William Carpenter

Abt 1605 - 1658  (~ 53 years)

• Name	William Carpenter
  Born	Abt 1605	Wiltshire, England
  Christened	23 May 1605	Wiltshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Farmer
  Died	7 Feb 1658	Rehoboth, MA
  Buried	Newman Cementery, East Providence, Providence, RI
  Person ID	I2067	Ancestors & Descendants of the immigrant Edward Hall
  Last Modified	28 May 2015

  
  

  Father	William Carpenter,   b. Abt 1576, Wherwall, Hampshire, England ,   d. Abt 1638  (Age ~ 62 years)
  Mother	Deceased,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F549	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Abigial (Sale) Searles,   b. Abt 1593, Chesham, Bucks, England ,   d. Abt 1628, Hampshire, England  (Age ~ 35 years)
  Married	Abt 1621	England
  Children	1. Unnamed Carpenter,   b. Abt 1621-1623, Southampton, Hampshire, England ,   d. Abt 1621-1623, Southampton, Hampshire, England  (Age ~ 0 years)   2. Anna Carpenter,   b. Abt 1623-1624, Southampton, Hampshire, England ,   d. Bef 1638, Hampshire, England  (Age ~ 13 years)
  Last Modified	15 Mar 2015
  Family ID	F3660	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Deceased,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	28 Apr 1625	Shalbourne, Wiltshire, England   [1]
  Children	1. Capt. John Carpenter,   b. Abt 1626, Shalbourne, Wiltshire, England ,   d. 23 May 1695, Jamaica, Long Island, NY  (Age ~ 69 years)   2. Abigail Carpenter,   b. Abt 1629, Shalbourne, Wiltshire, England ,   d. 5 May 1710, Rehoboth, MA  (Age ~ 81 years)   3. William Carpenter,   b. Abt 1631, Shalbourne, Wiltshire, England ,   d. 26 Jan 1702-1703, Rehoboth, MA  (Age ~ 72 years)   4. Joseph Carpenter,   b. Abt 1634, Shalbourne, Wiltshire, England ,   d. 6 May 1675-1676, Swansea, Bristol, MA  (Age ~ 42 years)   5. Samuel Carpenter,   b. Abt 1636-1637, Shalbourne, Wiltshire, England ,   d. Abt 1637-1638, Shalbourne, Wiltshire, England  (Age ~ 1 years)   6. Hannah Carpenter,   b. 3 Apr 1640, Weymouth, Norfolk, MA ,   d. 1670-1673, Musceta Cove, Long Island, NY  (Age 32 years)   7. Samuel Carpenter,   b. Abt 1643, Weymouth, Norfolk, MA ,   d. Feb 1682-1683, Rehoboth, Bristol, MA  (Age ~ 40 years)   8. Abiah Carpenter,   b. 9 Apr 1643, Weymouth, Norfolk, MA ,   d. Abt 1699, Pawtuxet, RI  (Age 55 years)   9. Abraham Carpenter,   b. 9 Apr 1643, Weymouth, Norfolk, MA ,   d. Abt 1650  (Age 6 years)   10. Ephraim Carpenter,   b. 25 Apr 1651, Weymouth, Norfolk, MA ,   d. 30 Apr 1713, Rehoboth, Bristol, MA  (Age 62 years)
  Last Modified	15 Mar 2015
  Family ID	F1363	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  He was born about 1605, probably near the confluence of Wiltshire, Hampshire, and Berkshire Counties. No exact date of his birth in primary sources has been found, though some sources indicate May 16,1605, which may be a fabrication. He was the son of William Carpenter of the Wiltshire Co. portion of Shalbourne parish. His mother may have been the Alice Carpenter buried at Shalbourne on Jan 25,1637/8. William Carpenter Sr, aged 62, was listed as a passenger on the "Bevis" in 1638, but he may have died on the voyage or shortly afterward, or returned to England shortly afterward. He married Abigail Briant at St.Michael's and All Angels Church, then in the Berkshire Co. section of Shalbourne, England on Apr 28,1625. Both William and Abigail, along with four minor children and his father William, arrived in 1638 on the "Bevis". They were at Weymouth by 1640, and Rehoboth by 1645. This William Carpenter should not be confused with contemporary William Carpenter of Providence,RI, nor are they related in any known way. Children: John Carpenter, Abigail Carpenter Titus Palmer, William Carpenter, Joseph Carpenter, Samuel Carpenter, Samuel Carpenter, Hannah Carpenter Carpenter, and Abiah Carpenter.

  
  

• Sources

  [S43] American Genealogist, No. 280, Vol. 70, 4 October 1995.