Descendants of Sophia Carver
Generation No. 1
1. SOPHIA4 CARVER (JOHN3, THOMAS2, THOMAS1) was born April 13, 1799 in Blofield, Norfolk, England. She married WILLIAM FENN March 6, 1836 in St. James w/Packthorp, Norfolk, England. He was born Abt. 1808 in Blofield, Norfolk, England.
Notes for SOPHIA CARVER:
witness to Mother's death certificate June 20 1845
[Written in April 1864] Belton Suffolk
My dear Jhon,
It is with pleasure I now take up my pen to write these few lines to you and hope they will find yo and your wife quite well as I am happy to say it leaves your Uncle and me quite well . Thank God for his mercies to us Dear Jhon. I dare say you will be surprised after so many years that you should receive a letter from me but it is to know whether you have heard any thing from my dear boy Jerry as I think a great deal about him and should like to know if he is dead or alive therefore if you know where he is I should be avery thankful if you would write a few lines and let me know where he is and what he is doing on. Your Uncle James is well and Aunt Charlotte is well and thats all I know about it so now I must conclude with kind love to you all and hope you will write soon from your
Affectionate Aunt
Mrs. Fenn Belton Suffolk
near Yarmouth
Direct to us William Fane [Fenn]
Blofield at Bond Farm to be left at Globe Inn Blofield Norfolk
Direct to William Carwood
Iron Foundry 9 ½ Back Church Lane White Chapel London
from original copy, copied by Harvey and deductions
[from Sophia [CARVER] Fenn]
mentions son Jerry [Jeremiah CARVER]
mentions John CARVER's uncle James possible Charlottes husband?????
mentions Aunt Charlotte [CARVER]
address on envelope to John Carver Hamilton Post Dover Road Near Senica River Upper Canada America
Notes for WILLIAM FENN:
Address on letter John Carver Hamiton Post Dover Road Near Seneca River Upper Canada America
Belton, Monday
April 12
1864
Dear Niece and Nephew I now take up my pen to write these few lines to you hoping that they will meet you both in good health as thank God it leaves us both as well as you ay expect. I hope you will endeavour to find your cousin as I have found your Brother and Mother and I would wish you write to the regiment to know where he went to for his Father is longing to hear from him. For I have not heard from him only once and that was when he first left England write back and let us know whether you have heard from him So now Dear Niece and Nephew I must conclude with Uncle and Aunts love to you all and I hope to remain your loving Aunt and Uncle Fenn
Belton
Good bye
William Feen [Fenn]
Near Station
Belton Nr Great Yarmouth
Direct to us William Fane [Fenn]
Blofield at Bond Farm to be left at Globe Inn Blofield Norfolk
Direct to William Carwood
Iron Foundry 9 ½ Back Church Lane
White Chapel London
Child of SOPHIA CARVER and WILLIAM FENN is:
i. J
EREMIAH G5 CARVER, b. 1825, St Clements, Norwich.Notes for J
EREMIAH G CARVER:Written to John CARVER in Canada] Jefferson Bks Augt 23rd 1849
Dr Cousin
I take my pen in hand after a lapse of Some time hoping these few lines will fing you enjoying good health which is more than I can say at present I took a notion to be a Soldier and enlisted in the 7th regt [regiment] U.S.A. in may 1848 and I have every reason to be Satisfied for so doing we get everything in the way of living provided for us a Sufficient quantity of good clothing and Seven dollars a Month one dollar a Month being stopped until the expiration of our time which will leave 60 dollars & 160 acres of land & travelling expenses to Buffalo where I enlisted I am keeping nyself Steady and trying to Save a little to help me to get a decent livelihood after my Servitude of five years Dr Cousin please to write & let me know if you have had a letter from my parents if you have let me know how the {y} are getting along write soon as you receive this we are under orders for florida & do not know the day we may get the rout [e] for it, I have travelled the States South & West Since I seen you & hope to recover from it as I am in a very good way to do it, if we do not go away before Spring I will get leave & come and See the folks. give my love & best respects to All enquiring friends and let them know that I have had very good health except a little rheumatism which I will soon get the better of. the Cholera has been very bad within 12 miles of us & we had not a case of it & we were over eight hundred strong in the garrison. give my love to James Bushell & hope to see him once more
No more at present from
your affectionate Cousin
Jeremiah G. Carver
PS. Direct your letter to me K Co 7th Infanty U.S.A. Jefferson Bks Mo.
From copy typed by Harvey
Refers to John Carver as cousin
Enlisted at Buffalo in 7th regiment may 1848
1 Dollar a month stopped mentions 60 dollars total means 60 months or 5 years making done in May 1853 to
WHO IS JAMES BUSHELL? {possible Jeremiahs real father]????????
2ND LETTER:
Addressed to: Mr. John Carver Glanford Post Office Near Hamilton District of Gore Canada West
Postmarked Jul 17 1851
Queenston U.C.
Fort Towson@ N. Arkansaw June 24th 1851
My Dear Cousin
I have at last taken my pen to answer your kind letter, which I received on 13th of October 1849 of which I wrote two, but received no answer of which I thing it quite strange I hope this will not meet with the same fate Dear Cousin I am quite anxious to hear from you, and your Family and to know if you have heard from my relations and what they are doing, and if so let me know either good or bad, life or death as the case may be Cousin my health is quite good, and am doing well as much so as any Solger [soldier] can do your advice to me: I am much obliged to and let me assure you it shall be done as far as lay in my power_ I have been in good many places since I seen you, and have the most off the time been in the South which has if anything improved my health - I am now at this post and it is supposed that our company will remain at this post-if so I will get my discharge here and let me assure you that I will be proud off it for I am quite tired solgering, and am sure I can make my living else how- I have yet 1 year & 10 months from the 4th of July to serve of which I long to see- and then once more will be at liberty and hope to have the pleasure of seeing you. If that time expires, with my health, I will be able to release Two Hundred Dollars and my land warente
which-- is worth at this time one hundred & fifty dollars and is supposed by many to be worth more- I have some idea of going to England to see my friends, if I go I shall go from New York City I have not the leaste
idea of settling my land for it would be two much for me and the land is government is two much in the wood and I think I could better myself but upon this I want your advise if I should dail from New York it will cost me 25 dollars, I feel quite anxious to see my friends but as to this I have as yet fuly determined- off this I want your opinion if you know of any business, that I could get at- I will be forever thankful to you for your advise- If you know wether I could exchange my 160 acres for a small place - but att all events I shall come and see you before I part with it - you will give my Love to your family - and believe me to be your friend and Cousin until Death shall part us - I hope you will answer this letter soon.
Your Cousin
Jeremiah G. Carver
NB Direct your letter as follows
Jeremiah G. Carver
Co K
7th Infantry U.S.A.
Arkanasa @ N in care of Major Whiting You will please send me your direction J.G.C.
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