Dear Joan, While I have Hezekiah and Rebecca Phillips, Hezekiah's parentage is uncertain. There is a temporary connection with Hezekiah Goodwin Carpenter. See notes below. Let me know if you need more data. John R. Carpenter La Mesa, CA +---¦Hezekiah Goodwin CARPENTER-21035 Hezekiah CARPENTER-30799 ¦ ¦ 9 Sep 1817 Abt 1845 --------------¦ ¦Vernon,,NY ,,NY ¦ MRIN:7604 --SPOUSE-- MRIN:11123 +---¦Elizabeth Lott MAY-21055 Rebecca OR Rebekah PHILLIPS-30798 ¦Abt 1822/1823 Abt 1840 ¦,,NY ,Barbour,VA --CHILDREN-- 1Thomas Orland CARPENTER-30800 INDIVIDUAL DATA RIN:30799 - --------------------------------------------------- Name:Hezekiah CARPENTER Sex:M ID No: Birth:Abt 1845 Place:,,NY Chr: Place: Marr:Abt 1868 Spouse:Rebecca OR Rebekah PHILLIPS-30798 Marr: Spouse: Marr: Spouse: Death: Place:Spencer,Roane,WV Burial: Place: Father:Hezekiah G CARPENTER-21035 Mother:Elizabeth Lott MAY-21055 Notes --------------------------------------------------------- !Parentage uncertain. May or may not have been Hezekiah Carpenter. See below. Temporary connection. !Information submitted by Richard G. Smith, of Burnet, TX in a letter dated 15 Oct. 1997 indicates that Hezekiah Carpenter (?-?) married Rebekah Phillips (?-?). He died at Spencer, Roane County, WV. Family tradition staes that his father, name unknown, was born about 1810 in either Ireland or Scotland. His name may have been Carpentier or Charpentier. He came to the United States prior to the Civil War (possibly as a result of the potatoe famine in Ireland). His last name was allegedly changed upon arrival in the United States. He settled in Roane county, WV. This Hezekiah served with the GAR in the civil War and lost a leg in battle. It is not known whether John or Hezekiah was the oldest. end notes INDIVIDUAL DATA RIN:30798 - --------------------------------------------- Name:Rebecca OR Rebekah PHILLIPS Sex:F ID No: Birth:Abt 1840 Place:,Barbour,VA Chr: Place: Marr:Abt 1868 Spouse:Hezekiah CARPENTER-30799 Marr: Spouse: Marr: Spouse: Death: Place: Burial: Place Father:J. Levi PHILLIPS-30326 Mother:Mary MCKINNEY-30327 Notes --------------------------------------------- none Joan Wyatt wrote: > > Looking for any info on Hezikah b. before 1847 in VA. Married Rebecca > Phillips March 16,1867 in Roane Co. > > Still trying to hook up with someone > Joan