Hello,
Looking for more information on Thomas Carpenter-124328 - b. abt 1725/1730 Nottingham, Eng
- abt 1790/1795 d. East Pennsboro, Lycoming, PA.
This is related to Group 15 of the Carpenter Cousins Y-DNA Project. See lineage page at:
http://carpentercousins.com/generallineage.htm#ssva
The information below includes info from various Pennsylvania counties because of the
potential overlap in county formations and such. Counties mentioned include: Lycoming
County (1795) and Northumberland County (1772). The later formed from Lancaster, Berks and
Cumberland Counties. Lancaster was formed in 1729 from Chester County. Berks was formed in
1752 from Bucks, Lancaster and Philadelphia Counties.
Cumberland was formed in 1750 from Lancaster County.
Any additional help or info is appreciated.
John R. Carpenter
La Mesa, CA USA
Carpenter Cousins Project
http://carpentercousins.com
PRF:
Thomas Carpenter Compact Disc #15 Pin #289068 Pedigree Sex: M
Event(s) Birth: Nottingham, Wiltshire, England Death: UNKNOWN
Parents ?
Personal Information Residence: 1790 Census. Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Residence:
1793 living in East Pennsboro Township, Cumberland, Pennsylvania Occupation: Owned 158
acres
Notes and Sources Notes: None Sources: None
Submitter Judy Corinne MOYNA
709 Strawberry Point Road PO Box 429 Elkader, IA 52043
NOTE: Lycoming County was formed in 1795 from Northumberland County.
Northumberland County was formed in 1772 from Lancaster, Berks and Cumberland Counties.
Lancaster was formed in 1729 from Chester County.
Berks was formed in 1752 from Bucks, Lancaster and Philadelphia Counties.
Cumberland was formed in 1750 from Lancaster County.
CENSUS: 1790 US Census - based on PRF above
Name: Thomas Carpenter
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1790 <---------- Cumberland County
Event Place: Hopewell, Newton, Tyborn, and Westpensboro, Cumberland, Pennsylvania,
United States
Note:
Page: 42
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M637
Affiliate Film Number: 8
GS Film Number: 0568148
Digital Folder Number: 005157140
Image Number: 00559
Citing this Record:
"United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch
(
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKJ-PTJ : accessed 17 May 2017), Thomas
Carpenter, Hopewell, Newton, Tyborn, and Westpensboro, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United
States; citing p. 42, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives
and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 8; FHL microfilm 568,148.
NOTE: 1, 1, 2 = 1 male 16 plus, 1 male under 16, 2 females
COMMENT: Regarding PRF above.
No Carpenters found in the bio section of: Cumberland County Biographies
http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/cumberland/beers/beers-bios-a-l.htm
No Carpenters listed as pioneers in Cumberland County, PA in chapter 2 at:
http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/cumberland/beers/beers.htm
BOOK: Regarding PRF above.
"History of Cumberland and Adams counties, Pennsylvania.|bContaining history of the
counties; their townships, towns, villages, schools, churches, industries, etc.; portraits
of early settlers and prominent men; biographies; history of Pennsylvania, statistical and
miscellaneous matter, etc., etc"
https://archive.org/stream/historyofcumberl00wtay#page/n7/mode/2up/search...
This fourth edition has a title page with double line border and is bound in old sprinkled
calf and rebacked.
Publisher W. Taylor
Pages 1280
Language English
Digitizing sponsor Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation
Book contributor Gettysburg College, Musselman Library, Special Collections
Collection gettysburgcollege; americana
- Page 111 Peter Carpenter - regarding a 21 Sep 1807 County Convention - He was a deputy.
- Page 132 Samuel L. Carpenter 1841 election for governor of PA. He got 4 votes.
- Page 303 "On Flat run near the Maryland line, on what is known as the old Reed
Farm, the Zimmermans, a Swiss Family (who subsequently Anglicized their name into
Carpenter), settled in 1765. In his family was a little girl nine years old; this child
was carried off by two Indians. A neighbor heard the Indians comings, and hiding near the
trail near the trail, recognized the little girl, but could not rescue her. Pursuit
followed but resulted in nothing. Ten years after the whites fought a tribe at Shamakin,
and captured from them a young white woman and her half breed boy, she was brought to her
parents and subsequently married one of the Loman Boys. Her half-breed boy died in 1826,
at Adam Rader's house on the Overholtzer farm, near where his mother was made captive.
She died at ninety years of age on her husband's farm sold to James Wilson and by him
to the Bollingers. Two of her daughters married into the Zimmerman family, one married
John Clark, who owned McDevitt's Mill and a fourth married John Light, from Falling
Waters, Va.
- Page 382 "Redoubt Carpenter" mentioned as being on the Bermuda Hundred front
on the south bank of the James River. Cited as being under the command of Captain John B.
Landis from 29 Sept to 24 Nov 1864.
- Page 425 Mary Carpenter married a Jacob Merkel and they were natives of Lancaster
County, PA. They had Levi Merkel born near Ephrata, Lancaster Co., Penn., May 2, 1803.
Now deceased (at the time of the entry).
- Page 575 Hannah Carpenter wife of Joseph Bradley ad William c. Bradley who was born in
West Chester, Chester, PA in 1813. They had 8 children; William C., Jason, Thomas,
Caroline and Emmor are living at the time of the entry. This is in West Pennsborough
Township, Cumberland, PA.
Other information related in the general follows ...
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/pa/county/lycoming/history/Chapter-05.html
History of Lycoming County Pennsylvania <lyco-history-01.html>
edited by John F. Meginness; ©1892
CHAPTER V. THE CLAIM OF CONNECTICUT.
NAMES OF ORIGINAL SETTLERS.
It may be interesting to know the names of the original settlers of Muncy township.
Several of them were conspicuous participants in the stirring times of that period, and
their names frequently occur in history, but the majority at this lapse of time are
unknown. The following list embraces the names of all who were bona fide settlers in 1774,
when it was returned by the assessor to the commissioners at Sunbury:
John Alward, (servant, one negro,) David Austin, John Archer, John Andrews, David Berry,
Daniel Brown, David Benjamin, Jonathan Benjamin, John Brady, Matthew Blukeny, (carpenter,)
Benjamin Burts, Nathaniel Barber, Joseph Bonser, Thomas Bonner, John Coats, Nicholas
Cline, Albert Covenhoven, Joseph Craft, John Covenhoven, Joseph Carpenter, John
Carpenter,...
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/pa/county/lycoming/history/Chapter-15.html
History of Lycoming County Pennsylvania <lyco-history-01.html>
edited by John F. Meginness; ©1892
CHAPTER XV. THE NINETEENTH CENTURY BEGINS.
Muncy Township. – Edward Adlum, Sr., Edward Adlum, Jr., William Brown, Sr., William Brown,
Jr., Michael Bower, Thomas Brown, Abraham Bennett, John Blair, Levi Blair, Michael Boyd,
John Battin, Sr., Cornelius Bodine, John Bagle, Derick Corson, Benjamin Corson, Frederick
Campbell, Andrew Carson, James Carson, Sr., James Carson, Jr., Peter Congle, John Corter,
Peter Corter, Jr., Nathan Corter, Samuel Carpenter, Sr., John Carpenter, George Cowel,
Joseph Carpenter, Samuel Carpenter, Jr., ...
Lower Bald Eagle. – Matthew Allison, farmer; John Armstrong, farmer; Charles Bennett,
farmer; John Beans, farmer; Samuel Bodle, weaver; James Brown, farmer; John Brownlee,
farmer; Widow Barnhill, farmer; James Boyd, farmer; John Bott, farmer; Robert Black,
farmer; Francis Boyce, blacksmith; Robert Boale, farmer; James Burney, farmer; James
Burns, farmer; James Carskaddon, farmer; James Curry, farmer; Griffith Carr, farmer;
Samuel Carpenter; ...
County Auditors. – By act of 1791 the court was authorized to appoint auditors annually.
As near as can be ascertained from the early records the following persons served in this
capacity: For 1798, 1803-04, Samuel E. Grier and Matthew Wilson; 1806-08, Thomas Caldwell,
Thomas Martin, and Jacob Shoemaker. The office was made elective by the act of March 6,
1809, in which, however, the court was empowered to fill any vacancies that might occur.
As far as can be ascertained the following, persons served after this law took effect:
1809, Thomas Martin, William Wilson; 1810, Samuel E. Grier, Jeremiah Tallman, Samuel
Carpenter; 1811, Samuel E. Grier, Robert Foresman; 1812-13, James McMicken, William
Williams, Samuel Carpenter.
EARLY MANUFACTURE OF SALT.
The early settlers experienced much trouble in getting salt, and as it commanded a high
price during the two first decades of the century, efforts were made to manufacture it
wherever salt wells could be sunk. The locations of "salt licks "were carefully
noted, as they were frequently by the deer and elk. Reference has been made to the
existence of a primitive salt manufactory on Salt run, in the review of Gamble township;
and the Moravians spoke of a "salt lick" near Roaring Branch, where experiments
were afterwards made to manufacture salt. A well was sunk to a considerable, depth and
salt water discovered, but it does not appear that any great quantity was ever
manufactured. A reservation of this salt district was made by Gideon Freeborn, in
transferring a large body of land in 1829. ? See Deed Book W, page 380.
As early as 1809 the Lycoming Salt Manufacturing Company was organized at or near Muncy.
It appears from old receipts that Joseph Whitacre was president and Samuel Carpenter
treasurer. One of the certificates of stock is herewith given:
We do hereby certify that William McCarty is entitled to one share or fiftieth part of the
profits and losses arising from the proceeds of the Lycoming Salt manufacturing Company,
provided he continues to comply with the articles of the said association. Witness our
hands this 5th day of April, A. D. 1809.
JOSEPH WHITACRE, President.
SAMUEL CARPENTER, Treasurer.
That he paid an installment on his stock is shown by this receipt:
Received the 20th of 5th month, 1809, of William McCarty, the sum of $5, it being the
first installment on one share held by him in the Lycoming Salt Manufacturing Company.
Received by me,
SAMUEL CARPENTER,
Treas. for said Company.
From the best information it appears that the salt manufactory was
located at what is now Driftwood, at the mouth of Bennett's branch, on the
Sinnemahoning, and that it was carried on quite extensively. There are persons yet living
who remember seeing the evaporating pans used in making salt, and the location of the
furnaces is still pointed out. The track of the Philadelphia and Erie railroad now passes
over the spot where the salt well was located, nearly opposite the mouth of the creek.
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/pa/county/lycoming/history/Chapter-26.html
History of Lycoming County Pennsylvania <lyco-history-01.html>
edited by John F. Meginness; ©1892
CHAPTER XXVI. MILITARY RECORD IN THE WAR OF 1812, THE MEXICAN WAR, AND THE REBELLION.
THIRTY-FOURTH REGIMENT—FIFTH RESERVES.
Company A was from Jersey Shore, the roster being as follows:
Captains: H. C. Ulman, Fountain Wilson. First Lieutenant, J. Henry Snay.
Second Lieutenants: D. Hays McMicken, J. Woods Russell.
First Sergeant, W. Hayes Grier.
Sergeants: George H. Blackwell, Harry W. Fisher, Robert H. Grier, D. H. Campbell, James W.
Burton, Charles M. Hamilton, Robert Y. Knox, John Miller, Jr., Benjamin A. Royce, Evan
Russell, Edward Dougherty.
Corporals: John Laymon, Henry M. Kissell, William H. Kline, Samuel Forsyth, Abram L.
Crist, Daniel L. Foster, Henry Bilby, D. G. Campbell, Freeman H. Ragel.
Musicians: James M. Smith, Freeman H. Mann.
Privates: Prentice C. Atwood, Zedekiah D. Ashley, John O. Brooks, John P. Buzzard, Daniel
Brown, John F. Bennett, George Beck, George M. Brown, Richard Barrett, Miller S. Buoy,
Isaac B. Bastian, Samuel M. Curts, Frank C. Cowden, Hiram Cranmer, William Clifford, Ralph
Canfield, Joseph L. Carpenter, ...
Company I was recruited at Jersey Shore. The roster was as follows:
Captains: William B. Shant, Frank T. Wilson.
First Lieutenant, James M. Wolf.
Second Lieutenant, Albert D. Lundy.
First Sergeant, William Agold.
Sergeants: Henry W. Lloyd, John H. Love, Charles W. Nickerson, John E. Perkins.
Corporals: Charles E. Miller, Sylvester Mussina, William F. Johnson, Jacob Cramer, Daniel
Bussler, Joseph Kissell, John L. Given, Jeremiah Berry, William F. Thompson, Henry M.
Edwards.
Musician, William B. Hemperly.
Privates: Michael Andrews, James M. Bugler, John Buck, Hiram Budinger, William H. Bitter,
Levi Bailey, Henry W. Bonnell, Peter Chilson, Michael S. Clark, Henry Clark, Myron
Conkling, William Cline, Samuel M. Curts, Peter Calehoof, William F. Carpenter, ...
TWENTY-THIRD REGIMENT.
Company U was from Lycoming, with roster as follows:
Captain, Charles D. Eldred.
First Lieutenant, William S. Bly.
Second Lieutenant, William Vandyke.
First Sergeant, Joseph W. Grafius.
Sergeants: Allen G. Dodd, John C. Else, Christian Shale, William G. McMurray.
Corporals: James Coulter, Samuel M. McMurray, William Brown, Henry Ellis, William Lewars,
Reuben M. Weaver, George W. Webster, Abram Fongle.
Musician, Charles A. Bryan.
Privates: J. M. Artman, John H. Allen, Peter Bubb, Charles Bubb, Newton Bailey, Jacob
Coffman, George Campbell, David Chapman, Levi Carpenter, ...
INDENTUREMENT: Same Thomas?
Name: Elizabeth Younger
Date: 22 May 1773
Residence: Moyamensing twp.
Occupation: Servant
Whom Indentured: Thomas Carpenter and his assigns
Term: 3 yrs.
Amount: pound 8.0.0.
Source Information
Ancestry.com. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Indentures, 1771-1773 [database on-line]. Provo,
UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
Original data: Mayor's Office, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Record of Indentures of
Individuals Bound Out as Apprentices, Servants, Etc. Philadelphia, PA, USA: Pennsylvania
German Society, 1905.
Description
Records of indentures in Philadelphia between 1771 and 1773 compiled by the mayors
office.
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