The CE CD 2001 has the following general sections.

Carpenter books

1) THE ANCESTRY AND DESCENDANTS OF COL. SOLOMON CARPENTER OF GOSHEN, NEW YORK. 1974. Scanned and e-texted.

2) History & Genealogy of the CARPENTER FAMILY IN AMERICA
By Daniel Hoogland Carpenter of Maplewood, N. J. 1901. Scanned and mostly e-texted.

3) UPDATE OF THE GENEALOGY OF THE NEW ENGLAND CARPENTER FAMILY OF ENGLISH ORIGIN - THE VIRGINIA / WEST VIRGINIA BRANCH - SOME DESCENDANTS OF JOSEPH CARPENTER PIONEER OF THE JACKSON RIVER
BY PAUL THOMAS MOWREY 1997. Scanned and e-texted.

4) Samuel Carpenter and his Descendants - COMPILED BY EDWARD CARPENTER OF PHILADELPHIA AND HIS SON GENERAL LOUIS HENRY CARPENTER U. S. A. 1912. Scanned and e-texted.

5) The Descendants of Timothy Carpenter of Pittstown, Rensselaer Co., New York. By Charles Lorain Carpenter, Rear Admiral U.S.N. - Ret. 1976. Scanned and e-texted.

6) A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE REHOBOTH BRANCH OF THE CARPENTER FAMILY IN AMERICA. Also known as the CARPENTER MEMORIAL. Amos B. Carpenter, 1898 - 900 pages with handwritten corrections! Scanned, but not e-texted.

7) De Carpentier Allied Ancestry - Ancestry of Maria De Carpentier wife of Jean Paul JaquetVice Director and Chief Magistrate on the South River of New Netherland 1655 – 1657 By Edwin Jaquett Sellers Philadelphia 1928.
De Carpentier Ancestry only. Scanned, but not e-texted.

8) GENEALOGY OF THE DE CARPENTIER FAMILY OF HOLLAND
BY EDWIN JAQUETT SELLERS PHILADELPHIA 1909. Pictures of pages. Scanned, but not e-texted.

COA1 – Carpenter Coat of Arms articles:

Carpenter Coat of Arms, A brief introduction to Carpenter Coats of Arms.

By Terry Lee Carpenter, 1994

The Beginning of the English Carpenters - Their English Arms & Crests
By Tony Carpenter, Jan 2001

TEXTS

THE CARPENTER FAMILY OF ENGLAND AND THE UNITED STATES By J. Hatton Carpenter FROM: Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine, Vol. 16 Number 2, April 1925.  Page 60-70.

Preponderance of Evidence

Results of Research of the name Carpenter and its related Norman History

By Willard N. Carpenter, Historian

Presented at the Boyertown Historical Society Pa. On 16th November 1997

Joseph C. and Phylinda (Carpenter) Clark Family History 1991

Story Compiled and Written by
Floyd H. and Irene S. Hurst-46192/46193

New Findings on the Family of Joseph Carpenter Sr. of the Big Bend of Jacksons River, Old Augusta and Botetourt Counties, Virginia
By Raquel M. Sonnenberg & Terry L. Carpenter 1996

Carpenter Family History, Parts 1 to 7

By Tony Carpenter, An English Carpenter, Started August 2000

A scenario of the roots of Carpenter Family history using the general history of France and England starting in the medieval period.

ADDENDUM TO BREWER'S MEMOIR OF THE TOWN CLERK OF LONDON
by Bruce E. Carpenter, Copyright 2001

Part 1 - The Earliest Years of the Saga & The First 15 Generations
by John R. Carpenter, March 2001

Part 2 - The French Carpentier and Melun Families, From Then to Now
by John R. Carpenter, March 2001

Part 3 - The Main line of Carpenters in England, after 1303 AD
by John R. Carpenter, March 2001

Part 4 - The Carpenter Family of Homme
This includes William of Homme-91, The common ancestor to the American Branches
of the Carpenter Family
by John R. Carpenter, March 2001

Part 5 - The Rehoboth, Bristol, MA Branch of the Carpenter Family
by John R. Carpenter, March 2001

Part 6 - The Providence, RI  & VA Branches of the Carpenter Family
by John R. Carpenter, March 2001

Part 7 - The Philadelphia, PA Branch of the Carpenter Family,
The related British West Indies sub-branch
AND
The Main English Branches of the Carpenter Family in the British Empire
by John R. Carpenter, March 2001

GEDCOM

CD4.paf = Personal Ancestral File version 4 files (CD4.paf).

CD.ged = GEDCOM (CD.ged) files are located in the subdirectory named GEDCOM.

How2

How to submit Corrections and additions to the CE CD 2001.

MISCPICS

Miscellaneous pictures.

Errata:

Key Carpenters in each line or branch are noted as "Founders" in the notes.  A few examples can be searched by the RIN or Information number after the name:

William Carpenter-584 Captain of Rehoboth, MA who was born 23 May 1605.  Rehoboth, MA Carpenter Branch.

William Carpenter-662 born about 1608/1611.  Providence, RI Carpenter Branch.

Samuel Carpenter-1582 born 4 Nov. 1649 - Philadelphia, PA Carpenter Branch.

William Carpenter-91 William of Homme, England, born about 1440 AD.  Common ancestor to most American Carpenters.

John or Jean Carpentier-85 of De Grand Pont,France - Ancestor of the early Carpenters in London, England.

Joseph Carpenter-619 of the Providence Branch and his wife Hannah Carpenter-105 of the Rehoboth Branch who are noted for many Southern Carpenters and that Branch.

Pierre Le Carpentier-13035 is noted for the main French line that stayed in France.  Part of this line comes to the present day.

Josselin I de Melun-29004 the oldest confirmed DIRECT ANCESTOR on the Carpenter / Melun line.

Urison II de Melun-20014 who continues the French Melun line.

.. and then there are others of note ...

William "the carpenter" De Melun-16312 born about 1042 AD.  A French Norman Knight whose nickname given in battle became a surname for one of his descendants. The picture shows his "hometown" in the 20th century and from a painting representing 1095 AD.

John Carpenter-89 - John The Younger.  He was the Noted Town Clerk of London.  His "Will" helped found the City of London School for Boys.

Alice Carpenter-682 - She married an Edward Southworth then came to Plymouth as a widow on the second boat and married Governor George William Bradford.  Some of her sisters were there waiting for her!
Like Julia Ann Carpenter-675 Morton, Agnes Carpenter-682 Fuller, and Priscilla Carpenter-688 Wright Cooper.

Louis Henry Carpenter-4066 who was the only Carpenter to win the American Medal of Honor. He was a Captain at that time serving with the ""Buffalo Soldiers."

Mary Elizabeth Louisa Carpenter-63696 was the immediate Carpenter Great Great Grandmother (father's side) of the "the Queen Mum" of the English Royal family.

Malcom Scott Carpenter-20007 - A Mercury Astronaut and Aquanaut of the Man in the Sea Program.

Donald Marshall Carpenter-64346 - An early Naval Aviator who had a U.S. Naval ship (USS Carpenter DD 825) named after him.

Raymond George Carpenter-57916 - A noted Genealogist for the Carpenter Family in America.
The picture shows his wife Gurlie, Raymond and Fay Charpentier-Ford who provided the picture.

Almeria Carpenter-11781 - A Lady, the last official descendant of the Lord George Carpenter line, who was associated with the Duke of Hanover.

Francis B. Carpenter-22396 who created a picture of the First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation of President Lincoln. This is the Sketch and the color painting is in the MISC PICture subdirectory.

These pictures and more are in the MISC PICture subdirectory.