I am looking for any information on Benjamin CARPENTER (born ca 1770-80, died ca 1836-1840 Dale Co. AL). According to oral tradition in one branch of descendants, his name was Samson (perhaps Samson was his middle name?). Benjamin Carpenter married ca 1806 to Milly --?--. They resided in SC ca 1808-1816, in Dale Co. AL in 1830, and bought land on 5 Jan 1836 in Dale Co. AL. Milly and children resided in Dale Co. AL in 1840 and in Coffee Co. AL in 1850. No further mention of Benjamin after the land sale that I've seen. His son, my ancestor, Sampson A. CARPENTER (born ca 1816 in SC), married ca 1838 to Nancy MAYBERRY (born ca 1817 AL). They resided in Coffee Co. AL in 1850 and 1860. There is an established MABRY line in Union Co SC, coming from Surry Co VA but through the Warren Co area of NC (near Nash Co). My Nancy may be from a Franklin Co GA branch of the Mabrys. Benjamin's family may have been in NC before SC, but that is unproven. I thought at one time that his father was Thomas "Jack" of Nash Co NC, but I have not been able to prove it. There were some PA Dutch Zimmermans who came to middle NC in the 1750s, eventually moving south until in Old Tryon Co, with some of this line being buried as Carpenters in Blacksburg SC. I have been unable to prove any descent from these people as well. I have info on Benjamin's descendents, if anyone is interested. Thanks, Rick Carpenter