In reply to Robin's question, I suspect that Donna mentions only one of William and Abigail's children by name (son John) because he's the one through whom her Carpenter line passes, and that her addition of the three unnamed siblings reflects the total of four Carpenter children (incl. John) who accompanied their parents from England to Massachusetts. You'll note my instruction to "[s]ee TAG article for all known children of William2 of Rehoboth, with a corrected birth order." That article ("The Family of William2 Carpenter of Rehoboth, Massachusetts: With the English Origin of the Rehoboth Carpenters," _The American Genealogist_ 70[1995]:193-204) lists the children as follows (first five baptized at Shalbourne): 1. JOHN, bp. 8 Oct. 1626; 2. ABIGAIL, bp. 31 May 1629; 3. WILLIAM, bp. 22 Nov. 1631; 4. JOSEPH, bp. 6 April 1634; 5. SAMUEL, bp. 1 March 1636[/7], bur. Shalbourne, 20 April 1637; 6. SAMUEL (again), b. say 1638 (not 1644); 7. HANNAH, b. Weymouth, Mass., 3 2m [April] 1640; 8. ABIAH, b. Weymouth, 9 2m [April] 1643. The article includes all the facts behind the revision of the birth order presented by Amos B. Carpenter (1898) and also puts to rest the notion of a son Abraham (he didn't exist). Gene Z. In a message dated 10/25/2005 1:00:13 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: But here's a question (for Gene, I guess...or for anyone who has good answers): It appears that the last portion of Donna's message is saying that among the children of William (11) and Abigayle (Briant) Carpenter of Rehoboth, only ONE is known by name (John 12, b. 1628); that three others are known to exist, but not known by name.