!Number 18 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 44. Family is number 9 on page 51. !William married twice 1) 5 Oct 1651 to Priscilla Bennett, 2) 10 Dec 1663 to Miriam Searles (SALE) see below. !BIRTH: Listed as of Southhamptson in Somersetshire. However, probably born in Shalbourne. !AFN C333-TL (B. 1631/1632) is the same person as AFN# FKKD-5V (B. Abt 1633).
!BAPTISIM: Per the American Genealogist, whole number 280, Vol. 70, No. 4 October 1995, page 2 which gives baptisim date.
!BOOK:- GENEALOGY: Carpenter and Allied Families by Miss Annie L. Carpenter, The American Historical Society, Inc., NY, published in 1936. Page 16-17 !Married to Miriam Sale on 10 Feb 1664 per the above record.
!He was deputy to the Plymouth Court in 1656. He was elected town clerk of Rehoboth, MA on May 13, 1668. and held that office until his death, with the exception of one year, namely 1693. In 1668 he was chosen DEACON of the church. He was a man of superior ability, accurate in all his business tranactions, and a reliable councillor in the colony. He was also noted for his superior penmanship, as his writings attest. See the above record for more details. A Farmer.
!CHILD: In one record, a Jedediah Carpenter is listed as a child. Unknown if this is in error. Listed for now.
More About William Carpenter and Miriam Sale Or Searles Saile: Marriage: December 10, 1663, Rehoboth, Bristol, MA.134
Children of William Carpenter and Miriam Sale Or Searles Saile are:
+Abigail Carpenter, b. April 15, 1687, Rehoboth, Bristol, MA134, d. January 15, 1781, Rehoboth, Bristol, MA134.
William Carpenter (b. Abt. 1631, d. January 26, 1702/03)
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