Dear Mary, To help with the confusion about Samuel being born after the Bevis arrived in 1638, the following data is provided. INDIVIDUAL DATA RIN:108 - ---------------------------------------------------- Name:Samuel CARPENTER Sex:M ID No:8MH9-MM Birth:Abt 1638/1639 Place:Weymouth,Norfolk,MA Chr: Place: Marr:25 May 1660 Spouse:Sarah READAWAY-109 Marr: Spouse: Marr: Spouse: Death:20 Feb 1682/1683 Place:Rehoboth,Bristol,MA Burial:22 Feb 1682/1683 Place:Rehoboth,Bristol,MA Father:William CARPENTER Capt.-584 Mother:Abigail BRIANT-659 Notes ----------------------------------------------- !BOOK- GENEALOGY: PER "GENEALOGICAL & FAMILY HISTORY OF WESTERN NEW YORK" LEWIS 1912, PAGE 1318: SAMUEL, YOUNGEST SON OF WILLIAM, WAS BORN IN REHOBOTH ABOUT 1644, AND DIED THERE 20 FEB 1683. !BIRTH: This was the second Samuel born in the family. He was probably born in late 1638 or very early in 1639 (probably the former). He was of age when listed in his father's will (proved April 1659) and could not have been born in 1644. !NOTE: SEE ALSO "NEW ENGLAND MARRIAGES PRIOR TO 1700" PAGE 136 AND "BROOKS" PAGE 102: CARPENTER, SAMUEL ( -1683) & SARAH REDAWAY, M/2 GILBERT BROOKS 1687/8; 25 MAY 1660; REHOBOTH. Rehoboth vital records regarding marriages 1652-1896 on page 78 lists 25 May 1660 as the marriage date in Rehoboth, Bristol, MA. !SAMUEL WAS ONE OF THE PURCHASERS OF THE NORTH DIVISION OF THE NEW REHOBOTH TOWN AND RECEIVED LAND IN THE DIVISION OF 5 FEB 1671. IN 1680 CHOSEN MEMBER TO LAY OUT LAND. HE MARRIED SARAH READAWAY AND HAD 9 SONS AND 1 DAUGHTER. SARAH MARRIED GILBERT BROOKS AFTER SAMUEL DIED IN 1683. !BOOK- GENEALOGY: Amos B. Carpenter, A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE REHOBOTH BRANCH OF THE CARPENTER FAMILY IN AMERICA. Also known as the CARPENTER MEMORIAL. Published 1898 By: Press of Carpenter & Morehouse, Amherst, MA. SAMUEL is listed as # 23 on page 48. There is very extensive notes in that record. !Samuel, the son of William and Abigail Carpenter lived in Rehoboth, Bristol, MA all his life. It was recorded that he advanced money to carry on "Phillips War". This may refer to the Wamponpag Indian leader which led the indians in the worst New England indian war, starting in 1675, when three Wampanoag indian warriors were executed for the murder of a Christian Indian, an informer of an alleged Indian conspiracy against the whites. Phillip, an indian named Pometacom or Metacomet, the son of Massosoit, became the sachem of the Wamponoag Indiams in 1662 and followed a peaceful policy for nine years, even though the indians land was expropiated and they were pushed into a smaller and smaller area. When the 3 indians were tried and executed he declared war. By 1676 however the whites gained strength and destroyed the indians crops, captured their women and children, including Phillip's wife and son. Finally, thru bounties, an indian traitor shot Philip near Bristol, RI on Aug. 12, 1676. end notes. As you probably noted above, this was the second Samuel born in the family. Keziah Carpenter had the following pedigree ... Keziah CARPENTER-6186 B: 25 Jun 1722 Attleboro,Bristol,MA M: 14 Feb 1741 --1500 D: 23 Jan 1752 Pomfert,Windham,CT 1st 2nd 3rd + +W CARPENTER 5th-¦con.2 ¦ + +E CARPENTER-----¦ ¦ ¦ + ¦ +E ROBINSON------¦con.1 ¦ + Keziah CARPENTER Samuel CARPENTER ¦ ¦ +Mehitable BISHOP¦ con. 1 4th _ +George ROBINSON-¦_ -¦ _ +Joanna INGRAHAM-¦_ _ con. 2 William CARPENTER 4th-103 C: 22 Nov 1631 Shalbourne,Wiltshire,England M: 5 Oct 1651 --190 Rehoboth,Bristol,MA D: 26 Jan 1702/1703 Rehoboth,Bristol,MA 4th 5th 6th +W CARPENTER oW--¦con.3 ¦ +W CARPENTER C---¦ ¦Cpt. William ¦ ¦of Rehoboth +Alice-----------¦ ¦ W CARPENTER 4th P BENNETT ¦ +John BRIANT-----¦ ¦ ¦ +Abigail BRIANT--¦ ¦ +Alice-----------¦ con. 3 duplicate 6th generation William CARPENTER of Wherwell-98 B: 1576 Horwell,Hampshire,England M: Aug 1604 --10012 ,Wiltshire,England D: 1638 at sea or near,Weymouth,Norfolk,MA 6th 7th 8th 9th +Robert CARPENTER +W CARPENTER oM--¦ ¦ +Elizabeth------- +Robert CARPENTER¦ ¦ ¦ +John CARPENTER-- ¦ +E CARPENTER-----¦ ¦ +Abigail--------- W CARPENTER oW Alice ¦ +W CARPENTER 2nd- ¦ +Robert CARPENTER¦ ¦ ¦ +Maud------------ +E CARPENTER-----¦ ¦ +---------------- +Isabella STORKE-¦ +---------------- All the Carpenter lines above tie into William Carpenter of Homme born about 1440. I hope this helps clear up the confusion. Sorry there is no new data on Amasa Carpenter. Sincerely, John R. Carpenter La Mesa, CA Mary Carpenter wrote: > > -**Samuel Sr. (b. abt. 1635** in Rehoboth) who married Sarah READAWAY > (REDAWAY, REDWAY, REDEWAY). > > -William (of Rehoboth?) (b. 5-23-1605 Wiltshire, England) > ** If Sam Sr.'s father was Wm. of Rehoboth, and Wm. didn't arrive in > America until the Bevis came in 1638, then how could Sam Sr. be born in > Rehoboth 3 years before??? > > If my info is correct (and I am reading it correctly), Sam Sr. had a > brother William (b. 1632 in Southampton, England) who was direct > ancestor of earlier mentioned KEZIAH CARPENTER. > > Any leads on that elusive Amasa from anybody???? Maybe he isn't even > Alonzo's father. Any suggestions are appreciated. > > Thanks > > Mary > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com