John Carpenter (1692 - aft. 1754)

Born 25 Mar 1692 in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Thurston) Carpenter — married 12 Sep 1717 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts

Husband of Sarah (Hilliard) Carpenter — married 6 May 1722 in Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island

Descendants

Died after 1754 after age 61 in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay [uncertain]

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Biography

Birth

John was born to Benjamin and Renew Weeks Carpenter in Swansea on March 25, 1691-2^[1]

Death

John died after 1754, when he last appears in Swansea church records. In the absence of indications to the contrary, most likely he died in that town.^[2][3]

Sources

1. ↑ Alverdo Hayward Mason, ed., "Records of the Town of Swansea, 1662 to 1705, published 1900, viewed 10/16/2017 at http://dunhamwilcox.net/ma/swansea_1.htm, Book A, p. 26.
2. ↑ Zubrinsky, Eugene Cole, "Three John Carpenters: A Chain of Mistaken Identities", New England Historical and Genealogical Register, January 2005, pp. 49-53.
3. ↑ Note: Amos Carpenter's Genealogical History is proven wrong on this death location, two of his wives, many of his children, and other assertions about this John Carpenter.

• "A Genealogical History of the Rehoboth Branch of the Carpenter Family in America. Text: "Carpenter's of Rehoboth"
• Additions and Corrections, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 2009) Vol. 163, WN 652, Page 297.