If you have any information or questions (or find mistakes) concerning Joshua Carpenter or his descendants please Email me.Itemswritten in red, as far as I know, have not been documented. They are theory or information from descendants of this Carpenter family. Our family descends through .Richard A.Carpenter , first born son of Joshua and Sarah Burt One branch of this Richard Carpenter family, which descends through Richard's first born son, William Smith Carpenter, has lived in the same area of Allegany Co. since 1814, the year Richard brought his family from Elmira, NY, to Angelica, NY. Dawn
"My thanks to Dennis Carpenter for his very helpful corrections to this page."
Joshua Carpenter was born in Goshen, Orange Co. NY in 1740. Joshua's father, Samuel, died in 1752 when Joshua was about 12 years old. His father, b. 1696, d. 1752, named Benjamin Carpenter and Wait Smith guardians of his children. and executors of his estate. (See Samuel's will on this site under "CarpenternFamily History" on this site's Index page.) Also on the same page is a brief section on the life of Joshua Carpenter. On this page, you will find (as far as I know) names of the children and grandchildren of Joshua, their birth dates, death dates, and other vital records. If you descend from this Joshua Carpenter line and you have information you are willing to share please contact me and I will add it to the page and (of course) give credit to the contributor.
"Joshua Carpenter, grandfather of Benjamin C. Carpenter, came to Newtown (now Elmira) in 1787 and settled permanently the following year." Source: Elmira gazette (Free Pages)
rootsweb.com
"Chemung City was formed March 22, 1788. Town Officers were chosen, among them "Overseer of Highways, 3rd District; Joshua Carpenter" Source: History of Tioga, Chenung, Tompkins & Schuyler Co. Pub. 1879
Joshua Carpenter b. 1740. married Sarah Burt b.1752 in Warwick Orange County, NY
They had the following children:
1.* Richard A. Carpenter, Abt. 1771- After 18402. William L. Carpenter, 1773-1849
2. Martha W. Carpenter, 1775-1860 4. Daniel Carpenter 1777-1849
5. Samuel V. Carpenter 1779-1871 6. Hannah Carpenter 1781-1850
7. Abigail Carpenter 1784-1856 8. James B. Carpenter 1784-1847
9. *Pattis Carpenter 1788-? 10. John Hathorn Carpenter 1791-1874
11.. Thomas Carpenter 1793-1875
The Children of Joshua Carpenter & Sarah Burt
1. Richard A. Carpenter: b. about 1771 in Warwick, Orange Co. NY. Died: (1) After. 1810 (2.) In West Almond, NY. between the 1840 and 1850 (U. S. Census.) He married (3)Mehitable (Allen) about 1795. In the 1800 Census, Richard had 2 daughters under five.
In the 1810 Census, he had two daughters and either 3 or 5 sons. The handwritten number on the original census has been read both ways. See Part II for the names of Richard's children.
This information on Richard A. Carpenter is from the 1998 genealogy search in West Almond, NY Made by our family, Allegany Co., Elmira, Chemung Co.and Owego, Tioga Co. NY. Dawn Davies Carpenter.
2. William L. Carpenter: b. 29January 1773 in Warwick, NY. He was a farmer. He died in Lenawee, MI 12 September 1849. He married Lydia Rickey who was born about 1803 in Tioga County, NY. Lydia died in 1826 in Horseheads, Tioga Co. NY and is buried in the Old Marsh Cemetery in Horseheads Twp., Chemung Co. NY. William had one child, William L. Carpenter, who was born in Horseheads, NY. (Source; Beverly Hawrysz, who sent me the Family Group sheet for William L. Carpenter sent to her by "Lois" a direct descendant of William L. Carpenter. Lois has also sent this message to me by email: "The only proof I haveof the death of William L. comes from the Historical death List in Lenawee Co. MI. which lists him as Wiley Carpenter, however he is the only Carpenter who died that year. So it is William, I am sure it is Joshua's William as the family has his birth date.")
3. Martha W. Carpenter: b. 6 February, 1775 in Goshen, Orange Co. NY. She died 17 February 180? in Michigan. Martha married 1st. ? Pierce, 2nd. Timothy Barber b. before 1790. Married: abt. 1811. They had, as far as is known, one daughter. (Source: Direct Descendant: Ellen Hungerford.)
Every man is a volumn if you know how to read him. Anon.
4. Daniel Carpenter: b. 1776, near Newburgh, Orange Co. NY. Died before April 1849, Chemung Co. NY. (Will dated and signed, April 1849.) Married Rebecca Dunn. in 1798, Elmira, NY.
She was born in New Jersey. Daniel had ten children.
5. Samuel Carpenter: b. February 18, 1779 in Warwick, Orange Co. NY. and died October 3, 1871 in Madison Twp. Lenawee Co. MI. at the Hagaman Cemetery. He married Mary (Polly) Ricky on 10 September 1805 in Big Flats, Chemung Co. NY. Samuel and Polly had ten Children.
6. Hannah Carpenter: b. 17 November 1781 in Warwick, NY and died in Shelby, Orleans, NY. She married Samuel Whitney in 1800 in Newtown, Tioga Co. NY. He was the son of Benjamin Whitney and Sarah Ketchan. Benjamin was b. 10 February 1779 in Warwick Co. NY and died 10 October, 1852 in Shelby, NY. and they are buried on their own farm in West Shelby, NY. They had nine children. (Source: "The Whitney Family of Connecticut" by S. Whitney Phoenix.
7. Abigail Carpenter: b. 4 May 1784 in Warwick, Orange Co. NY. She died 1856 in Friendship, Allegany Co. NY. She married James Agustus Van Horne on 19 December 1807. James was the son of James Van Horne and Elizabeth Sleght. She was born 23 May
1770 in New Jersey and died 20 May 1856 in Friendship, NY. They had 8 children.
(Source: World Connect.com, contact: Robert Boyett)
8. James Burt Carpenter: b. 4 May 1784 in Warwick, Orange Co. NY. He died 23 November 1857 in Fairfield, Lenawee, MI. He married Catherine Stryker 17 August 1805 at the Baptist Church, Newtown, NY, which was built on land sold by Joshua Carpenter. Catherine was the daughter of Peter Stryker and Rlanah Low. She was born 28 August 1785 in New Jersey and died 9 August 1873 in Weston, Lenawee, MI. They had eight children.
10. John Hathorn Carpenter: b. 2 May 17 1791 in Chemung Town, Tioga Co. NY. and died 3 July 1874 in Fairfield, Lenawee Co. MI. He married Elizabeth Cook on 15 November 1815. Elizabeth was the daughter of Moses Cook and Phoebe Perkins. She was born 26 November 1793 and died 18 June 1866. They had eight children.
The Grandchildren of Joshua Carpenter and Sarah Burt
11. Thomas Carpenter: b. 6 Aug. 1793 in Newtown, Chemung Co. NY. and died September 1857. Thomas is buried in the Mable Grove Cemetery in Horseheads, NY. Thomas married Lucy Cook in 1813.
9. Pattis Carpenter: b. 1788 in Chemung Town, Tioga co. NY. Wife: Barbara.
"As far as I can find out, Pattis was mentioned by Maria Grovsner in her request to the
D. A, R. as a son of Joshua Carpenter. Maria was the grand-daughter of Abigail Carpenter. She mentioned a wife named Barbara. Other that that, I have read no other genealogy references to a Pattis Carpenter except comments referring to the statement above. If there of other known sources, I would be pleased to learn about them." Dawn
1. The Children of Richard A. Carpenter and Mehitable Allen
1. Daughter, name unknown, born Elmira, NY between 1795-1800 Source:U. S. Census of 1800.
2. Daughter, name unknown, born Elmira, NY between 1795-1800 Source: U. S. Census of 1800.
3. William Smith Carpenter; b.1800, Elmira NY. Source: U.S. Census , History of Allegany Co. NY, by John S. Minard, Carpenter Family Records
4. Richard Ellison Carpenter: b. 1802, Elmira, NY. Source: U.S. Census, History of Allegany Co. 1868. Never Married.
5. Samuel Allen Carpenter: b. June 22, 1802 Elmira, NY. Source: U.S. Census, History of Allegany Co. NY, Carpenter family Records.
6. David Howell Carpenter: b. Feb. 23, 1806 in Elmira, NY. Source: U S Census, History of Allegany Co., 1868 Angelica newspaper. Carpenter Family Records.
7. Margaret Carpenter: b Sept. 3, 1807, d. 1809. Source: Carpenter Family Cemetery plot at Till the Day Dawn Cemetery, Angelica, NY.
8. Son. name unknown b. between1800 & 1810. May have died young. Source: 1800 census Elmira, NY, History of Allegany Co.
2. The Children of William L. Carpenter
and Lydia Ricky
1. William L. Carpenter Jr. b. 1803-d. 1 March 1874 (Note: He married Sarah Compton and was the father of 10 children.
1. Modecai Carpenter 1834 -1911
2. .Stephan Carpenter 1825-1902
3. William C. Carpenter 1827
4. Nancy Carpenter 1833
5. Winter Carpenter 1834
6. Lamira Carpenter 1835
7. John Carpenter 1839
8. Peter Carpenter 1840
9. Sarah Carpenter 1843
10. Phebe Carpenter 1846
3. The Children of Martha W. Carpenter
and Timothy Barber.(or Barbar)
1. Margaret Barber: Dec. 18??- 2 February 1903
Source: Genealogy papers of Ellen Hungerford.
1. Daniel Burt Carpenter
b. 1803 d. abt. 1893
m. Hannah Hall b. 1817 d. 1908 Per. from records of Helen Carpenter Hamm
2. Catherine
3. James D.
4. John
5. Sarah
6. Thomas
7. William Smith
8. Rebecca
9. Benjamin C. b.March 16, 1825
Source: Freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com
4. The Children of Daniel Carpenter
and Rebecca Dunn
5. The Children of Samuel V. Carpenter
and Mary (Polly) Rickey.
1. John R. Carpenter, b. 30 April 1807 d. 12 12 Jan 1892 m. Amanda Basset./1830.
2. Ebenezer Snow Carpenter, b. 1809 d.
Before 1830. m. Ann
3. Abigail V, Carpenter, b. Abt. 1810 m.
Thomas H. Dodge, 18 Oct 1830
4. Modecai Carpenter, 18 Jan. 1813 at Big
Flats, NY. m. Caroline Foster b. NY.
5. Mary Carpenter b. 1820
6. Wiley Carpenter b. 1820
7. Samuel Carpenter, 18 Jan. 1822, Shelby
NY, d. 8 Feb. 1873, m. Susan Welch,
2 Nov. 1844, Royalton, OH.
8. Peter Carpenter, b. Abt. 1824
9. James C. Carpenter, b. 19 May 1824,
Shelby, NY. d. 31 March 1908, Lyons,
Fulton Co. OH. m. Cordelia Thompson.
10. Andrew Jackson Carpenter, b. 1830,
d. 1897 buried Lyons Cemetery.
6. The Children of Hannah Carpenter
and .Samuel Whitney
1. Sarah Whitney, b. 24 March 1800 at
Romulas, NY
2. Abigail Whitney, b. 23 October 1803
3. Job Whitney, 16 June 1805
4. Nancy Whitney, b. 1807
5. Samuel Carpenter Whitney, b. 20
December, 1808.
6. William Whitney, b. 1811
7. Eliza Ann Whitney, b. 1814
8. William Thompson Whitney, b. 1816
9. Caroline Whitney, b. 2 June 1822
7. The Children of Abigail Carpenter and
James Agustus Van Horn
1. James Van Horn, b. 13 March 1808. d
d. 1 March 1873 m. Maria Dewhurst
2. Larney Van Horn, b. ? d. 2 May 1885
3. Maria Van Horn, b. 13 Feb 1812
4. John Van Horn, b. 7 March 1813
d. 10 Oct. 1880.
5. Caroline Van Horn, 14 July 1815
d. 15 April 1877
6. Elizabeth Van Horn, b. 24 Sept 1817
d. 15 April 1877
7. William Van Horn, b. 14 January 1821
d. 25 Aug 1821
8. Burt Van Horn, b. 28 October 1823
d. ? M. 1. Charlotte Goodell 2. Abigail
Schyler.
8. The Children of James B. Carpenter
and Catherine Stryker
1. Benjamin Carpenter, b. 1 June 1807,
Elmira, NY. d. Aft. 1885 in Lenawee MI
m. Eliza Wilcox on 13 January 1828
2. Abraham Carpenter, b. 1809, Elmira, NY
d. April 1895 in Lenawee MI
3. William Smith Carpenter, b. 1813 Shelby
NY, d. 19 March 1888, Columbia, MI
m. Lydia Older, 1834, She was b. 5 Dec. .1814 in Shelby, NY.
4. Sarah C. Carpenter, b. 10 August 1815,
Shelby, NY. d. Fairfield, MI.
5. Lydia Carpenter, 4 November, 1817,
Shelby, NY. d. % June, 1915, Fairfield,
MI.
6. Reuban Carpenter, b. 1820 Shelby, NY
7. Asenwith Carpenter, b. 5 March 1822,
Shelby, NY. d. 17 February 1844,
Fairfield, MI
8. John Carpenter, b. 1825, Shelby, Orleans
Co. NY.
9. The Children of John Hathorn Carpenter
and Elizabeth Cook
1. Basset Cook Carpenter, b. 21 July 1817,
Chemung Co. NY; m. Sarah.
2. Phoebe P. Carpenter, b. 31 January 1820
d. 15 Nov. 1899.
3. Eunice H. Carpenter, 3 May 1822
d. 17 September 1900.
4. Charles H. Carpenter, 30 August 1827
d. 6 November 1896 Lenawee, MI
m. Retina C.
5. Daniel Burt Carpenter, 20 Sept. 1827
d. 10 Sept. 1855
6. Aaron W. Carpenter, b. 4 February 1830
d. Abt. 1873
7. Elsie Ann Carpenter, b. 17 June 1832,
m. Smit Hagaman, 28 Oct. 1852
8. Martha Washington Carpenter,
b. 29 June 1836.
10. The Children of Thomas M. Carpenter
and Lucy Cook.
In Search of History & any Documents
for the first born son of
Joshua Carpenter:
Richard A Carpenter
b. Abt.1771, Orange Co. NY d. after 1810
and / or
forRichard Carpenter
b. Abt. 1771 d. Aft.1840 in Allegany Co. NY
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The purpose of this page is to attempt to find information and any documents pertaining to Joshua's son, Richard A. Carpenter.
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DOCUMENTED INFORMATION:
Elmira, NY
Richard A. Carpenter
..26 April 1803, Richard A. Carpenter, who was already farming on his Father's land on a parcel next to his brother, Daniel Carpenter, signed a Land Deed for 100 acres adjacent to his father's land. He bought the property from the brothers Avery and Obediah Gore..
Chemung Co. NY Land Records. On file. Copy obtained 1998.
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17 July 1804, Richard A. Carpenter bought an additional 100 acres land from Obediah and Avery Gore. A copy of this deed can be assessed from the Index pages on this website. Chemung Co. Land Records. On File. Copy obtained 1998
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1 May 1813, Richard sold his farm in Chemung Co.
NY. Chemung Co. Land Deed.
Allegany Co. New York
Richard Carpenter
1814: Richard Carpenter bought 100 acres of the Morris Reserve at Angelica, NY. "The Town of West Almond, 150 years. "
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1819: Richard bought an additional 100 acres on Black's Creek, near Birdsall, NY. Allegany County Records. Belfast, NY
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" Early Settlers: Richard Carpenter, with his sons, Samuel and Smith, David and Richard (called Ellison) and Abial Weaver were among the first settlers".The History of Allegany County. Chapter XLV by John Minard.
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"About 1813, Richard Carpenter sold his land in Newtown, Chemung, NY, and bought land in Angelica. At this time he removed his wife and eight children to Allgany Co. He farmed this land until 1819, when he bought land along Black's Creek, in what is now West Almond, Allegany Co. NY. This was the family farm until his death. His son, Richard Ellison Carpenter, a bachelor, farmed it until his death in 1868, when it was bought by the Lindsley family."
Allegany County History. John Minard
United States Census
*Notes Below
1800: Richard Carpenter: Newtown, Tioga Co. NY
2 girls under 10 yrs.
Wife, 26 - 45 yrs.
Richard, 26 - 45 yrs.
1810: Richard A. Carpenter, Elmira, NY
5 sons under 10 yrs.
1 dau. under 10 yrs.
2 dau. 10-16 yrs.
wife: 26-45
Richard: 26-45
1820: Richard Carpenter, Angelica, Allegany Co. NY
4 sons: (2 sons 10-16, 2 sons 16-26)
1 dau 10-16 yrs.
Wife: 45 and older.
Richard: 45 and older.
1830: Rich Carpenter, Angelica,CA
3 sons: 20-30 yrs.
Wife: 50-60 years.
Richard: 60 yrs. or older.
1840: Ellison Carpenter West Almond, NY
1 male 30-40 years
1 male 70-80 yrs.
1 female 10-15yrs.
1 female 60-70
NOTES
1800: *Richard is listed on the same census page and adjacent to his brother's William, & Samuel and his father Joshua.
1810: *The 1810 census is the only time that Richard uses his middle initial in the census. It also is the 1st. time that another Richard Carpenter is living in the same area. The second Richard Carpenter had moved to Steuban Co. NY by the 1820 census. Brothers, William and Samuel and father, Joshua are still living in the same area as this Richard A. Carpenter. Richard signed his land deeds using A. as his middle name..
A relative, Maria "Van Horn" Grovsner, daughter of James Van Horn, b. 1808, states that Richard Carpenter may have moved west or died after 1810. That may be the source of earlier genealogists stating Richard died after 1810.
1820: *In 1820 Richard moved his family to a farm on Blacks Creek in Allegany Co. in what is now called West Almond." History of West Almond, 150 Years has this entry; "At this time he removed his wife and eight children to a farm on Black's Creek, in what is now West Almond, Allegany Co. NY. This was the family farm. His son, Richard Ellison Carpenter, kept the farm until his death in 1868, when it was bought by theLinsley family."
1830: Richard's oldest son, William Smith Carpenter, is now married . The other 3 sons are still at home.
1840: Ellison carpenter is now listed as "head of Household." Richard, now 70 appears to be retired.
Richard's wife would be about 67-68. The female, age 15-20 could be hired help, but a likely possibility is a grand daughter. Ellison remained a batchelor all his life.
Past genealogists have not mentioned the name of Richard A. Carpenter's wife's name, as far as I can find. She signed at least two land deeds, of which I have copies.(See Land Deeds in the Index). Her name was Mehitable, spelled in the document as "Mehettable." Family History carried down from two of Richard A. Carpenter's son's give her last name as "Allen"
Richard's second son was.
Samuel Allen Carpenter
His descendants carry Allen as a middle name to this day. Richard's fourth son was David Howell Carpenter, he passed the Allen name on to his only daughter,
Elizabeth Allen Carpenter.
Elizabeth, b. 1841 in West Almond and died in Santa Barbara, California, was my husband's great aunt.
Items written in red, as far as I know, have not been documented. They are theory or information from descendants of this Carpenter family. Our family descends through .Richard A. Carpenter , first born son of Joshua and Sarah Burt One branch of this Richard Carpenter family, which descends through Richard's first born son, William Smith Carpenter, has lived in the same area of Allegany Co. since 1814, the year Richard brought his family from Elmira, NY, to Angelica, NY.
