Eliphalet Carpenter Sr. (1679 - bef. 1748)

Born 17 Apr 1679 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Rebecca (Gardner) Carpenter — married Jun 1702 in Roxbury, Suffolk county MA

Descendants

Died before 30 Oct 1748 before age 69 in Woodstock, Worcester, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Note: Woodstock was part of Suffolk County, Massachusetts, until 1731 when it became part of Worcester County, Massachusetts. In 1749, Woodstock became a town in Windham County, Connecticut.^[1]

Birth: Eliphalet was born in Rehoboth on April 17th, 1679.^[2]

first wife Rebecca,

2nd wife Abigail Bacon, born Oct. 31, 1731

Probate

Eliphalet Carpenter of Woodstock, gentleman, died intestate and on 20 September 1748, his widow Abigail was granted the administration of his estate.^[3]

His inventory was taken on 30 October 1748 in Woodstock. His widow Abigail gave an oath to the inventory.^[4]

In 1749, an account of his estate by his widow Abigail was recorded which included debts paid, appraisers, provisions for the livestock, mourning for the widow, selling the real estate, gravestones, and administration fees.^[5]

In 1749, his estate was set out to his widow, Abigail, and his children, Eliphalet Carpenter (eldest son), Joseph Carpenter, John Carpenter, Martha, wife of Benjamin Bartholomew, Mary, wife of Manasseh Horsmer, Dorcas, wife of Ephraim Horsmer, the heirs of Rebecca Bacon, late wife of Joseph Bacon, Sarah, wife of Caleb Grosvenor, Dorothy Carpenter, William Carpenter, Abigail Carpenter, and Daniel Carpenter.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ ATLAS OF HISTORICAL COUNTY BOUNDARIES, The Newberry Library Dr. William M. Scholl Center for American History and Culture, (https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/map/map.html#MA)
2. ↑ Bristol, Massachusetts, "Vital Records of Rehoboth,", p. 903, spelled Eliphilett.
3. ↑ "Probate records v. 101-105 1737-1758" database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9YY-S1P6  : 21 March 2024), Film# 007704228, Worcester, Massachusetts, image 176, Vol 101, Page 264.
4. ↑ "Probate records v. 3 1748-1751, 1793-1837, 1865-1898" database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9YY-F367-Z : 19 March 2024), Film# 007704428, Worcester, Massachusetts, image 63-65, Vol 3, Page 109-112.
5. ↑ "Probate records v. 3 1748-1751, 1793-1837, 1865-1898" database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9YY-F3D7-J : 26 March 2024), Film# 007704428, Worcester, Massachusetts, image 117, Vol 3, Page 214-215.
6. ↑ "Probate records v. 3 1748-1751, 1793-1837, 1865-1898" database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9YY-F3DY-D : 20 March 2024), Film# 007704428, Worcester, Massachusetts, image 81-84, Vol 3, Page 145-151.

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