----- Original Message ----- From: Helen Conachan <hconachan@celestial1.com> To: <PASUSQUE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2000 8:36 PM Subject: Re: Carpenter, Harris, Hawley, and Hammond Families > Hi Peter, > > Would your Carpenters be related to my Lyman Carpenter b 5 May 1796 died 19 > Nov 1873 in NYS, married (1) Almira Cook and (2) Altana Curtis 19 Oct 1848. > He was the son of Charles Carpenter and Lucy Darling. I know at one point, > Lyman owned property in Pennsylvania. > > Thanks, > Helen Elwood Conachan > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Peter Quigg <Pquigg@worldnet.att.net> > To: <PASUSQUE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2000 5:00 PM > Subject: Re: Carpenter, Harris, Hawley, and Hammond Families > > > > > > > > > Hello Everyone, > > > I am looking for information on Charles Harris, b. 2-1768, > > > m. Martha Pierce; Obadiah Carpenter, father of Bethiah > > > Carpenter and she married Peter Thatcher; and information on > > > the Hammond family of Susquehanna Co., PA. and a John > > > Hawley, b. Abt. July 1820. > > > Thank you, > > > Cathy Midgett > > > > Let me try to be organized about this. First of all, I don't know > > about Charles and Martha, but I have HARRIS ancestors who were from > England > > and then Dorchester, and Hingham MA in the 1600s. That might be a start > for > > hunting. > > > > Here goes for the THATCHER (THACHER) and CARPENTER information that I > > have. This comes from various volumes of the New England Historical and > > Genealogical Register and various books on other families like TINGLEY and > > LANE. Both CARPENTER and THACHER families seem to be fairly well > documented > > colonial New England families. There is even a Thacher Island off the > coast > > of Massachusetts. The Harford Historical Society has some good > information > > on both these families. Other people on this list will know more about > how > > to contact it. I bought my books at the Orphan's School festival a few > > years ago. > > > > Anyway, dates, here we go. > > > > Obadiah CARPENTER born 16 Feb. 1707 Attleboro, MA > > Married 12 Dec. 1728 (presumably > > Attleboro) > > Died 6 Jan. 1764 Attleboro > > Parents: Obadiah CARPENTER, > > Deliverance PRESTON > > > > Wife > > > > Bethiah CARPENTER (notice the surname) > > born 23 Sep. 1706 > > died 15 Jan. 1788 in Foxboro, MA > (go > > Patriots) > > > > Their child > > > > Bethiah CARPENTER born 6 Dec. 1729 Attleboro > > died 27 Jan. 1793 Attleboro > > > > Husband > > > > Peter THACHER born 25 Jan. 1716 Middleborough, MA > > married 30 Nov. 1749 Attleboro > > died 13 Sep. 1785 Attleboro > > Parents: Peter THACHER, Mary PRINCE > > > > So I hope that is a good start. I remember telling my mother that we had > > cousins who married one another and she hesitated a moment and said "Oh, > > that would explain Uncle Henry." Happy hunting. > > > > > > Peter Quigg > > Montrose, Pa.