Posting of April 17, 2008
I am trying to complete the Carpenter side of the Carpenter-Rice lineage.
I have established the fact that Charles Pomeroy Carpenter was my great,
great-grandfather.
I have plenty of information on Charles Pomeroy who is buried at the North Church in
Orwell, Ohio. I am searching for his predecessors. Based upon various US Censuses from
1870 back through 1850, I believe his father to be William Carpenter of Norway, Herkimer
County, NY. He was born in Rhode Island ca. 1809-1811. William of Norway had a son
Charles P., born in NY in 1838. This matches the age of Charle Pomeroy Carpenter of the
1870 US Census in Ohio taken in N Bloomfield, Trumbell County. In this 1870 Census Charle
Pomeroy lists NY as his birthplace, and dob as 1938. There was also a William Carpenter in
Russia, Herkimer, NY, but I do not believe they were related.
William Carpenter of Norway, lists Rhode Island as his birthplace. Some US Censuses list
1809 and others 1811. William of Norway had 2 sons, Charles P. and Henry S. both born in
NY. William lists Rhode Island as his place of birth.
Based upon this information, I am reasonably certain the William of Norway was the father
of Charles Pomeroy Carpenter.
Assuming this is correct, who would be the father of William of Norway? According to the
1830 US Census for Rhode Island, there were many Carpenter families who had sons of 20-30
years of age, (the age of William of Norway at this time.) Of these, there was a Henry
Carpenter who listed a son of this age bracket.
Considering that William of Norway had a son named Henry, could this Henry Carpenter of
Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island be the father of William of Norway?
Does anyone have any information relating to the above search?
Thanks!
Ron C Carpenter
Ronan, MT
ronsfort(a)ronan.net