Hello Feeb:
I don't know if I've noticed previously your reference to Eunice
Steward/Stewart. I have info from Descendants of John Stewart (1997, by
Ronald Lee Stewart, Ph.D.), pp27-28, that Eunice(3) of John(2) of John(1)
was born in Goshen 7 October 1762, and died 1846 in Minisink. Stewart says
she married Benjamin Carpenter 15 January 1781. This Benjamin appears to
be ABC's Benjamin #301 (of John #74, of John #24).
Stewart cites SIX children of Benjamin and Eunice Carpenter (two
of whom are not given in ABC's Carpenter Memorial): William b.1782, Sarah
b.1784, Gilbert b. c1785, Gabriel b. c1786, Benjamin Jr b.1794, Susannah
b.1796. Gilbert and Gabriel are the two not cited by ABC.
I realize the Stewart info is tangential to your interest, but
thought you'd be interested in the secondary confirmation (and perhaps a
few tidbits new to you).
Robin
At 01:49 PM 7/11/2004 -0400, you wrote:
In a message dated 7/7/2004 5:25:46 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
JCMosher(a)aol.com writes:
Searching for information on Benjamin Carpenter who opened a store in Salina,
Onondaga Co., NY in 1795.
John Carpenter Mosher,
I sure wish I had time to further explore your question, right now, but am
packing up and heading for Oregon tomorrow morning.
My Moses Carpenter went from Orange Co. NY about the same time as your
Benjamin. Just from memory I can tell you that a Benjamin Carpenter
witnessed one
of the deeds that Moses had back in Orange co. NY prior to his move to
Onondaga
Co. Those deeds have been posted on the Orange co genweb site and I am sure
you can find them either by finding that site or thru Googling.
Additionally a John Carpenter who was married to an Abigail Cory moved to
Onondaga Co about the same time. He died shortly thereafter and his widow
married Hezikiah Woodruff.
There are also listed deeds for Moses and John on the Onondaga Co website.
The AB Carpenter book lists John Carpenter and Ruth Coe as the parents of
Moses and John. This book also lists a brother, Benjamin, and I have
(unvalidated) data that he married a Eunice Stewart and lived in Minisink
(Or. Co.) in
1804. Furthermore, John Carpenter, the brother, also had a son, Benjamin who
lived in Onondaga Co. and married Charlotte Bartlett Alden. (I believe these
Bartletts may have been from Franklin Co., MA).
It is confusing as we know that some Carpenters appparently, directly from MA
also came down into that area of NY about the same time.
You might find my Moses Carpenter's will also without much trouble on one of
the boards, as it is under either the Carpenter or Onondaga Co. forum site.
It lists a Joanna Fay as a granddaughter, therefore we have even more
confusion/duplication of surenames.
Phoebe in CA