William Carpenter was recorded in the parish register in 1625. >> While this is undoubtedly true, one should not expect to find the record there. The earliest extant parish register for Shalbourne begins in 1672. The evidence implying that the marriage of William Carpenter and Abigail Briant was recorded in an earlier register is an entry in the 1625 Bishop's Transcripts of Shalbourne parish records (FHL microfilm 1,279,426, item 11). Gene Z.

Thank You for sharing this data! I am looking forward to more reports on your journey to England. John R. Carpenter La Mesa, CA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce E. Carpenter" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 12:56 AM Subject: Chruchwarden data > Wiltshire Glebe Terriers 1588-1827 > Steven Hobbs ed. > Wiltshire Record Society > vol. 56 > Trowbridge, 2003 > p. 367 > > "SHALBOURNE vicarage > 655 6 Jun 1628 (D5/102/8) > 3 ½ a. in the E. end field upon Cutton Hill. 2a. in the field E. End > Townsend. 4a. 1yd. In Shalbourne N. field. 1a. upon the barrows in E, > field. ½ a. at the vicarage gate. Vicars croft by Newtown common, 6a. > Church > lands: 2 a. of arable lying in Rowlands within the gate, the hedge on the > one side and Edward Ranger's land on the other. Parsonage land: 1a. of > arable in the E. end field at Townsend. 1a. of arable in the W. field at > W. > end. > Roland Hyll, vicar, John Tallmage, (X), William Crpener1 (X), > churchwardens. > > 1. Probably Carpenter. The marriage of a William Carpenter was recorded in > the parish register in 1625. > > (my note) The no 1 after "Crpener" should be in subscript. A subsequent, 6 > Aug 1639 entry, has no Carpenter. More on Hyll or Hill and Talmage can be > found in the online Wantage Abstracts by Nick Hidden. >

Wiltshire Glebe Terriers 1588-1827 Steven Hobbs ed. Wiltshire Record Society vol. 56 Trowbridge, 2003 p. 367 "SHALBOURNE vicarage 655 6 Jun 1628 (D5/102/8) 3 ½ a. in the E. end field upon Cutton Hill. 2a. in the field E. End Townsend. 4a. 1yd. In Shalbourne N. field. 1a. upon the barrows in E, field. ½ a. at the vicarage gate. Vicars croft by Newtown common, 6a. Church lands: 2 a. of arable lying in Rowlands within the gate, the hedge on the one side and Edward Ranger's land on the other. Parsonage land: 1a. of arable in the E. end field at Townsend. 1a. of arable in the W. field at W. end. Roland Hyll, vicar, John Tallmage, (X), William Crpener1 (X), churchwardens. 1. Probably Carpenter. The marriage of a William Carpenter was recorded in the parish register in 1625. (my note) The no 1 after "Crpener" should be in subscript. A subsequent, 6 Aug 1639 entry, has no Carpenter. More on Hyll or Hill and Talmage can be found in the online Wantage Abstracts by Nick Hidden.

Hello Bruce E., I hope your trip was a good one. Any chance of getting any details of "churchwarden" information. Any pictures worth sharing? If you want, prepare a "Trip Report" with pictures and I will place it in the next CD update. I hope all is well with you and your family! John R. Carpenter La Mesa, CA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce E. Carpenter" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 3:07 PM Subject: Rehoboth William > Just finished a two week driving tour of > England and managed a trip to Shalbourne, a thoroughly charming place. > Made > the discovery > that William of Rehoboth was a "churchwarden" of the parish. > Bruce Carpenter > Clinton, WA >

Just finished a two week driving tour of England and managed a trip to Shalbourne, a thoroughly charming place. Made the discovery that William of Rehoboth was a "churchwarden" of the parish. Bruce Carpenter Clinton, WA

Hello fellow researchers. I am new to your list. My name is Chuck Williams from Pa. and I am wondering if any of you are tracing Carpenters in the area of Braxton Co., WV. I would like to share info with any of you. My line Direct Descendants of Jeremiah Carpenter 1 Jeremiah Carpenter 1755 - 1832 d: 1832 in Braxton County, (Va.) W. Virginia Age at death: 77 est. .. +Elizabeth Mann 1767 - 1860 m: 08 Mar 1785 in Greenbrier/Rockingham County, Va. d: Aft. 1860 in Braxton County, W. Virginia Age at death: 93 est. ................ 2 Solomon Carpenter - 1866 d: 13 Nov 1866 in Braxton County, W. Virginia Age at death: ? .................... +Mary Elizabeth Knight 1800 - aka: Betsy m: Abt. 1815 ................................... 3 Thomas Carpenter 1817 - ....................................... +Eunice Cowger 1820 - m: 26 Dec 1839 in Braxton County, W. Virginia ...................................................... 4 Jehu Carpenter 1841 - .......................................................... +Hyla Thayer 1841 - m: 01 Jul 1865 in Braxton County, W. Virginia ......................................................................... 5 Stonewall Jackson Carpenter 1879 - 1928 d: 21 Sep 1928 in Braxton County, West Virginia Age at death: 49 ............................................................................. +Leatha Ann Skidmore 1884 - 1974 m: 25 Aug 1902 in Braxton County, W. Virginia d: 14 Aug 1974 in Braxton County, West Virginia Age at death: 90 .............................................................................. ............. 6 Mearl Zona Carpenter 1914 - 2001 d: 05 Mar 2001 in Sutton, Braxton County, WV Age at death: 86 Cause of death: Complication following a prior stroke .............................................................................. ................. +Fred E. Davis 1907 - 1989 m: 1933 in Braxton County, West Virginia d: 15 Aug 1989 in Sutton, Braxton County, West Virginia Age at death: 82 .............................................................................. ................................ 7 Leatha Ann Davis 1934 - .............................................................................. .................................... +John Charles Williams 1934 - m: 02 Oct 1959 in Congregational Church, Arlington, Virginia .............................................................................. ................................................... 8 Charles Ross Williams 1960 -

Hello, Is Marque Carpenter on line? Does anyone know his current e-address? John R. Carpenter La Mesa, CA

Perhaps this will help someone: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nycortla/biblerec/bible2.htm Tim Stowell Cortland Co., NY host

Hi Listers, My Great gmother, Amelia V. Carpenter, was named after an uncle w/the last name of Vail; hence Amelia Vail Carpenter. Am wondering if anyone else has a connection to the Vails. Any info very much appreciated. Barb