Solomon Joseph Carpenter

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(Argument that William Carpenter, not his brother Solomon Joseph Carpenter, was the father of PVT Jeremiah Hughes “Jerry” Carpenter, Revolutionary War veteran.)

Jeremiah Carpenter

PARENTS: There is a conflict of parents (SEE BELOW). The Mowrey 1997 book has Soloman as the father of Jeremiah who was captured by indians (and returned), yet another record listed below has William as the father.
William (........... of Joseph of Capt. Nathaniel Carpenter) and Soloman (of Soloman, of Joseph of Capt. Nathaniel Carpenter) were cousins [brothers].

Is it possible that 2 (TWO) Jeremiahs were captured by indians? Is it possible that only 1 (ONE) returned? This would help explain the age differences in the stories and what he supposedly did. Many questions still!!!

Jeremiah's parentage has been of much debate, however the following should settle the argument. Although there are at least four (4) Jeremiah Carpenters reported to have been alive in VA in 1750-1800, only ONE is ever known to have been captured by the indians and held for a lengthy time.
All sources agree that the Jeremiah who lived in present day Braxton County, WV served a lengthy captivity with the indians.

SEE: Historical Sketches of Alleghany County, VA, page 11, by Gay Arret. "The indians met (William) Carpenter near his home and killed him and made prisoners of Jeremiah Carpenter, a son [nephew? is this an error?] of the slain man, and two sons of Brown and one woman. The indians despoiled the house and taking some horses made a rapid retreat." After Jeremiah was captured he was taken to the indian village called "Old Town." which was across the Ohio River, opposite the mouth of the Great Kanawha River. He was adopted and lived there until he was eighteen years old. At that time (about 1773) he was exchanged, an action to which he was opposed.

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Given name has also been reported to be:

• Soloman
• William

Date of birth might be 1714. Date and place of birth have also been (erroneously?) reported to be circa 1725 in New York City, (unidentified county), New York.

Date of death might be either 1780 or 1783. Date and place of death have also been (erroneously?) reported to be:

• 1770 in Virginia
• circa 1783 in the Jackson River, Botetourt County (through which the Jackson River does not flow!), Virginia

Solomon Carpenter (m. to Sudra Hughes) served in Captain Dickenson's Company of Rangers in 1759 and in Captain John Lewis's Company of Volunteers from Botetourt County, Virginia in 1774. He was a Patriot and an officer in the Continental Line in the Revolution.

        (Virginia Frontier by Kegley, page 272; Book ancestry of Jessie Hughes,

        THE BORDER SCOUT, page 422; and the will of William Hughes of 1762,

        9-16-1767, Hampshire County, West Virginia.)

On May 20, 1765 Joseph Carpenter, Sr. deeded to Soloman Carpenter 160 acres on Jackson River bordered by John Mann. (Page 184, 1773 Soloman Carpenter to John Mann, deed book, page 48, Botetourt County, Deeds and Index, Part 1, Film 7301 MESA, A2, Mormon Genealogy Library, Courthouse records of Fincastle, Virginia, page 339, Judge Lyman Chalkey's records of Augusta County, Virginia.)

Solomon’s sister Frances married John Mann, and their daughter Elizabeth Mann married Solomon’s younger brother [? - son or nephew] Jeremiah.

• Thomas Carpenter 1740-1803
• Elizabeth Carpenter 1744-
• Solomon Carpenter c.1745-c.1810
• Amos Carpenter 14 Feb 1754 - 31 Mar 1838
• Jeremiah Hewes Carpenter 1755-1830
• Benjamin Carpenter 1760-
• Margaret Carpenter c. 1760-
• Nancy Carpenter c. 1760
• Jesse Carpenter c. 1762-c.1850
• John Carpenter 1764-1832
• Sudna Elizabeth Carpenter c.1765-1850

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• • Nancy Carpenter
•  Elizabeth Carpenter
•  Samuel Carpenter ca 1742-
•  Solomon Carpenter ca 1745-
• o Isaac Carpenter ca 1748-
• o Libby Carpenter ca 1750-
•  Jeremah Carpenter ca 1755-ca 1832
• • Benjamin Carpenter ca 1758-1792
• • Sudna Elizabeth Carpenter ca 1763-

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• 1. Thomas Carpenter, b. 1740, ,Botetourt, VA , d. 6 Aug 1803, ,,NC (Age 63 years) [natural]
• 2. Samuel Carpenter, b. Abt 1742, ,,VA [natural]
• 3. Benjamin Carpenter, b. Abt 1744, d. Bef 1758 (Age ~ 13 years) [natural]
• 4. Jeremiah Carpenter, b. Abt 1746, NY Colony [natural]
• 5. Isaac Carpenter, b. Abt 1748 [natural]
• 6. Libby Carpenter, b. Abt 1750 [natural]
• 7. Jesse Possibly Carpenter, b. Abt 1752 [natural]
• 8. Nathan Possibly Carpenter, b. Abt 1754 [natural]
• 9. Nicholas Possibly Carpenter, b. Abt 1756 [natural]
• 10. Benjamin Carpenter, b. Abt 1758 [natural]

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• 1. Thomas Carpenter1740 - BEF 1803
• 2. Samuel Carpenterabt 1742 -
• 3. Nicholas Carpenter1742 - 1791
• 4. Benjamin Carpenter1744 - 1792

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• i. Thomas Carpenter, b. 1740, Botetourt, Virginia, USA197, d. 06 Aug 1803, Nash, North Carolina, USA197.
• ii. Solomon Carpenter, b. 1745, Virginia, USA197, d. 1810, Braxton197.
• iii. Amos Carpenter, b. 01 Feb 1754, Botetourt, Virginia, USA197, d. 31 Mar 1838, Columbia, Meigs, Ohio, USA197.
• iv. Jeremiah Carpenter, b. 1755, Big Bend Jackson River, Augusta, Virginia, USA197, d. 1830, Braxton, Virginia, USA197.
• v. Elizabeth Carpenter, b. 1756, Virginia, USA197, d. 1851, Jackson, Virginia, USA197.
• vi. Agnes Carpenter, b. 1760, Greenbrier, Virginia, USA197, d. date unknown, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA197.
• vii. Nancy Carpenter, b. 1760, Virginia, USA197, d. date unknown.
• viii. +Jesse Carpenter, b. 1762, Botetourt, Virginia, USA197, 197, 197, 197, d. Jun 1843, Braxton, Virginia, USA197, 197, 197, 197.
• ix. Margaret Carpenter, b. 1766, Greenbriar, Virginia, USA197, d. date unknown.

Thomas (b. abt 1740), Solomon (b. abt 1745-50) Amos (b. 1 Feb. 1754), Jeremiah (b. 1755-1757)), Benjamin (b. late 1750's), Jesse (b. abt 1762), Nancy (?)(b. 1760-1770), Elizabeth (b. abt 1760), Margaret (b. abt 1762), Agnes (b. abt. 1766), Joseph (?) (b. abt 1775 - might have been a grandson), John (b. abt. 1764), and Sudna Elizabeth (b. abt 1765).

Thomas*, Samuel, Benjamin*, Jeremiah*, Isaac, Libby**, Jesse*(?), Nathan(?), Nicholas(?), and Benjamin.

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Soldiers under Col. GEORGE WASHINGTON in Old Virginia Regiment: CHRISTOPHER BEST JOHN GAULEY - under Capt. Christian, 1760 JOHN LUNLY and JOHN COLLIER - in the Cherokee expedition, 1760 GEORGE TEETER - under Capt. Gist of First Virginia, 1760 JOHN RAEBURN - Hay's rangers, 1760 JACOB PERSINGER - Dickenson's rangers, 1757 ROBERT GILLASPIES, Sr. Dickenson's rangers, 1754 JOHN McMULLIN - Dickenson's rangers, 1758- 59 JOSEPH SWOAP, Sr., - Dickenson's rangers, 1756 THOMAS KELLY - Corporal in Dickenson's rangers, 1757 - 59 EZEKIEL JOHNSON - Dickenson's rangers, 1757- 59 SOLOMON CARPENTER - Dickenson's rangers, 1757 -59 THOMAS CARPENTER - William Preston's Company, 1759 EDWARD McMULLIN - Dickenson's rangers, 1756 -1759 JOHN EDWARDS -under Capt. Mercer. SAMUEL CONNER - Old Virginia Regiment, under Col. Washington. JOHN TYGERT - Old Virginia Regiment, under Col. Washington. THOMAS CASSATY - Old Virginia Regiment, under Col.Washington. WILLIAM SIMPSON - Old Virginia Regiment, under Col. Washington. WILLIAM GILL - Old Virginia Regiment, under Col.Washington. THOMAS CARPENTER, Jr. -Dickenson's rangers, 1757 -58 WILLIAM MANN -sergeant in Col. Peachy's Battalion, MOSES MANN, eldest son & heir. THOMAS MANN - Dickenson's rangers, heir John's son, Moses. WILLIAM WARD - under Col.Byrd, Cherokee Expedition 1760. HENRY PAULING - under Col.Byrd's Cherokee Expedition 1760. JOHN DRAPER - under Col. Byrd's Cherokee Expedition 1760. JAMES BARNETT - under Col. Byrd's Cherokee Expedition 1760 in Christian's Company. PETER WRIGHT - in Dickenson's Co. JOSEPH CARPENTER - in Dickenson's Company heir, JOHN, son of Thomas. DAVID GALLOWAY - sergeant in Capt. Dunlap's rangers, 1757. WILLIAM GALLOWAY - in Dickenson's Rangers, 1758. DAVID CALLOWAY, Sr. -in Dickenson's Rangers,1758. JOHN BOLLER - sergeant under Dickenson 1756 -1757. JOHN KEENE - under Dickenson 1756-1757. GEORGE GLANCY - corporal in Capt. Stuart's company under Col. Byrd. WILLIAM LEATHERDALE - Bullit's Company, under Col.Byrd. PETER WILEY - under Dickenson, 1759. JOHN WILEY -under Dickenson, 1759. WILLIAM DIMPSEY -Capt. Smith's Regulars. WILLIAM HOLLY - Gist light infantry. JAMES COOPER - gist light infantry. WILLIAM RUTHUM - Preston Company, 1757. ROBERT HUTCHISON - sergeant in Penn. Regiment, Fort Pitt. JOHN BURNBRY - Christian's regulars. JOHN PRY or PRESTON - 1756 -1758. ABRAHAM MORRIS - Bullit's regulars. URIAH HUMPHREYS - with Capt. Posey. AUGUSTINE BROOMLEY - with Capt. Blagg. EDWARD YOUNG - with Capt. Posey. THOMAS MILLER - with Christian's rangers,1756. ALEXANDER WALKER - with Christian's rangers, 1756. PETER BRANNER - with Capt. Hewitt. PETER LOONEY - with Capt. Smith, 1755 -56 - taken prisoner & kept two years. HUGH McNEEL - drummer in Capt. Thogmorton's Regulars. JULIUS WEBB - drummer in Capt. Thogmorton's Regulars. JOHN HAYNES - drummer in Capt. Thogmorton's Regulars. JOSEPH SMITH - in John Smith's Rangers, 1755 -56, taken prisoner, died 24 June, 1756. JAMES MILLIGAN - Posey's regulars. ABRAHAM ELLIS - in Capt. Stuart's regulars. CHARLES ELLISON - Corporal under Capt. Root, 1 st. and 2 nd. Virginia. WILLIAM DUNCAN -in Capt. Lewis's regulars. JOHN TATHAM - under Capt. Stewart of Col. Byrd. WILLIAM POAGE - under Capt. Hogg. PHILIP WATKINS - in Capt. Mongomery's Volunteers, Sandy Creek 1756. JOHN NORRIS - in First Virginia Regiment. DAVID ROBINSON - Lieutenant of Rangers under Preston, July 1755 to June 1756 - then Lieu. with Dickenson's Ranngers, June 1757 to May 1759. COL. JOHN SMITH - Served as Captain in new line of 1760 under Col. Byrd. Warrent for 3,000 acres. Captain of rangers under Andrew Lewis, August 1755 to June 1756. His fort attacked by the French and Indians and he was taken prisoner to Canada but returned 1758. WILLIAM SKILLERN - ensign under Robert Breckenridge of Byrd's regiment who garrisoned Fort Chiswell 1761. WILLIAM WARD - Lieutenant, JOHN THOMPSON - second lieutenant. JAMES JOHNSTON - of Thogmorton's Regulars. ALEXANDER McDONALD - Capt. Preston's Rangers - discharged 1758. DR. THOMAS LLOYD - of Preston's Rangers, 1755, disbanded June 1756 - surgeon again under Preston, June 1757 to May 1759 - surgeon in same and other companies and attended to the wounded country people without fee or any gratuity - warrent for 200 acres had been given. WALTER STEWART - sergeant in First VA Regiment - quartermaster in Second VA Regiment. ARCHIBALD ALEXANDER - marched to Greenbrier in 1757 as a Captain of Volunteers, heir to WILLIAM ALEXANDER. post by patsy

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John Mann, 160 acres on Jackson River from Solomon Carpenter, February 5, 1773 (DB 1, page 491). http://www.angelfire.com/pe/shirleyspage/mann.html

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