> Dear John, > The second part of your question was about a Thomas Carpenter born 1738. > Are you referring to this Thomas and family? > Thomas CARPENTER-20519 > 3 Aug 1738 > West Greenwich,Kent,RI > Number 703 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 131. > No family listed. > +---¦Oliver CARPENTER-7828 > Thomas CARPENTER-7839 ¦ ¦ 1675 > Abt 1706/1709 -------------¦ ¦Pawtuxet,Providence,RI > North Kingston,Washington,RI ¦ MRIN:2234 > --SPOUSE-- MRIN:2096 +---¦Sarah-7829 > Elizabeth PAGE-7840 ¦Abt 1677 > Abt 1709 ¦ > of Westerly,,RI > (There are other marriages) > --CHILDREN-- > 1-Thomas CARPENTER-20519 > 2Nicholas CARPENTER-14570 > 3-Mary CARPENTER-20520 > 4-Joseph CARPENTER-20522 > 5-Elizabeth CARPENTER-20521 > 6-Deborah CARPENTER-20524 > 7Beriah CARPENTER-20523 > 8-Hannah CARPENTER-20525 > I have attached (apologises to those who hate attachments) a GEDCOM of > 85 Carpenters in Washington County, RI (formerly NewPort) born between > 1699 and 1750 (plus or minus a bit). This may help you understand what > Carpenters are in that area and time. > I hope this helps. Let me know. > John R. Carpenter > La Mesa, CA > John F. Chandler wrote: > > > > I am curious about this pedigree... > > > > > 1 William CARPENTER-662: b Abt 1608/1611 Amesbury,Wiltshire,England; d > > > 7 Sep 1685 Pawtuxet,Providence,RI > > > > > > 2 Richard CARPENTER-669: b Abt 1575/1578 Nettlecomb,Somerset,England; > > > m 1 Sep 1606 Dwelly Wells,Parish,Nettlecombe,England; d 7 Aug 1625 > > > Ilchester,Somerset,England > > > 3 Susanna TRIVILIAN-1432: b 1592 Nettlecomb,Somerset,England > > > > Given the apparent uncertainty over the date of William's birth, and > > the commonness of the name, what evidence is there that (A) he was born > > at Amesbury or (B) his parents were named Richard and Susanna, much less > > that (C) they were originally from a different county? It seems to me > > that we would find it more profitable to focus efforts on the weak links > > closer at hand than medieval times. > > > > For myself, I'd really like to focus on an even more recent weak link. > > It seems that D.H. Carpenter's book assigns my line to the Rehoboth > > branch, but the evidence is wholly lacking, and I'd be interested in > > finding some confirmation or refutation... > > > > Here is the weak link: a certain Thomas Carpenter died in 1815 at Exeter, > > RI, intestate, and his estate was administered by his son Benjamin of > > South Kingstown. That would appear to be the same Benjamin who died > > in S.K. in 1840, aged 76 (contrary to what the book says, which is that > > he lived from 1756 to 1829). Be that as it may, can anybody show me > > some evidence to link this Thomas Carpenter to the birth record of a > > Thomas Carpenter in East Greenwich, RI back in 1738 (father named Thomas > > but mother not named)? The age fits fine, but I would really like to > > see something more than pure intuition here. > > > > John Chandler