Thanks to John R. for continuing to check from time to time for my Daniel R.
I always consider very carefully the data sent. No connections so far but am
amazed at the amount of info. out there on Carpenters. Thanks also to
Carolyn and others who have so geneously responded to my pleas for help with
my poor Daniel R. Carpenter, born 1813, NY, died 1866, MI.
This week a woman who is a professional genealogist and distantly related to
me called me at my office. She has 250,000 names in her data base. Now
here's what I learned. Daniel and Sally's only surviving children William H.
Carpenter and Cecil C. Carpenter married sisters. That I knew. They were
Caroline E. and Maryette Van Nortwick. That also I knew. She and I are
related through Caroline and Maryette's line which she has documented back to
the 1100's. Apparently the family kept very good records and passed that as
well as much memorabilia down through the family and she is now the custodian
of same. (Can't wait to see it all.) Anyway what's of interest is that this
Van Nortwick line goes back to a Cornelia who married four times. My distant
cousin has documentation that shows that one of Cornelia's husbands & family
(the Schenks) actually purchased (with beads) Long Island from the Native
Americans. Another Schenk was a pirate. A little more colorful family then
Daniels so thought I'd share it with all of you. Caroline was apparently
born in Savannah, NY and parents were from Hudson, NY. Caroline and
Maryette's parents came to Michigan and died right here in Lansing so I am
wondering if Daniel R. has any connection to the Savannah, and/or Hudson, NY
areas and maybe knew this family back there. I've been looking for Daniel R.
in and around Chautauqua Co., NY.
So if anyone has a Daniel R. from the Savannah or Hudson, NY areas let me
know. It's a long shot but who knows.
Thanks,
Kris