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Descendants of Thomas Carpenter

Generation No. 2

2. II THOMAS² CARPENTER (THOMAS¹) was born 1750 in Prob Virginia, and died July 1781 in Amherst Co, Amherst, Virginia. He married SARAH. She died Unknown.

Notes for II THOMAS CARPENTER:

Thomas was a Revolutionary soldier and died as result of wounds received in the war while he had returned home.

Children of THOMAS CARPENTER and SARAH are:

	i.		WILLIAM³ CARPENTER, b. Amherst Co Virginia; d. Unknown.
	ii.		REBECCA CARPENTER, b. Amherst Co Virginia; d. Unknown.
	iii.		MARY CARPENTER, b. Amherst Co Virginia; d. Unknown.
	iv.		III THOMAS CARPENTER, b. September 30, 1781, Amherst Co Virginia; d. 1845, Greene Co, Indiana; m. MARY ANN SHOOK, June 13, 1801, Knox Co, Tenn; d. Unknown.

3. JOHN² CARPENTER (THOMAS¹) was born 1752 in Amherst Co Virginia, and died 1828. He married (1) SARAH in Amherst Co Virginia. She died Unknown. He married (2) MARY O'NEAL. She died Unknown.

Notes for MARY O'NEAL:
Mary O'Neal is supposedly a 2ndwife and I have no proof only information from a Norman Johnson e mail amerbrit@bellatlantic.net

Children of JOHN CARPENTER and SARAH are:

7.	i.	JOHN³ CARPENTER, b. Abt. 1786, Amherst Co Virginia; d. Unknown.
	ii.	MARY ANN CARPENTER, b. 1788, Pro Amherst co Virginia; d. Unknown; m. ROBERT MURDOCK; d. Unknown.
8.	iii.	JESSE CARPENTER, b. Abt. 1790, Amherst Co Virginia; d. Unknown.
9.	iv.	JAMES C. CARPENTER, b. 1795, Amherst Co Virginia; d. October 1850, Monroe Co, Indiana.
	v.	FEMALE CARPETNERR, b. 1798; d. Unknown.
	vi.	FEMALE CARPENTER, b. 1800; d. Unknown.

4. BENJAMIN² CARPENTER (THOMAS¹) was born March 01, 1755 in Amherst Co Virginia, and died January 12, 1840 in Knox Co. Illinois. He married SARAH in Amherst Co Virginia. She died Unknown.

Notes for BENJAMIN CARPENTER:
Revolutionary soldier from Virginia. Born on the Rockfish River in Amherst
Co. Va and died Knox Co Ill. He bought 140 acres on Short's Creek in Amherst
Co in 1779. He witnessed a deed for land on Rockfish River in 1779 and in 1780.
He signed the Petition of Dissenters in Amherst Co. on 22 Oct 1776. He served
in Colonel David Mason's regiment of Amherst Co. militia in 1777 1778 and in
Colonel Thomas Meriwether's regiment of militia in 1781. He received a pension
for his military service. On 25 Feb 1782 he and wife Sarah sold his half of
the 140 acres . He was still in Amherst in 1783 and 1785 . A Benjaman Carpenter settled in Wayne Co. Ky in 1786 where Carpenter's Fork of Otter Creek
are named after him. Benj Carpenter moved to east TN in 1793, Knox Co and
then on to West Tenn (Overton Co). He is on the census records in 1800,10,20
in Overton Co. Tenn. He then moved to Schuyler Co Illinois where he applied
for pension for revolutionary service. One of the Testators was James W.
Riley who was Thomas Carpenter's grand son in law. He might well be the son o Thomas Carpenter of Amherst and also brother to John of Cumberland Co Ky. He died at his son in law home in Knox Co. Illinois- Enos Campbell.

Children of BENJAMIN CARPENTER and SARAH are:

10.	i.	JAMES³ CARPENTER, b. Amherst Co Virginia; d. Unknown.
	ii.	LEWIS CARPENTER, b. 1780, Amherst Co Virginia; d. Unknown.
11.	iii.	ABNER CARPENTER, b. 1781, Amherst Co Virginia; d. April 22, 1853, Snicarte, Mason Co, Illinois.
	iv.	JESSE CARPENTER, b. 1782, Amherst Co Virginia; d. Unknown.
12.	v.	BENJAMIN CARPENTER, b. 1785; d. 1820, Mississippi River.
13.	vi.	WILLIAM CARPENTER, b. 1787, Amherst Co Virginia; d. Unknown.
	vii.	POLLY CARPENTER, b. 1793, Pro Amherst co Virginia; d. Unknown; m. ENOS CAMPBELL; d. Unknown, ,,Illinois.

Notes for POLLY CARPENTER:
Lived in Crawford city, Ill in 1830 and Knox city, Ill in 1840. Her father Benjamin was living with her when he died.

Notes for ENOS CAMPBELL:

Benjamin Carpenter lived with son in law Enos Campbell in Illinois and the
revolutionary pension was paid to his at this address. Enos was adm of estate.

5. WILLIAM² CARPENTER (THOMAS¹) was born March 19, 1761 in on Rockfish river,Amherst Co, Va, and died September 14, 1835 in Adiar co Kentucky. He married MARY STRICKLING(STRICKLEN) January 09, 1789 in Rockbridge, Augusta Co, Virginia. She died Unknown.

Notes for WILLIAM CARPENTER:
William applied for Revolutinary War pension and was granted o ne R 1714 and after his death his wife applied for widow benefits but was denied because she could not get marriage records. He was in Wayne Co Ky in 1832 and was age 71-72 and gave long disposition about his service which can be found in the national archives in Washington, DC . Moved first from Amherst Va to Knox co Tenn and then to Wayne Co Ky and then to Adair just a few months before he died. List of childre was given also

Children of WILLIAM CARPENTER and MARY STRICKLING(STRICKLEN) are:

	i.		REBECCA³ CARPENTER, d. Unknown; m. JAMES PRATT, June 11, 1803, Amherst Co Virginia; d. Unknown.
	ii.		SUSANNAH CARPENTER, d. Unknown; m. MARCUS ORE, October 14, 1815, Amherst Co Virginia; d. Unknown.
	iii.		MARY CARPENTER, b. Abt. 1801, Amherst Co Virginia; d. Unknown, Adair Co Kentucky; m. (1) WILLIAM HENRY WALKER; d. Unknown; m. (2) MCFARLAND CANTERBURY; d. Unknown, Adair Co Kentucky.
	iv.		NANCY CARPENTER, d. Unknown; m. MOONEY; d. Unknown.

6. GEORGE² CARPENTER (THOMAS¹) was born 1771 in Amherst Co Virginia, and died Aft. 1850 in Arkansas. He married JANE PHILLIPS November 03, 1797 in Amherst Co Virginia. She died Unknown.

Notes for GEORGE CARPENTER:
Moved to Knox Co Tenn by 1800, Lived in Blount, Franklin, Coffeee Co , Tenn then to Anderson co Texas 1845. He died in Arkansas while on a visit there probably to brothers abt 1850. Had 5 sons and 3 daughters.

Children of GEORGE CARPENTER and JANE PHILLIPS are:

	i.		MARY³ CARPENTER, b. 1798; d. Abt. 1840, Coffee Co, Tennessee; m. JOSIAH CLARK, 1825; d. Unknown.
	ii.		JOHN W. CARPENTER, b. September 25, 1806; d. October 12, 1838, Houston co. Texas; m. SARA G., Tennessee; d. Unknown.

Notes for JOHN W. CARPENTER:
removed in Jan 18326 to Fort Houston, Texas, Joined the Nacagoches Volunteers and fought at Battle of San Jacinto, Killed by a Comanch Indian at Houston, Texas

	iii.		NELSON CARPENTER, b. 1810; d. Bet. 1840 - 1850, Franklin co Tenn; m. CLARISSA; d. Unknown.
	iv.		GEORGE W. CARPENTER, b. Abt. 1812; d. 1862, Civil war; m. JULIA A TROILLIVER, 1845, Tennessee; d. Unknown.

Notes for GEORGE W. CARPENTER:
information states he died in the Civil War

LETINA CARPENTER, d. Unknown; m. JAMES A. SUTTON, December 18, 1846, Anderson Co, Texas; d. Unknown.

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