Samuel Carpenter (1741 - bef. 1810)

Born 27 Mar 1741 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Hix) Carpenter — married about 23 Sep 1761 in Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts [uncertain]

Descendants

Died before 6 Mar 1810 before age 68 in Osceola, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA

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Biography

Samuel is the son of Charles Carpenter and Hannah Bosworth of Rehoboth, Bristol Co., MA..He was born in 1741 and married Sarah Hix of Rehoboth on 23 Sep 1761.They are the parents of eight children born in Rehoboth. Three of the sons and Samuel's wife moved to Oscolo,Tioga Co.,PA. as Hannah died there.

Children of Samuel and Sarah:

1. Daniel Carpenter-29 Dec 1761-26 Aug 1840
2. Abijah Carpenter-22 Sep 1766
3. Irene Carpenter(Twin)-8 Nov 1766
4. Lurane Carpenter(Twin)-* nov 1766
5. Charles Carpenter-30 Sep 1768-18 Nov 1840
6. Samuel Carpenter-8 Feb 1771
7. Sarah Carpenter-1773
8. Jedediah Carpenter-4 Apr 1765

He moved from Rehoboth to Richmond (Redmond?), NH thence to Osceola (by 1801), PA. A Farmer. Per History of Tioga County, PA (1883), an early settler in Chatham Township was a Samuel Carpenter.

1812 Tax Records for Tioga County PA Delmar Township. Tioga and Delmar were the only two townships in Tioga County in 1812. Tioga was roughly the eastern part of the county and Delmar the western. See Tioga County Township Formation to understand the relationship between the mother townships and those that exist today.

NAMES Spouse(s) Not on Tax List ACRES HORSES OXEN COWS VALUATION TAX Descendants Carpenter, Samuel 52 1 93 0.46 Carpenter, Jedediah 1 15 0.07

Military

Samuel Carpenter of Richmond, NH, was on the roll of Capt. Oliver Capron's company. Winter Hill, Oct. 6, 1775. Emphraim Doolttle's regiment. His residence is given as Richamond, NH. We find him again on the roll of Capt. Capron's company, Col. Samuel Ashley's regiment. He enlisted June 29, 1778 and served five days (discharged 3 July). Received pay of 15 shillings. See: Provincial and State Papers, Volume 15 - By New Hampshire (Colony) Probate Court, Page 745; ^[1][2]

Continental Army - Order of Battle - July 22, 1775

Main Army

General George Washington

Left Wing

2d (Lee's) Division (Major General Charles Lee)

5th (Sullivan's) Brigade (Brigadier General John Sullivan).

Doolittle's Regiment, or 18th Massachusetts Regiment. Colonel Ephraim Doolittle. (Disbanded December 31, 1775).^[3]

The 18th Massachusetts Regiment was commanded by Colonel Ephraim Doolittle, who left the service in October 1775. Command of the regiment passed to its next senior officer, Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Holden, of Princeton. It served in the Siege of Boston until its disbandment at the end of 1775.^[4][5][6][7]

NOTE: In January 1776 many units were consolidated (disbanded, reformed) and re-designated. The 18th Massachusetts (along with the Greaton’s Regiment, formerly Heath’s Regiment – in 1777 known as the 3rd Mass) and others became the 24th Continental Regiment (Massachusetts Line) under Col. John Greaton. Samuel Carpenter was probably assigned to this unit until after the Siege of Boston was lifted on 17 March 1776.^[8] We find him again on the roll of Capt. Capron's company, Col. Samuel Ashley's Regiment of Militia in the State of New Hampshire. He enlisted June 29, 1778 and served five days (discharged 3 July).

Sources

• http://www.rootsweb.com/~patioga/census/1812dtax.htm
• Tri-Counties Genealogy & History by Joyce M. Tice.
• History of Tioga County, PA (1883)
• Census: 1790 US Census of Richmond, NH.
• DAR records - References Revolutionary War History, Birth, Death and Marriage records.
• Mrs. Emma Carpenter Blair - DAR ID Number: 43205
• Mrs. Mary Melvine M. Scovil - DAR ID Number: 44234
• Mrs. Elizabeth Barnett Bittmann. - DAR ID Number: 53685
• A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE REHOBOTH BRANCH OF THE CARPENTER FAMILY IN AMERICA. By Amos B. Carpenter, 1898. Also known as the CARPENTER MEMORIAL. Number 757 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 135.

1. ↑ Provincial and State Papers, Volume 15
2. ↑ Provincial and State Papers, Volume 15 Abstract of Contents
3. ↑ Wright, Robert K. The Continental Army. Washington, D.C.: Center of Military History, 1983.
4. ↑ Heitman, Historical Register; 33, 200, 295. Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors, VIII:97-98.
5. ↑ Heitman, Francis B. Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army During the War of the Revolution, April 1775 to December 1783. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1967 (Originally published, 1914).
6. ↑ Massachusetts. Office of the Secretary of State. Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War. A compilation from the archives, prepared and published by the Secretary of the Commonwealth in accordance with chapter 100, resolves of 1891. 17 vols. Boston: Wright and Potter Printing Co., State Printers, 1896-1908.
7. ↑ Massachusetts Infantry Regiments
8. ↑ Bibliography of the Continental Army in Massachusetts