Is Gill Carpenter in England any relation to we Rehoboth Carpenters in the US? He seems to be eager to speak for all Carpenters in England (and us as well), but surely no more than a fraction of the Carpenters left in England have any genetic connection to one another. By the 1300 there were all manner of unconnected people using the surname Carpenter. It was also a popular alias for criminals. Then there were the countless hammer and nails carpenters who used their profession as a surname. In English historical records there are countless examples of these people, whose deluded descendants now think they are part of some ancient lineage. Thanks to excellent Massachusettss records I can trace my ancestors back to the 1500s with certainty. Few people in England, outside the aristocracy, can do this. The Carpenter Line back from Town Clerk John was a denizen merchant family unrelated to all the other peasants with the surname in England. Any individual who wants you to believe the Carpenters of England are a grand big family is a nutcase. Sincerely, Bruce E. Carpenter