This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Carpenter, Masters, Dewees, Joaneda, Masters, Mastre, DeMasters, Cohen, Botefuhr Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Fly.2ACEB/597 Message Board Post: Someone Please Help me locate ancestors: I I am descended from William Joseph Cohen and Doris Fannie Botefuhr. Doris Fannie is descended from Ora Carpenter of Derby, Vermont and Antonia H. Masters of Florida. I have Ora Carpenter traced from the book “A Genealogical History of the Rehoboth Branch of the Carpenter Family in America, Brought down from their English Ancestor, John Carpenter, 1303, with many biographical notes of descendants and allied families. By Amos B. Carpenter. Amherst, Mass: Press of Carpenter & Morehouse 1898.”. My problem is Antonia and her ancestors. My grandmother who is 90 states that Doris Fannie’s family were Menorcans. I have begun my family genealogical search. I have found some information and hope someone can fill in the blanks for me. In the 1860 census, Ora Carpenter & Antonia and their children are living in Enterprise, Florida. Oldest daughter is Fanny, 15 yoa and their other children (Ora & Anna, Virginia Rosa, Jane & Charles ). However earlier; in the 1850 census, Ora & Antonia are living in Enterprise. The interesting fact in this earlier census is that their neighbors are Henry C. DeMasters 55, (makes year of birth 1795) and Margareth 43 yoa (born in 1807). My assumption is that possibly Antonia is the daughter of Margaret. In my research I found, “Duval County Marriage Records, Chronologically listed for the Period 1823-1869. Copied from the Official Records in the Office of the County judge Jacksonville, Florida by the STATEWIDE RARE BOOKS PROJECT, Florida Works Project Administration for Jacksonville Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Official Court Record Books O, 01 and 1 Indexed and Bound in One Volume, Volume I 1940.” In it I found on page 3, Henry C. Demartes married Margaret S. Mastre, the license was issued on June 3, 1830 and the date of marriage was 6 June 1830. I then located online, at www.gendex.com/users/mccown/betts a Margarita Zeferina Joaneda (1798- ) female who was born in St. Augustine, Spanish East Florida 8/26/1798. (I note that there is 8/9 years difference between census and what is online). She was the daughter of Jose, Joaneda and Isabel Maria Dewess. Margarita Joanede was married first to Pedro Josef Masters, (who must have died (1799-<1830). Her second spouse is Henry C. Masters (*1800-) married June 6, 1830. (Match!!!) There is a discrepancies of last names for Henry C. (ie, 1850 census, vs Marriage index, vs Betts postings. Since the marriage records indicate Henry’s last name is DeMartes, is it possible that Antonia is the daughter of Pedro?