Hello Jack Benjamin & Freelove is a brick wall I have searched several RI
documents & books
I can say he was not originally from Kent County When I get more time maybe
in Sept I will hit the books again.Freelove's family was deep rooted in Kent
County her family is easily traced. Here is what I have sources listed
John L. Carpenter
Walpole,NH
Searching for more
Descendants of William Carpenter of Providence,RI
http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/c/a/r/John-L-Carpenter/index.htnl
Providence, RI
Descendants of Benjamin Carpenter
Generation No. 1
1. BENJAMIN1 CARPENTER was born Abt. 1774 in Coventry,Kent,R.I.. He married
FREELOVE BAILEY, daughter of SAMUEL BAILEY and ROBE WEBB. She was born
January 05, 1778 in Coventry,Kent,R.I..
Notes for BENJAMIN CARPENTER:
info on this family supplied by:
Jack A Schoedinger <j.schoedinger(a)juno.com
Children of BENJAMIN CARPENTER and FREELOVE BAILEY are:
i. SARAH2 CARPENTER, b. 1798, South Kingston,Washington county,R.I.; m.
CASWELL.
2. ii. PELEG CARPENTER, b. October 30, 1800, South Kingston,Washington
county,R.I.; d. August 21, 1865, Clinton Twp.,Wyoming county,Pennsylvania.
3. iii. GEORGE CARPENTER, b. Abt. 1801, South Kingston,Washington
county,R.I..
iv. OLIVER CARPENTER, b. 1803, South Kingston,Washington county,R.I.; d.
Abt. 1840, unknown; m. SELENDA WHITE, Abt. 1823.
4. v. WILLIAM CARPENTER, b. Abt. 1804, South Kingston,Washington
county,R.I..
5. vi. MARY CARPENTER, b. Abt. 1805, South Kingston,Washington county,R.I..
6. vii. SAMUEL CARPENTER, b. Abt. 1807, South Kingston,Washington
county,R.I..
viii. FREELOVE CARPENTER, b. Abt. 1809, South Kingston,Washington
county,R.I.; m. JOHN BAILEY.
7. ix. BENJAMIN CARPENTER, b. Abt. 1813, South Kingston,Washington
county,R.I..
Generation No. 2
2. PELEG2 CARPENTER (BENJAMIN1) was born October 30, 1800 in South
Kingston,Washington county,R.I., and died August 21, 1865 in Clinton
Twp.,Wyoming county,Pennsylvania. He married LYDIA COLVIN November 26, 1821
in unknown. She was born December 26, 1798 in Rhode Island, and died 1857 in
West Arlington,PA..
Children of PELEG CARPENTER and LYDIA COLVIN are:
i. OLIVER3 CARPENTER, b. Abt. 1825, Clinton Twp.,Wyoming
county,Pennsylvania; d. 1858.
ii. SLYVESTER CARPENTER, b. April 15, 1827, Clinton Twp.,Wyoming
county,Pennsylvania; d. 1868; m. SARAH E. GREEN, December 30, 1853.
iii. LUCY ANN CARPENTER, b. April 05, 1829, Clinton Twp.,Wyoming
county,Pennsylvania; m. ALEXANDER RIDGEWAY, December 22, 1853.
iv. SARAH CARPENTER, b. January 19, 1833, Clinton Twp.,Wyoming
county,Pennsylvania; d. 1900; m. ASA FREEMAN, February 03, 1852; b. 1829,
N.J..
8. v. CAPT. ANSON G. CARPENTER, b. July 17, 1835, Clinton Twp.,Wyoming
county,Pennsylvania; d. July 04, 1893, Clinton Twp.,Wyoming
county,Pennsylvania.
3. GEORGE2 CARPENTER (BENJAMIN1) was born Abt. 1801 in South
Kingston,Washington county,R.I.. He married SARAH CAMPBELL Abt. 1828. She
was born 1801.
Notes for SARAH CAMPBELL:
George Carpenter b.abt 1801 son of Benjamin
you have his wife born Sarah Campbell born in 1828 she is 20 yrs
younger
than him ?
THIS ONE IS A FACT SUPPORTED BY THE NOVEMBER 1850 CLINTON TWP. CENSUS
WHICH LISTS GEORGE AS AGE 49, SARAH AGE 22, LAURA AGE 4 AND IN??? AGE 1.
THAT IS NOT SO BAD. IN MY ALBIN FILE I HAVE A GUY THAT MARRIED A YOUNG
WOMAN WHEN HE WAS 50+ YEARS AND STILL HAD 13 KIDS BEFORE HE DIED!!!
their child IN ????? Carpenter
THE HAND WRITTING WAS BAD SO I USED "??? ", SHOULD READ INFANT
Please note the changes, I have corrected mine. thanks for the heads up.
Jack
Children of GEORGE CARPENTER and SARAH CAMPBELL are:
i. LAURA3 CARPENTER, b. Abt. 1846, Clinton Twp.,Wyoming county,Pennsylvania.
ii. INFANT CARPENTER, b. Abt. 1849; d. 1849.
4. WILLIAM2 CARPENTER (BENJAMIN1) was born Abt. 1804 in South
Kingston,Washington county,R.I.. He married (1) FANNIE MCKOWN. He married
(2) CATHERINE SHAW Abt. 1843. She was born Abt. 1805.
Children of WILLIAM CARPENTER and CATHERINE SHAW are:
i. MARY3 CARPENTER, b. Abt. 1846, Clinton Twp.,Wyoming county,Pennsylvania.
ii. WILLIAM CARPENTER, b. Abt. 1848, Clinton Twp.,Wyoming
county,Pennsylvania.
5. MARY2 CARPENTER (BENJAMIN1) was born Abt. 1805 in South
Kingston,Washington county,R.I.. She married STEPHEN WHITMAN Abt. 1832. He
was born Abt. 1798 in Rhode Island, and died 1865 in Abington,Luzerne
county,PA..
Children of MARY CARPENTER and STEPHEN WHITMAN are:
i. PRESILLA3 WHITMAN, b. Abt. 1833.
ii. OLIVE MARINDA WHITMAN, b. November 18, 1835, Abington,Luzerne
county,PA.; d. December 23, 1909, Coventry,Kent,R.I..
6. SAMUEL2 CARPENTER (BENJAMIN1) was born Abt. 1807 in South
Kingston,Washington county,R.I.. He married UNKNOWN NAME Abt. 1838 in
Clinton Twp,Wyoming county,PA.. She was born Abt. 1813.
Children of SAMUEL CARPENTER and UNKNOWN NAME are:
i. MARTON3 CARPENTER, b. Abt. 1839, Clinton Twp.,Wyoming
county,Pennsylvania.
ii. JOHN CARPENTER, b. Abt. 1842, Clinton Twp.,Wyoming county,Pennsylvania.
iii. PORTER CARPENTER, b. Abt. 1845, Clinton Twp.,Wyoming
county,Pennsylvania.
iv. PERRY CARPENTER, b. Abt. 1847, Clinton Twp.,Wyoming county,Pennsylvania.
7. BENJAMIN2 CARPENTER (BENJAMIN1) was born Abt. 1813 in South
Kingston,Washington county,R.I.. He married ELIZABETH BROWN Abt. 1843 in ?
Clinton Twp,Wyoming county,PA.. She was born Abt. 1815 in Rhode Island.
Children of BENJAMIN CARPENTER and ELIZABETH BROWN are:
i. JAMES3 CARPENTER, b. Abt. 1844, Clinton Twp.,Wyoming county,Pennsylvania.
ii. CHARLES CARPENTER, b. Abt. 1846, Clinton Twp.,Wyoming
county,Pennsylvania.
Generation No. 3
8. CAPT. ANSON G.3 CARPENTER (PELEG2, BENJAMIN1) was born July 17, 1835 in
Clinton Twp.,Wyoming county,Pennsylvania, and died July 04, 1893 in Clinton
Twp.,Wyoming county,Pennsylvania. He married MARY FREEMAN January 12, 1854
in ? Clinton Twp,Wyoming county,PA., daughter of ELIAS FREEMAN and
CATHERINE. She was born January 13, 1833 in New Jersey, and died August 30,
1893 in Clinton Twp.,Wyoming county,Pennsylvania.
More About CAPT. ANSON G. CARPENTER:
Burried: 1893, Evergreen Cmetary,Clinton Twp.,Wyoming County,PA.
Military service: 1854, Was a Capt. in Union Army in Civil War
More About MARY FREEMAN:
Burried: 1893, Evergreen cemetary Clinton Twp.,PA
Children of ANSON CARPENTER and MARY FREEMAN are:
i. WILLIAM H.4 CARPENTER, b. October 01, 1854, New Jersey; d. July 26, 1927;
m. MARGARET GILMORE.
ii. CHRISTOPHER CARPENTER, b. October 10, 1855, unknown; d. 1903, unknown;
m. EMILY CHAMBERS.
iii. ALICE JAYNE CARPENTER, b. April 28, 1866, Factoryville,Wyoming
county,PA.; d. July 01, 1935; m. CYRUS STEPHENS.
iv. ULYSSES GRANT CARPENTER, b. July 14, 1868, unknown; d. 1935, unknown; m.
DORA MAINEC.
v. WALTER E. CARPENTER, b. June 07, 1872, unknown; d. 1934, unknown; m.
EDITH ROSS.
vi. ANNA BELL CARPENTER, b. 1876, unknown; m. NAPOLEAN BALL.
vii. ARTHUR NICKOLAS CARPENTER, b. September 18, 1861, Factoryville,Wyoming
county,PA.; d. 1943, Kansas City,Wyandotte,Kansas; m. HARRIET DELPHA BONNIE;
b. July 08, 1865, Knoxville,Indiana; d. 1957, Kansas City,Wyandotte,Kansas.
----- Original Message -----
From: Jack A Schoedinger <j.schoedinger(a)juno.com
To:
<CARPENTER-L(a)rootsweb.com
Sent: Monday, July 31, 2000 8:45 PM
Subject: [CARPENTER] Benjamin Carpenter
> Hello:
> I am a new subscriber to the Carpenter mailing list and joined this group
> because it appears most are serious Genealogists.
> I, as well as other members of my wife's family, have
been researching
> our branch of the Carpenter tree for some time and have hit the
> proverbial brick wall. I have recently had the privilege to work with
> some of your members in Rhode Island, who have given me a lot of support
> in trying to locate the ancestors of one Benjamine Carpenter. This
> gentleman's family has been vary allusive, and I now need your help.
> The facts as we have them today are :
> Benjamin Carpenter was born Abt. 1764 in Coventry, Kent
County, RI and
> died September 18, 1840 in South Kingstown, Washington County, RI. He
> married Freelove Bailey abt 1795, daughter of Samuel Bailey and Robe
> Webb. She was Born January 5, 1778 in Coventry, Kent County, RI. Benjamin
> was buried in thePerryville Church Cemetery, South Kingstown, Washington
> County, RI according to the Rhode Island Cemetery Transcription Project.
> Benjamine and Freelove had nine children, all born in
South Kingstown, as
> follows:
> 1. Sarah b. abt 1798, m. (unknown) Caswell
> 2. Peleg b. October 30, 1800, d. August 21,1865 in Clinton Twp. Wyoming
> County, PA, m. Lydia Colvin.
> 3. George b. Abt 1801
> 4. Oliver b. Abt. 1803, m. Selinda White Abt. 1825
> 5. William b. Abt 1804
> 6. Mary b. Abt 1805
> 7. Samuel b. Abt 1807
> 8. Freelove b. Abt. 1809, m. John Bailey
> 9. Benjamin (possibly Benjamen) b. Abt 1813
> Benjamine appears in the 1790 census of South Kingstown
along with
> severial other Carpenter Head of Households by name: Ephraim, James,
> Jeremiah, Jeremiah Jun., another Jeremiah Jun., Jonathan, Joseph, another
> Joseph, Stephen, and Thomas.
> In the 1800 census Benjamin appears again with james,
Jeremiah and his
> son Jeremiah Jun., Stephen, Thomas, and a new individual one Solomon
> Carpenter.
> It is believed that Benjamin is a decedent of William of
Rehoboth,MA but
> may in fact be the descendants of Samuel who started the third Carpenter
> branch in Pennsylvania, the son of John the Sheriff, of Robert, of
> Stephen, of Robert, of William the son of William of Homme, thus
> accounting for why Benjamin's children moved to Clinton Twp, Wyoming
> County, PA after his died in 1840.
> Any assistance would be appreciated
> Jack A. Schoedinger
> vacaville, California
>
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