I have been trying to find out if there is a connection with the Madison Co., NY area Carpenters, or specifically John Carpenter b. 1797 in VT, and the Delaware Co., OH Carpenters. This is because John's son James had a son named Osmer Harold Carpenter, b. 1849 in Madison Co, NY, which was once part of Chenango County. The only other Osmer Carpenter I could find (besides Osmer S., my father) was an Osmer D. Carpenter who died from drowning as a boy in Delaware Co., OH in about the 1850s or 60s. I cannot find the email related to Osmer D. I had decided that this young Osmer must trace back to my family in NY or a step before, to VT. Anyone with information on this Nathan Carpenter's family who could help me out would be greatly appreciated. George --- George R. Carpenter Pinckney, Michigan carpgl@ismi.net ---------- > From: RICEYS5@aol.com > The first settlement in the county was made May 1, 1801, on the > east bank of the Olentangy, five miles below Delaware, by Nathan Carpenter > and Avery Powers, from Chenango county, N.Y. Carpenter brought his family > with him and built the first cabin near where the farm-house now stands. > Powers family came out toward fall, but he had been out the year before to > explore the country and select the location. In 1804 Carpenter built the > first mill in the county