FIRST GENERATION 1. Nathaniel CARPENTER was born in 1739. He died on 20 Mar 1826 in Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. He was buried in South Cemetery, Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. He was married to Elizabeth. Elizabeth was born in 1746. She died on 16 Nov 1789 in Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. She was buried in South Cemetery, Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. Nathaniel CARPENTER and Elizabeth had the following children: 2 i. Jotham CARPENTER was born on 10 Dec 1765 in Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 8 Sep 1789 in Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. +3 ii. David CARPENTER (born on 1 Sep 1774). 4 iii. Abel CARPENTER was born on 16 Apr 1781 in Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. SECOND GENERATION 3. David CARPENTER (Nathaniel-1) was born on 1 Sep 1774 in Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 5 Jun 1840 in Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. He was buried in South Cemetery, Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. of Leyden, Mass. Jemima Harriet NEWCOMB (daughter of Hezekiah NEWCOMB and Lydia HUNT) was born on 10 Jan 1780 in Bernardston, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 1 Sep 1828 in Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. She was buried in South Cemetery, Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. David CARPENTER and Jemima Harriet NEWCOMB had the following children: +5 i. Jotham Orlando CARPENTER (born on 9 Nov 1806). +6 ii. David Newcomb CARPENTER (born on 15 Jun 1803). 7 iii. Joseph Warren CARPENTER was born on 22 Sep 1813 in Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 3 Sep 1817 in Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. He was buried in South Cemetery, Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. THIRD GENERATION 5. Jotham Orlando CARPENTER (David-2, Nathaniel-1) was born on 9 Nov 1806 in Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 7 Sep 1844 in Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. He was buried in South Cemetery, Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. He was married to H. N.. Jotham Orlando CARPENTER and H. N. had the following children: 8 i. Joseph O. CARPENTER was born on 4 Mar 1858 in Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 11 May 1858 in Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. 9 ii. bertha CARPENTER was born on 27 Sep 1868 in Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 13 Mar 1869 in Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. 6. David Newcomb CARPENTER (David-2, Nathaniel-1) was born on 15 Jun 1803 in Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. of Leyden, Mass. He was married to Phoebe Maria NEWCOMB (daughter of William NEWCOMB and Mary PURPLE) on 17 Apr 1825. Phoebe Maria NEWCOMB was born on 28 Apr 1802 in Bernardston, Franklin, Massachusetts. David Newcomb CARPENTER and Phoebe Maria NEWCOMB had the following children: 10 i. C. C. CARPENTER. History of the Town of Bernardston, Franklin County, Massachusetts. 1736 - 1900. by Lucy Cutler Kellogg. Greenfield, Mass, Press of E. A. Hall & Co., 1902, p. 444 Served in the United States Navy.