John Charles Carpenter (1752)

Born 29 Mar 1752 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Brown) Carpenter — married 13 Jan 1774 in Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Biography

Private John Carpenter served with Suffolk County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

John was born 29 March 1752, in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts. ^[1][2]

John married Elizabeth (Brown) Carpenter (abt.1750-) on 24 December 1774 in Attleboro, Massachusetts.^[3]

From CARPENTER MEMORIAL, PP. 118.

John enlisted as a private in Capt. Seth Sumner's company in Col. Gill's regiment. Served at Castle Island, March 1, 1778 one month and eight days. Served again as a private in Capt Ralph Thompson's company at Castle Island, Oct 1, 1779 and served 2 months and 2 days. Served a 3rd time in Suffolk County Regiment as private in Capt Thompson's company in Col Webb's regiment, Aug 26, 1781 and served 3 months and 23 days as reinforcement to the Continental Army. Residence, Greenwich, Washington County, NY. A farmer.^[4][5][6]

Sources

1. ↑ Author: Arnold, James Title: VITAL RECORD OF REHOBOTH Publication: Name: Narragansett Historical Publishing Co. 1897; Repository: #R00023 1642-1896. Marriages, Births, Deaths pp. 577
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-MTZP : 29 November 2018), John Carpenter, 29 Mar 1752; citing Birth, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007578641.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPHR-6XZ1 : 19 April 2021), John Carpenter and Elisabeth Brown, 13 Jan 1774; citing Marriage, Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009343.
4. ↑ Carpenter, Amos Bugbee. A Genealogical History of the Rehoboth Branch of the Carpenter Family in America (Carpenter & Morehouse, Amherst, Mass., 1898); Page 118. https://archive.org/details/cu31924029839549/page/n147/mode/2up
5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2R4-ZNL3 : 17 March 2018), John Carpenter, 01 Jan 1780; citing Military Service, Rehoboth, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,021,240.
6. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 8 Jun 2021), "Record of John Carpenter", Ancestor # A019461.

WikiTree profile Carpenter-2407 created through the import of Carp-1_2011-12-15.ged on Dec 19, 2011 by Lyman Carpenter.