Hi, I wish I knew where all these people were located for sure, I have some names that match up but if in wrong location, no use to get bothered. Might try adding locations.... Have a good one, and good luck. M. Carpenter MzCortez@aol.com wrote: > > 1764 Benjamin Carpenter of Or Co. W. Mary sons: Gilbert, John and Samuel, > "thruee youhngest daughters": sarah, Mary Rhoda, exec, wife and cousin > Samuel. Wit Henry Wisner, Jr. and JOHN CARPENTER SMITH, Isaiah Halsted. > > 1766 JOHN CARPENTER of Blooming (Green?) prob. Gorve, Or Co, merchant. > Wife Jane, son Mathew. Dau Julia, Rachel and Amina. Brothers: Elijah and Wm. > Carpenter. Brothers in law: Hezekiah Howell, Jr, stephen Howell, Charles > Howell. sisters in law: Phoebe, Susannah and Abigail Howell. Exec: Wife and > Michael Jaackson and Hezekial Howell, Jun. Wit Thomas Geag (?), Samuel Smith > Jr. and WM CARPENTER. > > Both of the above wills appear to have been proved the same date: Oct 10, > 1767. > Does anyone know how these people may have been related??? > > 1761 Carpenter, Soloman of Goshen Or Co. Ch of sons: John and Anthony, dec'd. > (these children were not listed by name, drat!!!!); sons: Soloman and > Nehemiah; dau Mary Ffin, exec. Soloman and Nehemiah. Wit Benjamin Cory, > James Cory, and M. Dunning. > > (This is probably the Soloman Carpenter of John of John of Wm of Rehoboth > from Jamaica who early bought property in Or. Co. - I have an abstract of his > deeds. Or. co history says that he had sold part of his property to his > brother John - there seems not to be an recorded deed that substantiates that > statement.) > > Note: This is the Soloman for whom the Carpenter Assoc. discussed earlier on > this list was formed and wrote the book re. his descendants. > > 1760 Carpenter, John of Goshen W. Elener, son Anthony, dau Hannah and > Eunice, property in Wawayanda patten, land near Sugarloaaf also some on > Connecticut purchase on the Susquehannah River. Exec Wife; Wit Soloman > Carpenter, Jr., Thomas Wickham, Nehemiah Carpenter. prov 1760 also. > > (Is this John mentioned as son in previous will? Soloman's son John?) > > 1777 BARKER, WILLIAM of Goshen, w. Susannah, son John and Wm. Land near > Elizabethtown, NJ and Or Co. exec wife and son John. Wit james Denton, WM > THOMPSON , Anthony CARPENTER > > 1781 COOLEY, NATHAN of Cornwall Prec. Or Co yeoman. W. Keziah, sons Nathan, > justus, Daniel. dau Hannah. Wife's dau Peniner. Exec. Wife and brother in > law JOHN CARPENTER and thomas Moffatt. Wit George Durya, Garrett Duryea, and > Enos Ayres. > > 1777 COLEMAN, GEORGE of Little Britain, Ulster Co. w. Kezia, sons: George, > Gideon, John, David, and James. Dau Keziah, Sarah, Cathearine, Hannah, Mary > and Lydia. Exec and NEHEMIAH CARPENTER of Newburgh. Wit: David Belknap, > Moses Hunt of Ul Co, yoeman, and Benjamin Robinson. > > Well, I guess this is enough for today. Would appreciate any feedback or > comments regarding the relationships of any of these folks to each other, > including the witnesses and execs! > > I hope this is valuable to some of you folks. I have appreciated your > response. > > Phoebe