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.