Person:William Carpenter (1)

Offices

He was town clerk from 1668 until his death, except for 1693. He served in many other capacities as well - see the Zubrinsky article for details. Note, though, that some secondary sources attribute offices to him that he never held (deputy and deacon).^[3]

Estate

Inventory of his estate
Presented the 5th of February, in the year 1702/03
By,
John Butterwork
Moses Read
John Willmarth lb sh P
Item (1) - His wearing apparel Woolen and Linnen 10
(2) - In Money 2 13 4
(3) - Four Beds and furniture to them 21
(4) - Tablecloth Napkin, and sheets 7
(5) - Linen Yarn and Woolen yarn and wool 2 6
(6) - Pewter Farthen and Glass Bottles 2 10
(7) - Brass Kettles and Pans and Skillet 3
(8) - Iron pots, Andirons Frying pan and longs and Spitt 2 4
(9) - Books 3 10
(10) Cross cut saw and other tools and Bells 1 11
(11) Compass to lay out land 2
(12) 2 Guns and Swords and Amunition 2 10
(13) A Saddle and Bridle, and old iron 1 5
(14) A Box Iron and Grindstone, and Hour glass 12
(15) In (pet hakes) Spinning Wheels and ods 1 2
(16) " Chests, Boxes, Tables and Chairs 2 10
(17) " Corn, Indian and English 10
(18) " Pork and Beef, Butter and 1 allow, 4 10
(19) " Wooden ware and Lumber 3 5
(20) " Tobacco, Flax, and Flax seed and salt 19
(21) " Neat Cattle, Sheep, and in Hay 28 10
(22) " Horse King, Swine, two cow hides 5 16
(23) " Housing and lands 96 12
Sum Total 215 4 4
John Butterwork
Moses Read
John Willmarth

Further Reading

Carpenter Sketches includes an article on William Carpenter by Eugene Cole Zubrinsky, which the reader is referred to for more extensive information, as well as source citations. Zubrinsky periodically updates the article, and the reader is encouraged to check it for his latest research.

Amos B. Carpenter's book A Genealogical History of the Rehoboth Branch of the Carpenter Family in America, brought down from their English ancestor, John Carpenter, 1303, with many biographical notes of descendants and allied families also referred to as Carpenter Memorial presents an English ancestry that has since been debunked, as well as much other misinformation, and should be used only in consultation with the work of Zubrinsky.

1. ↑ Rounds, H. L. Peter. Abstracts of Bristol County, Massachusetts Probate Records, 1687-1745. (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1987).

   WILL ABSTRACT:
   Dated Nov. 10, 1702; pvd April 20, 1703; of Rehoboth.
   Wife Meriam; sons: John eldest, William, Benjamin, Josiah, Nathaniel, Daniel, Noah, Obadiah & Ephraim; daughters: Priscilla, Miriam, Hannah & Abigail. Witnesses: Enoch Hunt, John Butterworth & Samuel Walker. [Bristol Co. Probate 2:74]
   - Acct. of Estate of Wm Carpenter of Rehoboth dtd Sept .18, 1704 by Meriam Carpenter, widow: sons: John eldest, Josiah, Nathaniel, Daniel, William, Obadiah, Noah & Ephraim; Jonathan Bliss & wife Miriam; Richard Sweet & wife Priscilla; Hannah Carpenter. [Bristol Co. Probate 2/103]

2. ↑ The American Genealogist (TAG). (Donald Lines Jacobus, et.al.)
   69:193-204.

   Bishop's Transcripts Shalbourne Parish, Wiltshire.

3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4} William3 Carpenter (William2-1) of Rehoboth, Massachusetts, in Zubrinsky, Eugene Cole. Carpenter Sketches: Links to Sketches And Articles Representing the Most Current and Reliable Scholarship Concerning Early Generations of the Carpenter Families of Rehoboth, Massachusetts, and Providence, Rhode Island and Their Ancestors. (Carpenters' Encyclopedia of Carpenters, 2008).
4.   Arnold, James N. Vital Record of Rehoboth, 1642-1896. (Providence, RI: Narragansett Historical Publishing Co., 1897)
   page 809, Deaths.

   'CARPENTER William, Sr., Jan. 26, 1702'

5.   Brooks, Gilbert and Sarah. Receipt for inheritance from Estate of Samuel Carpenter.