Benjamin Carpenter Sr. (1663 - 1738)

Born 20 Oct 1663 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Strong) Carpenter — married 14 Mar 1691 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 18 Apr 1738 at age 74 in Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut

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Biography

Benjamin Carpenter was born on October 20, 1663 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay. His parents were William Carpenter and Priscilla Bennett. He married Hannah Strong on March 14, 1691 Together they had 11 children:

1. Jedidiah Carpenter
2. Eliphalet Carpenter
3. Ebenezer Carpenter
4. Elizabeth Carpenter
5. Amos Carpenter
6. Prudence Carpenter
7. Freedom Carpenter
8. Benjamin Carpenter
9. Hannah Carpenter
10. Eliphalet Carpenter
11. Noah Carpenter

He died on April 18, 1738 in Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut

Name

Benjamin Carpenter ^{[1] [2]}

Birth and Parents

Born 20 Oct 1663, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts.^[3][1] His parents were William Carpenter andPriscilla Bennet. They were married 5 Oct 1651 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts. ^[1]

Marriage

Benjamin Carpenter married 1690/1 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, Benjamin Carpenter married Hannah Strong. ^[1][4][5] They had twel children

1. Freedom (Carpenter) Barnard (1692-)born Northampton Massachusetts
2. Prudence Carpenter (1692-) born Northampton
3. Amos Carpenter (1693-1793) born Northampton
4. Benjamin Carpenter Jr. (1695-1785) born Northampton
5. Jedidiah Carpenter (1697-1731) born Northampton
6. Hannah (Carpenter) Round (1699-1700?) born Northampton
7. Eliphalet Carpenter (1701-aft.1702) born Northampton
8. Eliphalet Carpenter Sr. (1703-1792) born Northampton
9. Noah Carpenter (1705-1760) born Northampton
10. Elizabeth (Carpenter) Powell (1707-1757) born Northampton
11. Ebenezer Carpenter(1709-1777 born Coventry Connecticut
12. Rebecca Carpenter (1711-) born Coventry^[6]

Death

He died 18 April 1738 in Coventry, Tolland, CT^[1][7]

ResearchNotes

• Per Familysearch Bio: When Benjamin Carpenter was born on 20 October 1663, in Rehoboth, Bristol, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Deacon William Carpenter, was 31 and his mother, Priscilla Bennett, was 32. He married Hannah Strong on 4 March 1690, in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 18 April 1738, in Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Nathan Hale Cemetery, Coventry Lake, Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut, United States.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Capenter, Amos. A Genealogical History of the Rehoboth Branch of the Carpenter Family in America. Press of Carpenter and Morehouse, Amherst, MA, 1898, p. 44
2. ↑ "Elder John Strong and His Descendants," vol. 23, p. 295. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 158 vols., 1847-2004, Url: NewEnglandAncestors.org Abbreviation: NEHGS Register; The New England Historical and Genealogical Society, Boston, MA
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1V-Y7SV : 29 November 2018), Benjamin Carpenter, 20 Oct 1663; citing Birth, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007578641.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-LPQC : 18 February 2020), Benjamin Carpenter and Hannah Strong, 1691; citing Marriage, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004329300.
5. ↑ Eugene Cole Zubrinsky, "William3 Carpenter of Rehoboth Massachusetts" (2008; rev 25 February 2018, viewed online at https://www.carpentercousins.com/Wm3_Rehoboth.pdf. Accessed Dec 2021
6. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WF-M6J : 7 January 2020), Rebecca Carpenter, 1711.
7. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPSB-YC7Y : 21 September 2019), Benjamin Carpenter, ; citing Death, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272225.

See also:

• Bowen, Richard LeBaron Title: EARLY REHOBOTH Publication: Name: Vol I, Privately published. Rehoboth, MA. 1945;
• Arnold, James Title: VITAL RECORD OF REHOBOTH Publication: Name: Narragansett Historical Publishing Co. 1897; Medium: Book 1642-1896. Marriages, Births, Deaths
• James&Timothy Carpenter, Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1, (Release date: November 29, 1995), "CD-ROM," Tree #0946, Date of Import: Mar 21, 2000.
• Dimock, Susan Whitney. Records of the Town and Churches in Coventry, Connecticut, 1711-1844 (Baker & Taylor Co., New York, 1897) Page 176
• Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 03 June 2019), memorial page for Benjamin Carpenter, Sr (20 Oct 1663–18 Apr 1738), Find A Grave: Memorial #11491226, citing Nathan Hale Cemetery, Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Judith (contributor 46608035) .