Dear Folks, Here is my brief abstract of the abstract of his will Will date 2/16/1778 proved 2/19/1779 Precinct of Goshen, west side of Wallkill NYHS wills Vol 33 pg. 183 Wife not named but her clothes were to go to her duaghter - I assume she had died previously He had blacksmith and gunsmith tools. Ch: Richard Carpenter, Anna (the youngest), Phebe, Jesse, Asa, John, (not of age). brother Wait Carpenter friend Samuel Gale wit: Samuel Bayley, David Bayley, and John Conner will indexed as John Carpenter I have another reference, NY Calendar of Wills that has further information - Father: John died 1738 and Mother: Elizabeth - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------- Then I have the will of a John whom I think might be the father:------------------------- and my notes state that Seversmith says that this John's father was Samuel--------- John Carpenter, house carpenter, Goshen OR Co. will date 29 Jan 1738/39 Probate Dec. 1, 1740 W Elizabeth "1/2 movable estate to bring up our children until the youngest is of age" Ch John under 21 in 1738, Wait, Rebecca, unborn (1838) (Have wondered if this could be the missing Carman or Moses Carpenter, but about 10 years too early for our ca bds.) Exec: Joseph Carpenter, Wait Smith, Jr. and Benjamen Carpenter Wit: Wm Smith, Soloman Smith, Wm Finn Brothers named in will: Joseph, Samuel, Benjamin, and Timothy Carpenter - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- I kinda thought that John Carpenter Smith's mother had remarried after his father died and he had taken the Smith name, another explaination might be that he was raised by one of the Smith's named in his father's will. ????????????? - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------ Will of Weight Carpenter, Blacksmith Sept 1784 Proved July 1, 1785 Wallkill Prect. Ul Co. wife Mercy (see *Jeremiah Smith will below) Ch. Mary Elizabeth m James White Rebecca Weight (probably m 3 Nov. 1788 Pres. G. ch. Elizabeth Clark) Exec. Dr. Jonathan Sweezy and son in law James White Wit: Jonathan McCamly, Nicholas Carpenter, Blacksmith, Elizabeth Smith - ---------------------------------------- NY Calendar of wills # 1598 Jeremiah Smith of Or. Co. 1776/1783 W Elizabeth Ch: Jeremiah, Elizabeth Veal, (Mercy), Dorothy grandsons: Jonas and Joel Smith grand dau Dorothy and Elizabeth Veal son in law Wait Carpenter Wit: archibald McCurdy (sp.? , Phebe Denn, Wm Denn of Ul. Co. schoolmaster (I have the above from two sources and each abstracts a little differently) - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------- Samuel Capenter June 21 prov Nov1, 1752 Goshen OR Wife Patience Ch: Samuel, wm, Abraham, John, Joshua, Richard, Abigail, Martha, unborn Real estate to be sold when eldest son of age and divided. Exec. Wait Smith, Jr., and Benjamin Carpenter to bring up his children. Wit: James Smith, Samuel Webb, Jonathan Webb, Proved Nov 1, 1752 (Again there is possibility of either Carman or Moses Carpenter) Abraham Henning, Judge, and Daniel smith, Thomas DeKay, Michael Johnson (I bet jackson), Hezekiah Howell, Ebenzer Seely, Jacobus Swartwout, John Westbrook, Jr., Justices, Fletcher Mathew, Clerk (I have notes that Samuel m. Elizabeth Allison (Seversmith) and Joshua m. 1. Hannah Ludlam (Seversmith) and 2 Sarah Burt (Eager pg 423) - ------------------------------------------------------- Samuel Carpenter m. Elizabeth Allison ** Richard Allison will** Goshen 1767 w. Matha Ch. Joseph, John, Wm, Elizabeth m Samuel Carpenter***, Martha had a son: Richard Allison Carpenter ***, Margaret, youngest names: son in law Samuel Carpenter and brother in law John Wells execs. and Witnesses: James tyan, Timothy Owen, and James Carpenter proved 1767 *** from Wm's will 1797 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------- Well, here is Benjamin's will abstract of abstract. (I have a note that the will abstracts disagree, one names a son Benjamin and one names a John) Benjamin Carpenter Goshen will dated 1764 W. Mary - mention wife to support 6 youngest until ch. until Benjamin comes of age. Ch. Benjamin, Gilbert, Samuel, Sarah, Mary, Rhoda now in Calendar of wills we have the following children listed also: Elizabeth, Christian, Amy, Mary, and John Cousin Samuel Carpenter Wit: Henry Wisner, John Carpenter Smith, Isaiah Halstead proved 10/10/1767 >From Seversmith I have Benjamin m. Eunice Stewart and Sarah m Nathaniel Cooley. I have made a note to myself that this Benjamin's will was proved the same day as the will of John of Bloomingrove - --------------------------- I have the will of John Coomes dted 1769 pr 1770 Jamaica Inkeeper Wife Kezia ch. Gilbert, Keziah, Sarah Ann, Annie, Mary m. Benjamin Carpenter (6/23/1753 NY marriages) Elizabeth m Henry Dawson. names: Grandson JOHN CARPENTER Exec: sons in law, Henry Dawson and Joseph Robinson Wit: John Hinchman, Adrien Van Nosbtrand (?sp), Robert Hinchman. OK, I do not have a will for a TIMOTHY CARPENTER, One is mentioned in John Gale's will 1760 as having property in E Div. Gale's property is between Timothy Carpenter and Old Mr. Drake one also listed as witness in Wm Jackson will 1746 with Moses Horton and Richard Allison (OC wills Vol 1 pg 6) and, as above, listed as a brother in John Carpenter will, 1738/9 Are you as tired as I am??? Phoebe :-) **Richard Allison will