Hello list,
I'm somewhat new to this list and was wondering if anybody could tell me how I fit
into it all. The only thing I am certain of about my Carpenter ancestry is that My ggg
grandmother was Marosa/Marasa (sp. Marassa in censi) Carpenter (b: 1823 in VT; d: 1861 in
Berlin, St. Clair, MI; sp: Calvin Smith). Everything else I might have on my Carpenter
ancestry comes from OneWorldTree and I don't have too much faith in their database.
However, if there is any remote semblance of accuracy in what I have gotten from
OneWorldTree, then Marosa's parents would be Samuel (James?) Carpenter (b: 1787 in VT;
d: 1864 in MI) and Roxalana Roxy Newton (b: 1786 in VT; d: 1824 in VT). Samuel's
parents would be Joseph Carpenter (b: 1749 in RI; d: 1829 in VT) and unknown.
Joseph's parents would be Benjamin Carpenter (b: 1725 in MA; d: 1804 in VT) and
unknown. Benjamin's parents would be Edward (Swanzey?) Carpenter (b: 1700 in MA; d:
1778 in MA) and Elizabeth Wilson (b: 1701/6 in Rehoboth, MA; !
d: 1791 in MA. And Edward's parents would be Benjamin Carpenter (b: 1658 in MA; d:
1727 in MA) and unknown. I have more than this from OneWorldTree, but I find it's
reliability increasingly closer to nil than it already is, the further back I go. As
I've been monitoring this list, I have noticed Benjamin's name and Rehoboth, MA
show up in the emails quite often. So my guess is that this line I have takes things back
far enough that some of you might be able to tell me how accurate it is and help me get a
more concrete foothold in my Carpenter ancestry.
If anybody can help me out here, I'd appreciate it.
Thankyou,
Michael W. Rigas