John Charles Carpenter (1728 - 1804)

Born 4 Jan 1728 in Swansea, Bristol, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Judith (Horton) Carpenter — married 16 Sep 1749 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Husband of Ruth (Horton) Carpenter — married 16 Jul 1757 in Great Nine Partners, Dutchess, Province of New York

Descendants

Died 1804 at about age 75 in Milton, Saratoga, New York, United States

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Biography

John was born 1728. John Carpenter passed away in 1816.

IMPORTANT: This was NOT the John Carpenter of Stafford, Connecticut! This John Carpenter moved to Nine Partners, New York before ultimately moving to Milton, N.Y.

By 1779, he was a resident of the Saratoga District, in Albany County, New York.^[1]

He died in 1804 in Milton, New York.^[2]

Heirs named in will:^[3]

• Ann Carpenter, wife
• David Carpenter, son
• Barnard Carpenter, son
• Thomas Carpenter, son
• Benjamin Carpenter, son
• John Carpenter, son
• Sarah Robbins, dau. [dec'd; to children of]
• Judith Weed, dau.
• Revinah Williams, dau.
• Elizabeth Foster, dau.
• Ruth Olney, dau.
• Reuben Weed Jr. [executor]
• Reuben Weed [witness]
• Olive Child [witness]
• Salmon Child [witness]

Sources

1. ↑ http://files.usgwarchives.net/ny/saratoga/taxlists/oct1779.txt
2. ↑ NEHGR VOL. 159 - Three John Carpenters: A Chain of Mistaken Identities
3. ↑ Will: "New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999"
   Record of Wills, 1791-1921, Index 1799-1893 [Saratoga County, New York]; Author: New York. Surrogate's Court (Saratoga County); Probate Place: Saratoga, New York
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8800 #8496150 (accessed 12 March 2024)
   Will of John Carpenter of Sound Mind, granted probate on 25 Jan 1804.

• Loomis, Elias. Descendants of Joseph Loomis in America: History & Genealogy of Joseph Loomis, who landed in Boston in 1638. Published by the Author. 1909. Call Number: CS71.L863. Citing: Page: 151

• "Rhode Island Town Deaths Index, 1639-1932", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DZXD-FXT2 : 9 November 2020), John Carpenter, 1728.

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-94QF : 18 October 2022), John Carpenter and Judeth Horton, 23 Oct 1749; citing Marriage, , Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007578641.

• "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5B-6LP : accessed 20 October 2022), John Carpenter, Milton, Saratoga, New York, United States; citing p. 1064, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 27; FHL microfilm 193,715.