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Facts and Events
The will of his father, James Carpenter of Kinnersley, dated 20 Feb 1588 [probably 1588/89] and probated 1589 includes:
- "First I give to the repairing of the Church of Kinnersley 2/9d, all the rest of my goods, I give to James and Thomas, my sonnes, to be equally divided between them, paying out of the same goods, the following
- Viz: To Richard Eastbache - 20d.
- To Eleanor Walls. - 20d.
- And to every of my son James daughters, 11d a piece."
- "I make the said Thomas my son, executor of this my will."
References
- Birth year estimated based on the estimated birth year of his brother James, and assuming that James was older, based on the order they are named in their father's will (not always a good indicator) and the fact that James had children by 1588 but Thomas presumably didn't. Assumed NOT to be the Thomas Carpenter mentioned in the 1558 will of John Carpenter the Vicar (his father's uncle) - that Thomas was more likely to be the son of John Carpenter the younger (his father's brother), and since his relationship is not mentioned, there probably was only 1 Thomas Carpenter in the family at the time.
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