Does anyone know this family line? I am looking for any information on Joseph Carpenter and his unknown wife. Thanks in advance. -Kim Taft 1 Joseph Carpenter b: Germany . +? b: Germany ... 2 Elizabeth Carpenter b: Mar 29, 1839 PA d: Aug 07, 1916 Chicago,Cook Co,IL ...... +David Pennell b: PA m: Sep 09, 1857 Oxford,Chester Co, PA d: Bef. Apr 1880 ........ 3 Margaret A Pennell b: Feb 24, 1861 Faggs Manor,Londonderry Twp,Chester Co,PA d: Sep 09, 1940 Chicago,Cook Co,IL ........... +Frank Shelady Powell b: Jul 12, 1859 Lower Oxford Twp,Chester Co,PA m: Jun 26, 1878 Chester Co,PA d: May 03, 1928

Hello Carpenters: I've ben watching this conversation about descendants of Yelverton Carpenter, and it seemed to me the issue was focused on determining who were his descendants. Now I see reference to his ancestry (below)...but I missed that part. I wonder whether it is established that this Yelverton Carpenter was clearly of southern descent through prior generations. In Eager's History of Orange County (NY), page 487, says of John Yelverton (1693-1767, of Chester NY in 1751): "One daughter married Mr. Carpenter of Goshen." Is it possible this unspecified Mr. Carpenter and his unspecified Miss Yelverton named a son Yelverton Carpenter who moved south? >Dear List, > >I am one of the people who confused everyone about the ancestry of Yelverton >Carpenter. When I did my book, Carpenters A Plenty, in the 1980's I >corresponded with a number of descendants of Yelverton. All thought he was >German. His movement from NC to SC and then to Tennessee seemed to mirror >other Carpenters I was tracing.

Found this book on ebay, might be of interest to someone that is in this line. Full name index is on the page. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=5513061238&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT Or you can do a search for item number 5513061238 Hope it helps someone, Jim

I am searching for infomation about Robert Carpenter, br: ca. 1807 in TN. I have not yet found him in Henderson Co. Tn., as I believe he lived there in the 1800s and then moved to Sharp County, Arkansas with his wife Mitilda (GAWF) and children. I have found him in the 1870 Sharp Co. Arkansas census, listed as being born in TN., but the word "Germany" is listed beside his name on the Heritage Quest census record for 1870. The children of Robert and Matilda /Gawf/ Carpenter are: ( all born in Tn ) Thomas M. CARPENTER b. 15 Jan 1831 Sarajain CARPENTER b. 19 Jan 1833 James Hardin CARPENTER b 6 March 1835 Rodise CARPENTER b. 15 Feb 1837 Edmon CARPENTER b.22 Jan 1839 Marthy Jain CARPENTER b. 9 Mar 1842 Mary CARPENTER b. 13 June 1844 Henry CARPENTER b. 27 Oct 1846 One of Robert and Matilda`s grandsons` was named STEPHEN ROBERT ( DAVENPORT ) Does anyone know of this Robert Carpenter??? Gin

Dear List, I am one of the people who confused everyone about the ancestry of Yelverton Carpenter. When I did my book, Carpenters A Plenty, in the 1980's I corresponded with a number of descendants of Yelverton. All thought he was German. His movement from NC to SC and then to Tennessee seemed to mirror other Carpenters I was tracing. So I suggested that he might be related and showed how he might be related to the Carpenter/Zimmermans I was tracing. I really put a "?" next to his name and his lineage number in my book. I never made the conclusion that he was related to our family and that I had proven his relationship. I printed what I had in hopes that someone could prove or disprove it. I am very happy now that the DNA project has disproven that he was a Zimmerman. I have had great difficulty in locating primary source documentation of Stephen Carpenter. I found Reuben and Fielding and Yelverton. I have had lots of trouble locating anything on Stephen. I suspected after printing Carpenters A Plenty that Stephen may have birthed a number of these mountain NC, Tennessee, and Kentucky Carpenters. But without finding a will, estate papers, or almost anything on Stephen making the case was really hard. I also suspected, now incorrectly, that Stephen and his sons were somehow related to the Mathias Zimmerman of Stokes, then Yancey County, NC. Mathias was not a Moravian and I still wonder if he is related to my Zimmerman family. Maybe the DNA project will solve that one too. For the record my book and my research involved the Zimmermans who arrived on the ship Pink Plaisance in 1732, who lived until the 1750's in Lancaster County, Pa, who moved in the middle 1750's to Lincoln County, NC, and whose descendants spread throughout NC and the west. All the family changed their name to Carpenter. I am very pleased that the ancestry of Yelverton, Fielding, Reuben, and others is now secure. I am glad that this information was shared on this list. Robert Carpenter ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Greenwood" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 11:54 AM Subject: Re: [CARPENTER] John and Mary CARPENTER of Overwharton Parish, Stafford Co., Virginia > Laurie, > > Thank you for your reply. I research southern > lines of germanic origin and would certainly be > very pleased to know that Stephen has been > positively linked, since he has at times been > said to have a germanic connection through > Yelverton Carpenter, which has not been borne out > by more recent research. It is good to see > serious researchers like you bringing a higher > standard for proof to Carpenter family history > research. > > I might point out in case the transcript of the > Overwharton Parish records you have does not > include it, that the same records that show the > birth of John's and Mary's son Charles Carpenter > on 6 September 1756, go on to show that Charles > died 10 October 1756, so there is no connection > between this Charles and any living Charles > subsequent to that date. > > Again, thanks for your reply, and best wishes for > success in your search. > > Dave > > > --- L Carpenter <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hello David and fellow researchers, > > > > Please excuse me for not stating that the > > Stephen Carpenter who went to NC, > > GA, and TN, is assumed to be the son (Stephen) > > of John and Mary b. June 24, > > 1737. > > As most researchers of Stephen Carpenter > > (NC>GA>TN) have found, it has been > > a tough road in the locating of written > > documentation as well as census and > > marriage/death records or wills and most of us > > have yet to prove his > > children. > > > > What has drawn me to researching John and Mary > > of Overwharton Parish, > > Stafford Co., Virginia, is the conclusion that > > the CARPENTER Y-DNA project > > (see Carpenter Southern Cousins Y-DNA project > > by Terry Lee Carpenter) has > > found there to be an exact match between > > Stephen of NC, GA and TN to that > > of Benjamin Carpenter of Amherst Co., Virginia. > > It is also assumed that > > Benjamin of Amherst was the son of John and > > Mary as well born Oct. 5, 1746. > > > > A Couple of other matches with Stephen and > > Benjamin is Temple Carpenter (b. > > abt. 1769 NC) who is assumed to have been the > > son of Thomas Owen Carpenter > > (b. abt. 1740) of Moore Co., North Carolina and > > Reuben Carpenter b. abt. > > 1776. who died in South Carolina. > > > > As I have planned for a trip to Virginia and > > the Carolina's in the Fall. I > > am looking to gather more information prior to > > my leaving, in hopes to > > narrow down searching for documents and saving > > sometime. In prior search of > > documents, I have found connections, clues as > > well as proof in searching > > back further. Hoping that something here may > > pan out as well. *Keeping > > fingers crossed* > > > > I would like to THANK Terry Carpenter for his > > wonderful summary to the > > Southern Carpenter lines, as well as John > > Carpenter for all his work on the > > Carpenter DNA project. I am sure that I am not > > the only one who greatly > > appreciates all the work the two of you have > > done for this group. > > > > Now just to convince my own brother to > > participate in Y-DNA project so he > > doesn't feel someone is just trying to clone > > him. (ha ha) > > > > Thank you for your time, > > > > Sincerely, > > Laurie Carpenter > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "David Greenwood" <[email protected]> > > To: "L Carpenter" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2004 9:55 PM > > Subject: Re: [CARPENTER] John and Mary > > CARPENTER of Overwharton Parish, > > Stafford Co., Virginia > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > Regarding your statement "Stephen went on to > > > North Carolina, Georgia and then to > > Tennessee", I > > > am very interested in how you proved that > > Stephen > > > Carpenter is identical to the one born 1737 > > in > > > Overwharton Parish. Thank you, > > > > > > David Greenwood > > > > > > --- L Carpenter <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > Hello fellow list members, > > > > > > > > Just wanted to share some information I > > came > > > > across that I have not seen posted anywhere > > in > > > > regards to this couple and line. > > > > > > > > John and Mary Carpenter of Overwharton > > Parish, > > > > Stafford County, Virginia had the following > > > > children listed in the Overwharton Parish > > > > Records for 1720-1760. > > > > > > > > Stephen Carpenter born June 24, 1737 > > > > John Carpenter born May 15, 1739 > > > > William Carpenter born May 5, 1742 > > > > Thomas Carpenter born August 7, 1744 > > > > Benjamin Carpenter b. October 5, 1746 > > > > Ann (Nanny) Carpenter born October 16, 1748 > > > > George Carpenter born March 24, 1753 > > > > Charles Carpenter born September 6, 1756 > > > > > > > > I would like to gather more information on > > the > > > > above individuals if anyone has something > > to > > > > share. > > > > > > > > As most know, Stephen went on to North > > > > Carolina, Georgia and then to Tennessee > > where > > > > he is said to have died. As for the others, > > I > > > > have just came across this information and > > am > > > > just beginning to research more. > > > > > > > > > > > > Thank you for your time, > > > > > > > > Laurie Carpenter > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ===== > > > Dave > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > > protection around > > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > > ===== > Dave > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages! > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail >

I'm interested in the recent thread about Carpenters from Virginia. I have a family whose names seem to correlate to the children of John and Mary of Stafford Co., but the birth dates are different, the parents different, and the county different. Ordinarily I would think this means there's no connection -- but then what Laurie said about Benjamin of Amherst Co. caught my eye: She wrote, "What has drawn me to researching John and Mary of Overwharton Parish, Stafford Co., Virginia, is the conclusion that the CARPENTER Y-DNA project (see Carpenter Southern Cousins Y-DNA project by Terry Lee Carpenter) has found there to be an exact match between Stephen of NC, GA and TN to that of Benjamin Carpenter of Amherst Co., Virginia. It is also assumed that Benjamin of Amherst was the son of John and Mary as well born Oct. 5, 1746." I'm confused. Here is the family I have: 1 Thomas CARPENTER b: Bef. 1730 in Virginia or England d: Abt. 1794 in Amherst Co., Virginia ...... 2 Rebecca CARPENTER ...... 2 Son CARPENTER ...... 2 Thomas CARPENTER, Jr. b: 1750 in Prob. Virginia d: July 1781 in Amherst Co., Virginia .......... +Sarah UNKNOWN ...... 2 John CARPENTER b: 1752 in Amherst Co., Virginia d: 1828 .......... +Sarah UNKNOWN m: in Amherst Co., Virginia ...... *2nd Wife of John CARPENTER: .......... +Mary O'NEAL ...... 2 Benjamin CARPENTER, Sr. b: March 1, 1755 in Rockfish River, Amherst Co., Virginia d: January 12, 1840 in Knox Co., Illinois .......... +Sarah UNKNOWN m: in Amherst Co., Virginia ...... 2 James CARPENTER b: Bet. 1760 - 1770 in Amherst Co., Virginia .......... +Susan HILL b: February 14, 1798 in Amherst Co., Virginia ...... 2 William CARPENTER b: March 19, 1761 in Rockfish River, Amherst Co., Virginia d: September 14, 1835 in Adair Co., Kentucky .......... +Mary STRICKLING aka: Mary Stricklen m: January 9, 1789 in Rockfish River, Amherst Co., Virginia ...... 2 George CARPENTER b: 1771 in Amherst Co., Virginia d: Aft. 1850 in Arkansas while visiting brothers .......... +Jane PHILLIPS m: November 3, 1797 in Amherst Co., Virginia Are we talking about the same Benjamin Carpenter? Thanks, ~~Anne Wityk

I'd be interested in knowing if others are looking into this line of Carpenters: 1850 census: Hawkins Co. TN 9th district Ensley 31 M shoemaker Edy 29 F Marth 6 F Williiam 5 M Jeremiah 1 M All listed as born in TN 1860 census: Hancock Co. TN, Sneedville. Ensly 40 M Saddler 400/100 Edy 37 F housework Mary M. 17 F ditto William I. 15 M Jeremiah 11 M F. Cornelia 7 F Margaret 4 F Henry 1 week M All listed as born in TN !870: Whitley Co. KY Ensly, 52, M,W, farmer, 200, born KY Nancy 26 F, W, keeping house, born KY Polly, 3, f, W, born KY 1880 census: Whitley County KY, 113th district: E.A., W, M, 60, physician/ farmer, TN-NC-VA; Nancy, W, F, 33, wife, keeping house, KY-TN-KY, Henry, W, M, 20, son, TN-TN-KY; Polly, W, F, !9, daughter, KY-TN-TN; Arminda, W, F, 4, daughter, KY-TN-KY, and Harriet E., W, F, 1, daughter, KY-TN-KY. Ensley probably died around 1894. If anyone has ANY info as to Ensley or Edy's origin or parents, please contact me. Also interested in any of the women's marriages. Many thanks, Pat Hobson

Laurie, Thank you for your reply. I research southern lines of germanic origin and would certainly be very pleased to know that Stephen has been positively linked, since he has at times been said to have a germanic connection through Yelverton Carpenter, which has not been borne out by more recent research. It is good to see serious researchers like you bringing a higher standard for proof to Carpenter family history research. I might point out in case the transcript of the Overwharton Parish records you have does not include it, that the same records that show the birth of John's and Mary's son Charles Carpenter on 6 September 1756, go on to show that Charles died 10 October 1756, so there is no connection between this Charles and any living Charles subsequent to that date. Again, thanks for your reply, and best wishes for success in your search. Dave --- L Carpenter <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello David and fellow researchers, > > Please excuse me for not stating that the > Stephen Carpenter who went to NC, > GA, and TN, is assumed to be the son (Stephen) > of John and Mary b. June 24, > 1737. > As most researchers of Stephen Carpenter > (NC>GA>TN) have found, it has been > a tough road in the locating of written > documentation as well as census and > marriage/death records or wills and most of us > have yet to prove his > children. > > What has drawn me to researching John and Mary > of Overwharton Parish, > Stafford Co., Virginia, is the conclusion that > the CARPENTER Y-DNA project > (see Carpenter Southern Cousins Y-DNA project > by Terry Lee Carpenter) has > found there to be an exact match between > Stephen of NC, GA and TN to that > of Benjamin Carpenter of Amherst Co., Virginia. > It is also assumed that > Benjamin of Amherst was the son of John and > Mary as well born Oct. 5, 1746. > > A Couple of other matches with Stephen and > Benjamin is Temple Carpenter (b. > abt. 1769 NC) who is assumed to have been the > son of Thomas Owen Carpenter > (b. abt. 1740) of Moore Co., North Carolina and > Reuben Carpenter b. abt. > 1776. who died in South Carolina. > > As I have planned for a trip to Virginia and > the Carolina's in the Fall. I > am looking to gather more information prior to > my leaving, in hopes to > narrow down searching for documents and saving > sometime. In prior search of > documents, I have found connections, clues as > well as proof in searching > back further. Hoping that something here may > pan out as well. *Keeping > fingers crossed* > > I would like to THANK Terry Carpenter for his > wonderful summary to the > Southern Carpenter lines, as well as John > Carpenter for all his work on the > Carpenter DNA project. I am sure that I am not > the only one who greatly > appreciates all the work the two of you have > done for this group. > > Now just to convince my own brother to > participate in Y-DNA project so he > doesn't feel someone is just trying to clone > him. (ha ha) > > Thank you for your time, > > Sincerely, > Laurie Carpenter > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Greenwood" <[email protected]> > To: "L Carpenter" <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2004 9:55 PM > Subject: Re: [CARPENTER] John and Mary > CARPENTER of Overwharton Parish, > Stafford Co., Virginia > > > > Hello, > > > > Regarding your statement "Stephen went on to > > North Carolina, Georgia and then to > Tennessee", I > > am very interested in how you proved that > Stephen > > Carpenter is identical to the one born 1737 > in > > Overwharton Parish. Thank you, > > > > David Greenwood > > > > --- L Carpenter <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > Hello fellow list members, > > > > > > Just wanted to share some information I > came > > > across that I have not seen posted anywhere > in > > > regards to this couple and line. > > > > > > John and Mary Carpenter of Overwharton > Parish, > > > Stafford County, Virginia had the following > > > children listed in the Overwharton Parish > > > Records for 1720-1760. > > > > > > Stephen Carpenter born June 24, 1737 > > > John Carpenter born May 15, 1739 > > > William Carpenter born May 5, 1742 > > > Thomas Carpenter born August 7, 1744 > > > Benjamin Carpenter b. October 5, 1746 > > > Ann (Nanny) Carpenter born October 16, 1748 > > > George Carpenter born March 24, 1753 > > > Charles Carpenter born September 6, 1756 > > > > > > I would like to gather more information on > the > > > above individuals if anyone has something > to > > > share. > > > > > > As most know, Stephen went on to North > > > Carolina, Georgia and then to Tennessee > where > > > he is said to have died. As for the others, > I > > > have just came across this information and > am > > > just beginning to research more. > > > > > > > > > Thank you for your time, > > > > > > Laurie Carpenter > > > > > > > > > > > > ===== > > Dave > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > ===== Dave __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail

I am looking for the parents of Elizabth Carpenter. born, 6 Mar 1767, died 8 Sep 1848. She is buried in Alsey Cemetery, Scott County, Illinois. She probably born in VA. She married John Ash, 12 Feb 1787, Frederick County, Virginia. They had at least one daughter, Nancy (she was probably born in VA , 6 Jun 1788 --she married Jacob Bower). They also lived in KY in the early 1800's. Any help would be greatly appreciated Thanks, Barbara

I was wondering if anyone had any info a Joseph Carpenter that was born in Ireland and moved to America in the mid 1700's. He married a woman named Maria Barnes, and they had at least one child named Ezra in 1795. Thanks for any info. Kent

Hello, Due to unforseen problems, I have lost my e-mail historyand messages for the entire month of July 2004. (July 1 to 31) If you have sent me e-mail during this time period, and have not received a reply, please resend. Computers are so much fun! Thanks for your patience ... John R. Carpenter La Mesa, CA

Hello David and fellow researchers, Please excuse me for not stating that the Stephen Carpenter who went to NC, GA, and TN, is assumed to be the son (Stephen) of John and Mary b. June 24, 1737. As most researchers of Stephen Carpenter (NC>GA>TN) have found, it has been a tough road in the locating of written documentation as well as census and marriage/death records or wills and most of us have yet to prove his children. What has drawn me to researching John and Mary of Overwharton Parish, Stafford Co., Virginia, is the conclusion that the CARPENTER Y-DNA project (see Carpenter Southern Cousins Y-DNA project by Terry Lee Carpenter) has found there to be an exact match between Stephen of NC, GA and TN to that of Benjamin Carpenter of Amherst Co., Virginia. It is also assumed that Benjamin of Amherst was the son of John and Mary as well born Oct. 5, 1746. A Couple of other matches with Stephen and Benjamin is Temple Carpenter (b. abt. 1769 NC) who is assumed to have been the son of Thomas Owen Carpenter (b. abt. 1740) of Moore Co., North Carolina and Reuben Carpenter b. abt. 1776. who died in South Carolina. As I have planned for a trip to Virginia and the Carolina's in the Fall. I am looking to gather more information prior to my leaving, in hopes to narrow down searching for documents and saving sometime. In prior search of documents, I have found connections, clues as well as proof in searching back further. Hoping that something here may pan out as well. *Keeping fingers crossed* I would like to THANK Terry Carpenter for his wonderful summary to the Southern Carpenter lines, as well as John Carpenter for all his work on the Carpenter DNA project. I am sure that I am not the only one who greatly appreciates all the work the two of you have done for this group. Now just to convince my own brother to participate in Y-DNA project so he doesn't feel someone is just trying to clone him. (ha ha) Thank you for your time, Sincerely, Laurie Carpenter ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Greenwood" <[email protected]> To: "L Carpenter" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2004 9:55 PM Subject: Re: [CARPENTER] John and Mary CARPENTER of Overwharton Parish, Stafford Co., Virginia > Hello, > > Regarding your statement "Stephen went on to > North Carolina, Georgia and then to Tennessee", I > am very interested in how you proved that Stephen > Carpenter is identical to the one born 1737 in > Overwharton Parish. Thank you, > > David Greenwood > > --- L Carpenter <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hello fellow list members, > > > > Just wanted to share some information I came > > across that I have not seen posted anywhere in > > regards to this couple and line. > > > > John and Mary Carpenter of Overwharton Parish, > > Stafford County, Virginia had the following > > children listed in the Overwharton Parish > > Records for 1720-1760. > > > > Stephen Carpenter born June 24, 1737 > > John Carpenter born May 15, 1739 > > William Carpenter born May 5, 1742 > > Thomas Carpenter born August 7, 1744 > > Benjamin Carpenter b. October 5, 1746 > > Ann (Nanny) Carpenter born October 16, 1748 > > George Carpenter born March 24, 1753 > > Charles Carpenter born September 6, 1756 > > > > I would like to gather more information on the > > above individuals if anyone has something to > > share. > > > > As most know, Stephen went on to North > > Carolina, Georgia and then to Tennessee where > > he is said to have died. As for the others, I > > have just came across this information and am > > just beginning to research more. > > > > > > Thank you for your time, > > > > Laurie Carpenter > > > > > > > ===== > Dave > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com

Dear list members, I am trying to pin down my descendency from Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Carpenter of Revolutionary War fame, and thus am trying to clarify the marriage of one of his daughters to Amos Gore. According to "A Genealogical History of the Rehoboth Branch of the Carpenter Family in America" (1898) by Amos B. Carpenter, Eunice Carpenter married Amos Gore and moved into the state of New York However, the Stanclift genealogy by Sherry and Robert Stancliff has Amos Gore marrying Lydia Carpenter. A resolution to this conflict would be much appreciated. Thank you, Steve Wilcox

http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ny/chemung/wills/v4b/carpenter-jesse.txt

Mmm hmm. I thought I announced that already. He's my great great granduncle. Connie (the transcriber) > http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ny/chemung/wills/v4b/carpenter-jesse.txt > >

Dear Listers I was lucky enough to buy a copy of ABC's book some 12 years ago I noticed there have been several messages regarding revisions to this I wondered if these revisions covered the family of Cyrus ( 3596) & Hannah Jenne CARPENTER at the bottom of page 592 I would dearly love to know the name of their eldest son . I am 99.99999999% sure it was not Darwin , But what was it ????????????? Edwin R and Mila are quite ligit Sally Melissa is not correct . Their youngest child was Mary Jane who m La Grange ANDREWS. I dont know which CARPENTER family Sally Melissa belonged too, is any. I also think the location of these baptisms could be wrong too. Think it more likely to have been in Guilford , Wyndham Co , VT I know this eldest son was alive and in all probability living in or near Brockport, Monroe Co NY State in 1872 Any help on this would be appreciated Thank you Bye MargM Carpenters of Rehoboth Down under twig Australia

On Abraham Wrights farm what now is Easton town Washington county, NY, There was a private burial ground. There is burried a Rufus Carpenter who died 1809 in his 71 st yr ( born Ca. 1836/7. Also There was a Job Wright who married an Ursula Carpenter in 1734 (Quaker) any info or leads where to search plase let me know.

<< One author mentioned a work by Herbert F. Seversmith, _Colonial Families of Long Island, New York and Connecticut_, 5 vols. (Washington, D.C., 1939-1958). They also referenced _The American Genealogist_, vol. 70 (1995). Have I listed these references correctly? And are there any other works where we might find reliable revisions? >> Look for extensive revisions to several sections of the Carpenter Memorial and to other secondary sources in two articles that will appear in the January 2005 issue of _The New England Historical and Genealogical Register_. Also, beware that Seversmith's original research was limited mostly to the John3 line. With few exceptions, he otherwise repeats the work of Amos B. Carpenter (for which he wisely takes no responsibility) and, in the case of the Abiah3 line, that of the deForests (_James Cox Brady and His Ancestry_). The latters' work on Abiah3 and his children (better than ABC's but not without problems) is addressed (along with that of others) in one of the aforementioned _Register_ articles. Gene Z.

Hello fellow list members, Just wanted to share some information I came across that I have not seen posted anywhere in regards to this couple and line. John and Mary Carpenter of Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia had the following children listed in the Overwharton Parish Records for 1720-1760. Stephen Carpenter born June 24, 1737 John Carpenter born May 15, 1739 William Carpenter born May 5, 1742 Thomas Carpenter born August 7, 1744 Benjamin Carpenter b. October 5, 1746 Ann (Nanny) Carpenter born October 16, 1748 George Carpenter born March 24, 1753 Charles Carpenter born September 6, 1756 I would like to gather more information on the above individuals if anyone has something to share. As most know, Stephen went on to North Carolina, Georgia and then to Tennessee where he is said to have died. As for the others, I have just came across this information and am just beginning to research more. Thank you for your time, Laurie Carpenter

I presume the references used in a recent posting include corrections to the book known colloquialy as the Carpenter Memorial. I'm very interested in any revisions, correction, and/or additions. My ggggg grandfather was Isaiah Carpenter of Shaftsbury, Vermont (individual number 1640 in the Memorial). One author mentioned a work by Herbert F. Seversmith, _Colonial Families of Long Island, New York and Connecticut_, 5 vols. (Washington, D.C., 1939-1958). They also referenced _The American Genealogist_, vol. 70 (1995). Have I listed these references correctly? And are there any other works where we might find reliable revisions? Thank you, Coralie Allen gggg granddaughter of Rhoda Carpenter Hammond (#3497)