----- Original Message ----- From: Richard Carpenter To: EcoManToo@aol.com Sent: Monday, July 05, 1999 5:19 PM Subject: Carpenter family Hi Dennis In Marriage Records of Harrison County, VA, 1784-1850 By Earle H Morris, Ft. Wayne Public Library 1966, I find the following: Marriages by J. W. Loofbourow Judith Carpenter to John Ratcliff Nov. 6, 1789 Margaret Carpenter to John Brown May 4, 1791 Father Nicholas Carpenter John Carpenter to Sarah Bush Oct. 26, 1791 Nicholas Carpenter to Mary Carpenter, widow, Sept 3, 1792 Mary Carpenter to Thomas Cooley Nov 20, 1792 Barbara Carpenter to Abel Clemens June 19, 1794 her mother was Mary Mary Carpenter to James Schoolcraft Oct. 26, 1795 Marriages by Joseph Cheuvrant Sudney Carpenter to Samuel Tanner Nov 28, 1791 Barbary Carpenter to James Maxon Dec 9, 1791 her father Christopher John Carpenter to Sarah Radcliff Mar 3, 1795 Since these marriages by Loofbourow were obviously all done in the same area. I then put all of these Carpenters together as close relatives. I find Nicholas Carpenter in Monongalia County in 1782 and in Harrison Cty(formed in 1784 from Monongalia) in 1785 along with Christopher Carpenter, a son. In 1810, Christopher has moved to Wood County, and David, another son, is listed in Harrison Cty. Jeremiah Carpenter is said to have had a brother Amos and a son Amos. There may be other Amos's in the area, as it appears that there are too many wives for one man! Jeremiah Carpenter is listed on a treasury warrant dated June 18, 1782 on the Elk River. In these same marriage records, daughters of Nicholas Carpenter are Margaret, Jane, and Sarah. In VA Court Records in S W PA, 1775-1780, are listed John Carpenter, Christopher Carpenter, William Carpenter. I find none of these listed in Augusta Land Grant Surveys 1761-1791. A John Carpenter is listed in Ohio County in 1787. I have corresponded with several Harrison County searchers and we have concluded that the Carpenters in Harrison County were not closely related to Jeremiah Carpenter of the VA Carpenters. I hope you can shed some light on this discussion. Have you visited the Newberry Library in Chicago? I was there once very briefly and didn't have time to do much searching, although it appeared that they had some good records. I never made it to Ft. Wayne either. Perhaps you may get a chance to in the near future. Good luck in your endeavors. Richard L. Carpenter ck in your endeavors. Richard L. Carpenter =20