In reply to S R's inquiry about FamilySearch data concerning Lewis Carpenter:
I don't have the appropriate data to say whether or not the Lewis Carpenter
information is correct, but FamilySearch databases--except for IGI
extractions, identified by batch numbers beginning with C or M--are notoriously
unreliable. That's not to say that submitted items have no value, but that you
should approach them with extreme caution. As with any secondary source (only
more so), such databases are only a starting point. There's no substitute for
primary research (i.e., examination of original documents [usually available
on FHL films] or reliable transcriptions thereof [typically in book form]).
An example of the latter is _Oyster Bay Town Records_, 8 vols., ed. John Cox
(New York, 1916-1940). Digital images of vol. 1 (1653-1690), which includes
the Musketa Cove Proprietors' Book, may be viewed online at
http://books.google.com); all eight volumes are available through Interlibrary Loan and
on
FHL films 844,548-51 (see FHL catalog for dates).
Gene Z.
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From: S R <chemungcountygr(a)hotmail.com>
Subject: [CARPENTER] REQUEST INFO FOR LEWIS CARPENTER
To: "CARPENTER-L(a)rootsweb.com" <carpenter-l(a)rootsweb.com>
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I have cut and pasted the following information from
familysearch.org. Is
this information correct? Did his wife really have the same exact name as his
mother? Or is this research that was never proven and could be wrong?
Hopefully someone can tell me. Lewis CarpenterPedigree Male Family Event(s): Birth:
About 1749 Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York Christening: Death:
About 1785 Burial: Parents: Father: Joseph Carpenter Family Mother:
Elizabeth Townsend
Marriages: Spouse: Elizabeth or Betsey Townsend Family
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