Judith Haas wrote: > > Searching for Mills in Halifax County, NC, I found the following > Carpenters. Since several of my Mills married Carpenters, (Hardy > Mills to Frances Carpenter, Wilkes County, NC and Joel Mills to > Jane Carpenter in Hawkins County, TN) I would be very interested > in any info on the Jonathans below. > > Deeds of Halifax County, NC 1771-1786, Book 13, #334-(202) > JONATHAN CARPENDER, JR. planter of Halifax County to JOHN SCOTT > planter of > Northamption. 21 Oct 1774. 30 pounds proclamation money. 100 > acres, joining said JONATHAN CARPENDER, MYRICK, POWELL. Wit. > SAMUEL > CARPENDER, ELIZA MILLS, DAVID WINBORN. Nov court 1774. > Examined by James Hogun, Esq. MARY CARPENDER relinquished her > right of dower. > > Deeds of Halifax County, NC 1771-1786, Book 13, #339-(211) > JONATHAN CARPENDER and FRANCES his wife of Halifax County to JOHN > NORWOOD > of Northampton County. 15 Nov 1774. 66 pounds 13 shillings 4 > pence proclamation money. 100 acres which BENJAMIN MERRIT had > acquired and sold to > THOMAS BRADFORD who sold it to JONATHAN CARPENDER, joining IRBY, > JEWRY(?), IVEY, TAYLOR, Great Chaukeaut Creek, JOHNSON. Nov > court 1774. > Examined by James Hogun, Esq, FRANCES CARPENDER relinquished her > right of > dower. > > Judy > 22mu60@email.msn.com Judy, Do you have any idea whether the Jonathan Carpenter remained in Halifax County or left? I have a Jonathan Carpenter who lived and died in Rutherford County, NC. He removed to Rutherford County by about 1800. His whereabouts is unknown prior to 1800. I have speculated that he could have removed from Montgomery County, NC which has a lot of Carpenters including a Jonathan in the 1790 census. Jonathan Carpenter, b abt 1755; d. 1810-1833; m. Mary -?-, b. before 1755; d. 1830-1843. Their known children: 1. Harbert -- went to Smith Co., Tenn. 2. Mary "Polly" m. Andrew Eaves 3. Kinchen m. Anna Baber and lived in Rutherford Co., NC, Cooke Co., Tenn., Yancey Co., NC, and SC. 4. Amelia "Milly" m. George Chatham Doggett 5. Willie d.s. 6. Fanny m. George McDaniel There may have been others but very little proof. Oral tradition in the family is that Jonathan's father was a man named William Carpenter and that they originated in the Shenandoah Valley of VA. We have found no documentation for this name. Jonathan may be of English descent; we are not sure. My primary research has been with Zimmerman Carpenters but I had to sort out this Jonathan to determine whether he was a Zimmerman or not. I never found a German signature for Jonathan and assume he is not German. Let me know if you other information on this family. Robert Carpenter