A several suggestions: You could look at the Roots Web Home page http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/roots-l.html You could get a copy of Amos B. Carpenter's 1898 publication "Carpenter Memoria" this can be found at some historical libraries or on Broderbund's FamilyTreeMaker Archive CD #117 which has a detailed explanation of the US Ancestry of Carpenters with the sometimes mysterious numbers after the first name as well as the English Ancestry. The english ancestry portion explains generally some background on the issue of John Carpenter, Town Clerk of London and the recent postings about that. You could find a description of the arrival of William of Rehoboth, his father, and William of Pawtucket, the cousin/nephew to the US on one of this lists subscriber's web page. I am sorry I don't have that page, but someone who reads here will supply it I am sure. SEvans50@aol.com 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. > >> -- ************************************************** | Jerry Carpenter, Managing Principal | | CCS - Continental Consulting Strategies | | Phone/Fax 253-891-3090 | | mailto:jcarp@ccstrat.com | | http://www.ccstrat.com | **************************************************