While I had no Carpenter at Rehoboth, I find it mentioned a lot because of King Phillip's War. Rehoboth was right in the big middle. King Phillip was an Indian. Audrey Linda Hannah wrote: > Dear Stephanie, Martha and others, > Rehoboth (pronounced Re-HO-baath) is in Mass. just east of East > Providence Rhode Island about 7-8 miles if I stand corrected. It is what is > considered the main birthplace of the Colonial Carpenters who emigrated from > England on the ship Bevis in 1638 and landed in Weymouth. They stayed there > a few years and then moved on west to build the settlement of Rehoboth with > a semicircle of homes facing the river. I quote from "Rehoboth Through the > Years" a history book published by the Anawan Historical Society, Rehoboth > Mass. 1993 > "In the Beginning.... > 1643--Rev. Samuel Newman came with his flock from Weymouth to a > place on the east bank of the Pawtucket River called "Seekonk" by the > Indians. Revv. Newmand surveying the countryside, with gratitude for the > successful journey, said, quoting Genesis 26:22 "...and he called the name > of it Rehoboth; and he said For now the Lord hath made room for us, and we > shall be fruitful in the land." Henceforth, the area was referred to as > Rehoboth. ....One of the first things accomplished upon the settlement of > the people was to gather the church (now Newman Church which is still there > in what is now East Providence with the old cemetery across the street with > all our wonderful ancestors of the time. William #16 stone just reads W.C.). > At a town meeting, nine men were chosen to act in settling prudential > affairs of the town. House lots were alloted in the size of 12, 8, 6 acres > each. Lots were alloted according to the estate of the persons. No one was > allowed to sell his land with first gaining the approval of the nene men > chosen. The meeting house (Newman church) was to stand in the middle of > town." > Hiway 152 running down from Attleborom Mass to East Prov. RI to > hiway 114 runs right into the church on the corner. Then you take Mass. > State Hiway 44 over to Rehoboth, I would call it a village. Just 4 corners. > The old village is down a ways pass the Goff Memorial Lib. where there is a > room upstairs dedicated to Colonial genealogy!!! They are only open to 4 on > SAT. Wonderful countryside and so GREEN for a desert rat like me!! Was there > last year. Hope I got the directions right as I am working from a map here > in NM! Hope that answers the question! > Linda in Albuq. > > At 11:14 AM 9/3/99 EDT, you wrote: > >Thank you, Martha! I, too, feel somewhat lost when the word "Rehoboth" is > >used. My Carpenters involve a series of Josephs from Pawtuxet, RI, who > >migrated to Musketa Cove, LI, NY. The last Joseph was b. 6-28-1720 in > >Musketa Cove, and d. before 2-26-1787 in Musketa Cove, and married Elizabeth > >Townsend. Their son Henry, b. 8-6-1741 in Musketa Cove, d. 1-22-1784, West > >Farms, NY, married Phebe Dickerson/Dickenson. Henry's daughter Sophia, b. > >3-18-1769, married 3-25-1789 Daniel Sutton...there my Carpenters end, and > >become Suttons. > >Stefani Evans > > > >In a message dated 09/03/1999 7:45:07 AM Pacific Daylight Time, > >mothra@erinet.com writes: > > > ><< I keep hearing terms like Rehoboth and I > > don't know what it means. > > >> > > > > > > > Searching for: Acton, Bailey, Bartle, Carpenter, Hannah, Hertzog, Hillary, > Holland, Mackay, Matheson, Page, Reynolds, Ridenour/Reitenaurer, Shadwick, > Stoner, Wollet.