Warren, Did Jesse, b. abt 1794 in VT have a brother John, b. 1797 in VT? I have been looking for the ancestors of my GGGgrandfather John. John settled in the Sheds/DeRuyter area of Madison County, NY, but no one has been able to push it back to include his ancestry. Information that would surely help would include where in VT they were born and names of their siblings. Does anyone have any info that would help us? *** Here's one suggestion: I hope to spend some time this summer in Madison Co., NY, and environs, and perhaps in VT, if I can get a lead or two. So if you have a CARPENTER born in VT in the late 1700s or early 1800s, or even born in NY around the 1820s or so (the next generation), but with some hint of Vermont in the background, or living in the general area of Chenango/Madison Counties, NY, without apparent predecessors, please send me whatever info you may have. I will try to see if I can put together some sort of "theoretical family" that can be traced back a generation. I will share what I end up with with the list, whether or not I can put something together and find these mysterious ancestors. *** This has been a major brick wall in our tree (mixed that metaphor nicely, didn't I?). Hope we can get over it or around it. School is out in three weeks, and if I'm still in one piece, I can take time to give all of this some thought. George --- George R. Carpenter Pinckney, Michigan carpgl@ismi.net ---------- > From: WARREN L KING <MANDWKING@prodigy.net> > To: CARPENTER-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Jesse Knight Carpenter > Date: Wednesday, May 19, 1999 8:53 PM > > I am seeking information on Jesse Knight Carpenter. He was born in VT > about 1794. I dont know the identity of his parents but according to > the census, his father was born in NY and his mother in NH. His wifes > name was Mary. I believe his children included John Knight Carpenter, > born 21 May 1820 in NY; Mary M. Carpenter, born about 1829 in NY; and > Elhanan W. Carpenter, born 13 April 1833. The family moved to Parke > County, IN, about 1832. At separate times during the period of 1855 to > 1860, Jesse and his wife, Elhanan W. and his wife, and Mary M. and her > husband moved to Washington Co., IA. > > I believe that Jesse has a brother or cousin, William Carpenter, born 9 > April 1793, who came to IN with Jesse. > > Warren King > > >