Hello Feeb: I don't know if I've noticed previously your reference to Eunice Steward/Stewart. I have info from Descendants of John Stewart (1997, by Ronald Lee Stewart, Ph.D.), pp27-28, that Eunice(3) of John(2) of John(1) was born in Goshen 7 October 1762, and died 1846 in Minisink. Stewart says she married Benjamin Carpenter 15 January 1781. This Benjamin appears to be ABC's Benjamin #301 (of John #74, of John #24). Stewart cites SIX children of Benjamin and Eunice Carpenter (two of whom are not given in ABC's Carpenter Memorial): William b.1782, Sarah b.1784, Gilbert b. c1785, Gabriel b. c1786, Benjamin Jr b.1794, Susannah b.1796. Gilbert and Gabriel are the two not cited by ABC. I realize the Stewart info is tangential to your interest, but thought you'd be interested in the secondary confirmation (and perhaps a few tidbits new to you). Robin At 01:49 PM 7/11/2004 -0400, you wrote: >In a message dated 7/7/2004 5:25:46 AM Pacific Daylight Time, >[email protected] writes: >Searching for information on Benjamin Carpenter who opened a store in Salina, >Onondaga Co., NY in 1795. > >John Carpenter Mosher, >I sure wish I had time to further explore your question, right now, but am >packing up and heading for Oregon tomorrow morning. > >My Moses Carpenter went from Orange Co. NY about the same time as your >Benjamin. Just from memory I can tell you that a Benjamin Carpenter >witnessed one >of the deeds that Moses had back in Orange co. NY prior to his move to >Onondaga >Co. Those deeds have been posted on the Orange co genweb site and I am sure >you can find them either by finding that site or thru Googling. > >Additionally a John Carpenter who was married to an Abigail Cory moved to >Onondaga Co about the same time. He died shortly thereafter and his widow >married Hezikiah Woodruff. >There are also listed deeds for Moses and John on the Onondaga Co website. > >The AB Carpenter book lists John Carpenter and Ruth Coe as the parents of >Moses and John. This book also lists a brother, Benjamin, and I have >(unvalidated) data that he married a Eunice Stewart and lived in Minisink >(Or. Co.) in >1804. Furthermore, John Carpenter, the brother, also had a son, Benjamin who >lived in Onondaga Co. and married Charlotte Bartlett Alden. (I believe these >Bartletts may have been from Franklin Co., MA). > >It is confusing as we know that some Carpenters appparently, directly from MA >also came down into that area of NY about the same time. > >You might find my Moses Carpenter's will also without much trouble on one of >the boards, as it is under either the Carpenter or Onondaga Co. forum site. >It lists a Joanna Fay as a granddaughter, therefore we have even more >confusion/duplication of surenames. > >Phoebe in CA