Hello All, I hesitated to post my family as I know so little and everyone else seems to know so much, but then I thought, how else can I learn? I have enjoyed ALL the discussions about the Carpenters, because even though I divorced my Carpenter, my sons are will always have the name and genes. Willam Carpenter b abt 1789 in poss Surry County, NC m Rhoda? children in will Mary b abt 1810 John H. Carpenter b abt 1816 (father left him blacksmith tools) Nancy Carpenter b abt 1829 Frances Carpenter b abt 1831 wrote will 1859 died Surry County, NC short time after John H. Carpenter m Elizabeth abt 1841 William Carpenter b abt 1843 Surry County, NC Benjamin Franklin Carpenter b Mar 1845 Surry County, NC Ambrose Carpenter b June 23, 1850 Surry County, NC Gidion Carpenter b abt 1852 Surry County, NC John Carpenter b abt 1854 Surry County, NC Wiley Carpenter b abt 1859 Surry County, NC Nancy J. Carpenter b abt 1863 maybe Carroll County, VA John and his sons, Ambrose and Benjamin, moved to VA after 1860. John has been found on the 1860 Surry County, NC census, then on the 1870 Carroll County, VA census with another wife, Ruth, (she was formerly married to a Harrison). after that, he moved to Floyd County, VA, were he was found in 1880. Ambrose has been found on the 1870, 1880, and 1900 census for Carroll County, VA. Benjamin has lived in Carroll County, VA. John died abt 1893. Please help if you can, but thanks for reading anyway. Loretta in Florida