My husband's Carpenter line is exactly like that. They moved to NC from PA in 1700s: Mathias Zimmerman/Carpenter b about 1750 in PA or Germany. Changed name in NC in about 1770 to Carpenter. He died in 1835 in Ashe Cty NC. ( m. Elizabeth Miller b about 1753 in Bucks Cty, PA.) Audrey DickCraft@aol.com wrote: > Try looking for a line of Carpenters in Lancaster whose surname was > Zimmerman. A line to Zimmermans in Lancaster that left Europe in the 1700s > and anglicized their family name are well documented in various genealogical > records both pertaining to Lancaster and the state of Pennsylvania. > > Hope this info is something you can use. Regards--Dick Craft