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Alexander "of Leyden" Carpenter

• Birth: before circa 1662 - Somerset, England
• Death: after April 23, 1613
• Parents: unknown
• Spouse: Priscilla (unknown) - married before 1582 in Somerset

Children:

1. Julian (Carpenter) Kempton
2. Alice (Carpenter) Bradford
3. Joan Carpenter
4. Ann Carpenter
5. Annis (Carpenter) Fuller
6. Mary Carpenter
7. Priscilla (Carpenter) Cooper

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Family

Alexander married Priscilla Dillen in 1581 in England. There were six children of this marriage: one son and five daughters:

1. Nathaniel Carpenter
2. MARY (1577-1667) never married; to Plymouth 1647.
3. JULIANA (1584-1665) M.1611 George Morton in Leyden, to Plymouth via ANNE 1623 with husband, four children and giving birth on voyage: m.1627 to Manasseh Kempton in Plymouth--no Kempton children.
4. AGNES ( -c.1617) m. Deacon Samuel Fuller in 1613 in Leyden and died in Leyden, Holland c.1617. No known children.
5. ALICE (1590-1670) m. Edward Southworth 1610, 2 sons: Thomas and Constant to Plymouth via ANNE 1623; m. Gov. William Bradford 1624, 3 children: William, Joseph and Mercy. (Step-son, was John Bradford, son of Gov. William and Dorothy May.)
6. PRISCILLA (1597-1689) M.1619, William Wright; died Duxbury; 1 child: Richard.

Capt. William "of Cobham" Carpenter, Gent. is seen as a son in older sources.

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Research Notes

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Carpenter-293

Statements for which no evidence has been found:

• Birth 1551 Wrington, Somerset, England. [14] and Alexander Carpenter was christened in 1567, Wrington, Bath, Somerset, England. There is no baptism for Alexander Carpenter in the Wrington parish registers which are complete from 1538.
• "Alexander’s parents are believed to be William Carpenter and Joanne or Abigail Bluther of Wrington and his lineage may descend from the Carpenters of Homme and Dilwyn in Herefordshire." There is no evidence for who Alexander's parents were or of his origins.
• Alexander Carpenter was a separatist. By 1609 he and his family had fled England where religious conformity was enforced to Holland where there was freedom of worship. He first settled at Amsterdam, but later moved to Leiden where they lived near St Peters and were part of the English colony. His daughters married and eventually settled in the "Pilgrim" colony at Plymouth, Massachusetts
  • This paragraph is unsourced. Although Leiden was a place where non-conformist Protestants could worship openly, Leiden was also a city where English merchants traded and was the site of a university. It was unlikely that the Carpenter family had settled permanently in Leiden before 1610 as their daughter Joan was buried at Wrington in 1610.

Sources

1. ↑ Nathaniell Carpenter baptism in: parish register of St James, Bath, Somerset, England. Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\P\ba.ja/2/1/1 Ancestry image free Ancestry sharing image Accessed 6 March 2021
2. ↑ Julian Carpenter baptism in: parish register of St James, Bath, Somerset, England. Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\P\ba.ja/2/1/1 Ancestry image free Ancestry sharing image Accessed 6 March 2021
3. ↑ Thomas Carpenter baptism in: parish register of St James, Bath, Somerset, England. Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\P\ba.ja/2/1/1 Ancestry image free Ancestry sharing image Accessed 6 March 2021
4. ↑ Baptism of Joan Carpenter (original register) in: parish register Wrington, Somerset, England. Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\P\wri/2/1/1 Ancestry sharing image Accessed 9 March 2021.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Baptisms of Jone Carpenter and Ann Carpenter in: parish register of Wrington, Somerset, England. Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\P\wri/2/1/2 Ancestry sharing image Accessed 6 March 2021
6. ↑ 1609 Burial Februari 13 Joan Carpenter in parish register of Wrington, Somerset, England. Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\P\wri/2/1/2 Ancestry sharing image Accessed 7 March 2021
7. ↑ Baptism of An. Karpender (original register) in: parish register of Wrington, Somerset, England. Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\P\wri/2/1/1 Ancestry sharing image Accessed 6 March 2021
8. ↑ Baptism of Annis Carpenter (original register) in: parish register of Wrington, Somerset, England. Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\P\wri/2/1/1 Ancestry sharing image Accessed 6 March 2021
9. ↑ Baptism of Mary Carpenter in: original parish register of Wrington, Somerset, England. Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\P\wri/2/1/1 Free Ancestry sharing image Ancestry permalink Accessed 12 March 2021
10. ↑ Baptism of Mary Carpenter in: parish register (copy made 1599) of Wrington, Somerset, England. Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\P\wri/2/1/2 Free Ancestry sharing image Ancestry permalink Accessed 12 March 2021
11. ↑ Baptism of Priscilla Carpender in: original parish register of Wrington, Somerset, England. Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\P\wri/2/1/1 Free Ancestry sharing image - second entry on the page Accessed 10 March 2021
12. ↑ Baptism of Precylla Carpenter in: copy register of Wrington, Somerset, England made 1599. Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\P\wri/2/1/2 Free Ancestry sharing image Accessed 10 March 2021
13. ↑ History of the Free churchmen called the Brownists, Pilgrim fathers and Baptists in the Dutch republic, 1581-1701 Jakob de Hoop Scheffer DD. (1922) APPENDIX A: LIST OF MARRIAGES OF ENGLISH PEOPLE LIVING AT AMSTERDAM, TAKEN FROM THE REGISTER BOOKS OF THAT TOWN FROM 1597 TO 1617.Internet Archive Accessed 10 March 2021
14. December 16. Antoine Fetcher from Zelwordt (Chelmsford?), bombazine-weaver, 30 years and Jenneken Richeman from Hilperton in Wiltshire, 18 years. Her witnesses : Alexander Carpenter from Wrington, John Stevenson from Bradford, and Frederick Jaebergh.
15. ↑ Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (Generations Network, Inc., Provo, UT, USA, 2004)

The following links have all been attached to this page. They have varying levels of accuracy are retained for interest only:

• Wikipedia for Carpenter Sisters http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jrcrin001/Carpenter_sisters
• Find a Grave Memorial http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=55512450
• Wikipedia for Separatism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separatism#Religious
• Willison, George F., Saints and Strangers, The Cornwall Press, Cornwall, NY, 1943, Third Printing
• Robert Jennings Heinsohn, PhD, SMDPA. The Carpenter Sisters of Leiden online (Sail1620.org : accessed 22 Dec 2004)
• Minerdescent.com < link >
• Bartley, Scott Andrew. John Cooper of Barnstable: Newphew of Sabin Staresmore, The Mayflower Descendant (Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, Boston, 2014) Vol. 63, Page 166 < AmericanAncestors

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Robinson-Yochem Genealogy Alexander Carpenter

• Sex: M Individual Information
• Birth: Abt 1560 - Of Wrington, Somerset, England, United Kingdom 1
• Christening:
• Death: 1612 - England, United Kingdom 1
• Burial:

Parents

• Father: Mrs. William Carpenter (Abt 1533- )
• Mother: Living Spouses and Children 1. *Pricilla Dillen (1562 - 20 Dec 1653) 2
• Marriage: Abt 1581 - Of Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Children:

• 1. Juliana Carpenter (1583-1663)
• 2. Agnes Carpenter (Abt 1585-1617)
• 3. Alice Carpenter (1590-1671)
• 4. Mary Carpenter (1595-1686)
• 5. Priscilla Carpenter (Abt 1597-1689)
• 6. John Carpenter (Abt 1599- )

Notes General:
SOURCE: 1. The Carpenter family of America 1637-1901
2. Samual Carpenter & his Descendants (no info)

Carpenter Memorial by Amos B. Carpenter, Pub. 1899

1. p. 2 - June 1623, Alice Carpenter landed at Plymouth. She became the wife of Governor William Bradford of Plymouth Colony 14 Aug 1623, the 4th marriage of the colony. She was the daughter of Alexander Carpenter, who, with his wife and their 4 other daughters, were members of the Church of Leyden, Holland, at the time Bradford was there. They both met there (he was currently married to Dorothy May. She was currently married to Edward Southworth to whom she was married 28 May 1613. She came to Plymouth upon Bradford's request after the deaths of their spouses. Their (the Carpenter's) native place appears to have been at Wrington, Somersetshire, about 8 miles from Bristol. Julia Ann was probably the oldest, born 1583. She married George Morton of York, England while in Leyden, Holland on 23 July 1612. She died at Plymouth, Feb 19, 1664/1665. The Mortons came to Plymouth in the ship Ann, July, 1623. Their son was the celebrated Nathaniel Morton, the author of "New England Memorial", etc. Other sisters - Agnes b ~1585 on 30 Apr 1613 to Samuel Fuller of London d 1617 Alice b 1590 (see above) d 26 Mar 1670/71 in Plymouth Mary b 1595 came to live with Alice and the Gov. after the death of her mom. Priscilla b 1597 married two times Wm. Wright & John Cooper

Carpenter and Allied Families pub 1936 lists: William Carpenter, of England, children: 1. James - inherited the estate of his father 2. Alexander, b~1560 was a Dissenter, and on account of religious persecution, moved with his family to Layden, Holland. His only son was probably William of Cobham. 3. William (further info.) 4. Richard, father of William Carpenter, who came to America in 1636, settled in Providence, RI with Roger Williams and is known as the progenitor of the (can't read this very well, looks like "Provxkill Band" ?)

Alice Carpenter

      Sex: F Individual Information

         Birth: 1590 - Of Wrington, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

   Christening: 

         Death: 26 Mar 1671 - Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

        Burial:  Events • Immigration, between 1 and 14 Aug 1623 in Arrived fm England on the ship "Anne". 

Parents

        Father: Alexander Carpenter (Abt 1560-1612) 1

        Mother: Pricilla Dillen (1562-1653) 2 Spouses and Children 1. *Edward Southworth (       - 1620)

      Marriage: 28 May 1613 - Leiden, Holland (South), Netherlands 4

      Children:

               1. Constance Southworth (Abt 1614-      )

               2. Capt. Thomas Southworth (Abt 1615-1669)

               3. Constant Southworth (Between 1614-1678)

2. Governor William Bradford (Mar 1590 - 9 May 1657)

      Marriage: 14 Aug 1623 - Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

      Children:

               1. William Bradford (1624-      ) 

Notes General:

SOURCE: THE CARPENTER FAMILY IN AMERICA, 1637-1901; p 2 Jun 1623; Alice Carpenter landed at Plymouth. She became the wife of Gov. William Bradford of Plymouth colony 14 Aug 1623, the 4th marriage of the colony. She was the daughter of Alexander Carpenter, who with his wife and their four other daughters, were members of the Church at Leyden, Holland at the time Bradford was there. They both met there (he was currently married to Dorothy May; She was currently married to Edward Southworth to whom whe was married 28 May 1613.) She came to Plymouth upon Bradford's request after the deaths of their spouses.

Source: see notes under father, Alexander Carpenter When George Morton died, Alice and husband Gov. Wm. Bradford adopted Alice's nephew, Nathaniel Morton. Princes Register "A Chronological History of New England in the form of annals". 14 Aug 1623 the 4th marriage is of Gov. Bradford to Mrs. Alice Southworth, widow. 17 Jun 1624, born at Plymouth to Gov. Bradford, his son William, who afterward becomes Deputy Governor of the Colony."

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Sources

1. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index, Film 456785, Page Reference.

2. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index, Film 456347, Page Reference.

3. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index, Film 1396198.

4. Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the State of Massachusetts, 2686.

Sources

1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index, Film 456785, Page Reference.

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index, Film 456347, Page Reference.

3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index, Film 1396198.

4 Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the State of Massachusetts, 2686. Home | Table of Contents | Surnames | Name List

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'Alexander Carpenter*, of Wrington, Somersetshire, England, migrated to Leiden, Holland. All 5 of Alexander Carpenter's daughters emigrated to New England, and 4 of them married and had children by early colonists.

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August 1, 2008: Additions to Carpenter tree taken from http://www.gulbangi.com/5families-o/p139.htm#i3454 --Laurel Logan

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He was a Dissenter and, on account of religious persecution removed with his family to Leyden, Holland. Alexander Carpenter was in Wrighton, Somersetshire, Eng on 16 Dec 1600 when he was witness at the Amsterdam marriage of Antoine Fetcher and Jenneken Richeman. He was at Leiden, Holland by 1611;

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Alexander was a son of William & Abigail Carpenter.

He married Priscilla Dillen in 1581.

They had at least 5 daughters and perhaps 3 more children, according to the "Rehoboth Branch of the Carpenter Family" by Amos Carpenter in 1898: Julianna; Alice; Bridget; Agnes; Priscilla; Mary; William; and Joan.

Alexander Carpenter from Wrington was on 16 December 1600 [NS] witness at the Amsterdam marriage of "Antoine Fetcher" and "Jenneken Richeman" [J. de Hoop Scheffer, History of the Free Churchmen .... He was at Leiden by 1611. In a letter of 19 August 1644 or 1646 to Mary Carpenter of Wrington, sister of his wife Alice (Carpenter) (Southworth) Bradford, William Bradford noted that the mother of the Carpenter sisters had recently died, and invited Mary to join them in Plymouth, which she soon did.

Alexander Carpenter was a member of the "Ancient Brethren".

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=55512450

Sources

Alexander Carpenter in Leiden via Memlinq Global > a facebook page

• Pilgrim Museum in Leiden

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https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Carpenter-293

Alexander Carpenter was a separatist. By 1609 he and his family had fled England where religious conformity was enforced to Holland where there was freedom of worship. He first settled at Amsterdam, but later moved to Leiden where they lived near St Peters and were part of the English colony. His daughters married and eventually settled in the "Pilgrim" colony at Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Alexander Carpenter is often cited as a merchant of Wrington, Somersetshire, England and he married his wife Priscilla about 1581 in Somersetshire. He died/buried about 1612, England, United Kingdom. According to some sources his death actually occurred in Leiden, Holland.

Note.: He is witnessing the marriage of his daughter Juliana Carpenter on 23 July, 1627 in Leiden, so the date mentioned and place in England are most likely incorrect. See the marriage record at her profile.

The Carpenter sisters were daughters of Alexander Carpenter (1546/1551 England – 1612 England) and Priscilla Dillen (abt 1552 England – 1653 England).

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/LTGP-LDY/details?spouse=MZ...

Spouse: Mrs. Alexander Carpenter 1562–1600 • MZ2P-3J4 ​ Marriage: about 1581 of Bath St. James, Somerset, England

Children:

Nathaniel Carpenter 1582–Deceased • L6HH-4XM ​

Juliana Carpenter 1584–1665 • LR68-ZKQ ​

Alice Carpenter 1587–1670 • L4JV-LJV ​

Joan Carpenter 1590–Deceased • L7FC-5JY ​

Ann Carpenter 1592–Deceased • L5K8-HCB ​

Agnes Carpenter 1593–1615 • LVFT-LSS ​

Mary Carpenter 1597–1687 • LDMP-66M ​

Priscilla Carpenter 1598–1689 • 9CWV-J5V ​

William Carpenter 1600–1672 • L2G1-LZ4 ​

Carpenter & Allied Families by Annie I. Edit|Delete Note

Carpenter & Allied Families by Annie I. Carpenter, pg 9, Saints & Strangers by George Willison, 1945, pg 88 et.al., Carpenter Family History News, 1988: "Line of Tyrconnel Carpenters" pg 2-3: Alexander is the second of William's four sons.  His siblings are James, William and Richard. Alexander married Priscilla DILLEN in 1581 and had six children: WILLIAM OF COBHAM, Mary, Juliana, Agnes, Alice, and Priscilla. Alexander, on account of religious persecution, removed with his family to Amsterdam or Leyden, Holland.  One daughter, Mary, never married and apparently returned with her father and brother to England after one sister died in childbirth, others married, had children and sailed to New England.  Alexander's only son became a squire and gentleman, receiving the CARPENTER GREYHOUND COAT OF ARMS (which went to his cousin, John of Jamaica Island, New York; eldest son of Alexander's brother William.) Alexander, born about 1560, was a Dissenter, and on account of religious persecution removed with his family to Amsterdam, Holland c.1600, then to Leyden, Holland 1609. He was from Wrington near Bath (Somerset) England and relocated in Holland to join the religious group, the Ancient Brethren. Alexander had at least five daughters, four of whom married religious dissenters while in Amsterdam or Leyden, Holland.  One daughter never married and, apparently, returned with either Alexander or William of COBHAM or both, to England, being invited to Plymouth by her sister and brother-in-law and arriving there in 1647. His only son was probably William of COBHAM, who became a squire and gentleman, receiving Carpenter Greyhound Coat of Arms (which eventually went to his cousin, John of Jamaica Island, New York, the eldest son of William of COBHAM's uncle, William of Rehoboth, Mass.). Alexander married Priscilla Dillen in 1581 in England.  There were six children of this marriage: one son and five daughters: WILLIAM OF COBHAM (coat of arms granted in 1663) MARY (1577-1667) nev er married; to Plymouth 1647. JULIANA (1584-1665) M.1611 George Morton in Leyden, to Plymouth via ANNE 1623 with husband,four children and giving birth on voyage: m.1627 to Manasseh Kempton in Plymouth--no Kempton children. AGNES (   -c.1617) m. Deacon Samuel Fuller in 1613 in Leyden and died in Leyden, Holland c.1617.  No known children. ALICE (1590-1670) m. Edward Southworth 1610, 2 sons: Thomas and Constant to Plymouth via ANNE 1623; m. Gov. William Bradford 1624, 3 children: William, Joseph and Mercy.  (Step-son, was John Bradford, son of Gov. William and Dorothy May.) PRISCILLA (1597-1689) M.1619, William Wright; died Duxbury; 1 child: Richard. 

https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=55512450

Birth: 1560 Wrington North Somerset Unitary Authority Somerset, England

Death: 1612 Bath Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority Somerset, England

Alexander was a son of William & Abigail Carpenter.

He married Priscilla Dillen in 1581.

They had at least 5 daughters and perhaps 3 more children, according to the "Rehoboth Branch of the Carpenter Family" by Amos Carpenter in 1898: Julianna; Alice; Bridget; Agnes; Priscilla; Mary; William; and Joan.

Alexander Carpenter from Wrington was on 16 December 1600 [NS] witness at the Amsterdam marriage of "Antoine Fetcher" and "Jenneken Richeman" [J. de Hoop Scheffer, History of the Free Churchmen .... He was at Leiden by 1611. In a letter of 19 August 1644 or 1646 to Mary Carpenter of Wrington, sister of his wife Alice (Carpenter) (Southworth) Bradford, William Bradford noted that the mother of the Carpenter sisters had recently died, and invited Mary to join them in Plymouth, which she soon did.

Alexander Carpenter was a member of the "Ancient Brethren".

Spouse:

 Priscilla Dillen Carpenter (1562 - 1644)

Children:
Julianna Carpenter Kempton (1584 - 1665)*

 Alice Carpenter Bradford (1590 - 1670)*

 Agnes Carpenter Fuller (1593 - 1617)*

 Priscilla Carpenter Cooper (1597 - 1689)*

 Mary Carpenter (1597 - 1687)*

Note: "Rehoboth Branch of the Carpenter Family" by Amos Carpenter [1898]

Burial: Non-Cemetery Burial

Created by: Tim & Grace Record added: Jul 27, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 55512450 https://famouskin.com/family-group.php?name=55718+david+hyde+pierce...

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Alexander Carpenter

BIRTH 1560
Wrington, North Somerset Unitary Authority, Somerset, England DEATH 1612 (aged 51–52) Bath, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority, Somerset, England BURIAL Non-Cemetery Burial MEMORIAL ID 55512450

Alexander was a son of William & Abigail Carpenter.

He married Priscilla Dillen in 1581.

They had at least 5 daughters and perhaps 3 more children, according to the "Rehoboth Branch of the Carpenter Family" by Amos Carpenter in 1898: Julianna; Alice; Bridget; Agnes; Priscilla; Mary; William; and Joan.

Alexander Carpenter from Wrington was on 16 December 1600 [NS] witness at the Amsterdam marriage of "Antoine Fetcher" and "Jenneken Richeman" [J. de Hoop Scheffer, History of the Free Churchmen .... He was at Leiden by 1611. In a letter of 19 August 1644 or 1646 to Mary Carpenter of Wrington, sister of his wife Alice (Carpenter) (Southworth) Bradford, William Bradford noted that the mother of the Carpenter sisters had recently died, and invited Mary to join them in Plymouth, which she soon did.

Alexander Carpenter was a member of the "Ancient Brethren".

Family Members

Spouse Priscilla Dillen Carpenter 1562–1653 (m. 1581)

Children

Julianna Carpenter Kempton 1584–1665

Alice Anne Carpenter Bradford 1590–1670

Agnes Carpenter Fuller 1593–1615

Mary Carpenter 1597–1687

Priscilla Carpenter Cooper 1597–1689

Gravesite Details "Rehoboth Branch of the Carpenter Family" by Amos Carpenter [1898]

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References

1. https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Alexander_Carpenter_%281%29
2. Carpenter, Amos Bugbee (1898). “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.” Page 36. < Archive.Org >. What is known of Alexander Carpenter is given in the English Ancestry. He had six daughters, namely : (i) Mary, (2) Alice, (3) Julia Ann, (4) Agnes, (5) Priscilla, (6) ]:5ridget. He had a son William, b. in 1599, who lived and died in England.
3. https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/k/a/h/John-B-Kaherl/BOOK-0001/0004-01...
4. http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/report/rr01/rr01_067.html#P6782