Joseph Arnold CARPENTER

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Joseph Carpenter (William ) was born about 1638 in Providence, Providence Plantation. He died between 15/17 Mar 1682[/3] and 15 Mar 1683/4 in Musketa Cove, Queens County, Long Island, NY.
Joseph married Hannah Carpenter, daughter of William2 and Abigail (Briant) Carpenter, about 1658 probably in Rehoboth, Plymouth Colony. Hannah was born on 3 Apr 1640 in Weymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony. She died by 8 Jun 1673 in Musketa Cove, Long Island, NY.

Notes below by Eugene Cole Zubrinsky
Ojai, California, 2009

[Derived from one of twelve fully formatted sketches of early Carpenters, these notes contain the most-authoritative information available as of January 2009. The sketches may be viewed in the "Gene Zubrinsky" folder of the CE 2009 and also online at . (The online version will be updated when appropriate; check the revision date.) **Where other information herein conflicts with Zubrinsky's notes, his notes take precedence.**]

JOSEPH2 CARPENTER (William1 of Providence) was born about 1638 (aged 26 in 1664), probably at Providence Plantation (not 1635, in England), and died intestate between 15 or 17 February 1682[/3] and 15 March 1683/4 at Musketa Cove (then a plantation in Oyster Bay Township; now the town of Glen Cove, Nassau County), Long Island, Province of New York. He married first, probably at Rehoboth, Plymouth Colony, ca. 1658 (not on 21 April 1659), HANNAH3 CARPENTER, born at Weymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, on 3 2nd month [April] 1640 and died not long before 8 June 1673, probably at Musketa Cove, daughter of William2 and Abigail (Briant) Carpenter of Rehoboth. Joseph married second, probably at Oyster Bay, by 2 September 1674, ANN WEEKES, baptized at New Amsterdam (now New York City), Colony of New Netherland, on 9 July 1651 and died at Musketa Cove after 24 4th month [June] 1713 (perhaps by 12 6th month [August] 1713), daughter of Francis and Elizabeth (______) Weekes of Salem and Dorchester, Massachusetts; Providence, Rhode Island; New Amsterdam; Gravesend, Long Island; and Oyster Bay (NEHGR 159:64n47, 67-68; PrTR 6:138, 141, 144, 147-48; PubRIHS 4:197; TAG 70:201, 204; RILE 1:47, 50-51; NYChR 29; WMM-MM A:24; FMM-VR 78; OBTR 1:99, 411-12, 640-41, 642-44, 2:702; see also BIRTH, DEATH, MARRIAGES, and COMMENTS sections, below; Hannah3 notes, DEATH and COMMENTS). [While the foregoing genealogical data is presented in _Register_ style, the embedding, grouping, and severe abbreviating of source citations are conveniences that depart from it. Sources are cited in full in KEY TO SOURCES, at the end of these notes. The format below is patterned loosely after that used by Robert Charles Anderson in his _Great Migration_ series.]

BIRTH: On 3 May 1656, Joseph2 Carpenter witnessed a deed of Pawtuxet (Providence) land from his maternal uncle Stephen Arnold to Joseph's father, William1 Carpenter (PrTR 1:44-45). It has been supposed that Joseph was then an adult and thus was born about 1635, prior to his parents' emigration from England (see, for example, Carpenter [1901] 8-9, 30, 31; Arnold Mem 9, 52; RI Roots 13:75). It is wrong, however, to assume that Joseph was an adult when he witnessed the deed. Witnesses as young as fourteen (the age of discretion) are found in early New England records. When on 9 February 1657 Joseph, his brother Ephraim, and sister Lydia witnessed a deed of land at Pawtuxet (Warwick) from an Indian sachem to their father, at least two and probably all three siblings were minors (see WarTR2 80-81; RESIDENCES, below). The most reliable approximation of Joseph's birth date is based on a deposition that he and Benjamin Smith gave on 16 October 1664 (HP 72-73). Its description of Joseph as "Aged 26 yeeres" implies a birth year of about 1638 and Providence as his probable birthplace (see William1 of Providence notes, RESIDENCES). For a detailed discussion of this and related issues--the immigration of William1 Carpenter of Providence (ca. 1636, as a single man) and his marriage to Elizabeth Arnold (ca. 1637, probably at Providence)--see William1 of Providence sketch, IMMIGRATION, which incorporates and supplements NEHGR 159:67-68..

DEATH: On 22 November 1682, Joseph Carpenter, on behalf of Samuel Till(i)er, paid ?20 to John Robbins (OBTR 1:128-29). Two Musketa Cove proprietors' records, respectively dated 13 and 15 February 1682[/3], indicate that Joseph was then still living (OBTR 1:640-41). (Both follow on the same page a record dated 28 December 1682.) Three others, apparently recorded at or very near the same time as the foregoing ones, probably extend by two days the 15 February date, the latest on which Joseph is known with certainty to have been alive: all three are dated 17 February 1682 [probably 1682/3] (OBTR 1:642-44). On 15 March 1683/4, William1 Carpenter of Providence added to his will a codicil in which his son Joseph is described as deceased (PrTR 6:138-48, at 147-48).

According to Daniel H. Carpenter, "[t]he records show that in September 1683, Ephraim Carpenter was absent from Musketa Cove, having gone to Rhode Island apparently on business connected with the death of his brother Joseph, who had died a little while earlier in 1683" (Carpenter [1901] 315n [see also 42]). While Joseph's death apparently did occur in 1683--perhaps by September (see below)--the records do not show what author Carpenter claims. A record listing Oyster Bay inhabitants (including those at Musketa Cove) and their respective estates, dated 29 September 1683, ends with a statement signed by Edmund Wright, deputy constable: "The Inhabytants being at this time sikly and not sending in their lists, According to order, the ouersears, _ye Constable being Absent at roadislond_ did laye A valewation upon Euery mans Eastate to ye best of there vnderstanding According to law" (emphasis added) (OBTR 1:691-92). Having been elected the previous 2 April, the Oyster Bay constable at this time was John Weeks (OBTR 1:264). The nearest Ephraim Carpenter came to being Oyster Bay constable was on 2 April 1681, when Caleb Wright was named to that office, and Ephraim became deputy constable for the plantation at Musketa Cove (OBTR 1:240-41). Thus it was John Weeks, not Ephraim Carpenter, who was "Absent at roadislond" in September 1683.

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Joseph married Hannah CARPENTER on 25 Nov 1655 in Rehoboth, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America. Hannah (daughter of William CARPENTER and Abigail BRIANT) was born on 3 Apr 1640 in Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America; died about Jun 1673 in Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York; was buried in 1673 in Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Joseph CARPENTER was born in 1660 in Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island, British America; died in 1690 in Musketa Cove, Long Island, British America.
2. Elizabeth CARPENTER was born in 1662 in Rhode Island, British Colonial America; and died.
3. Mary CARPENTER was born in 1662 in Pawtuxet, Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island; and died.
4. Hannah CARPENTER was born about 1662 in Pawtuxet, Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island; died on 17 Mar 1720 in Musketa Cove, Nassau, New York.
5. Tamsen CARPENTER was born in 1664 in Pawtuxet, Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island; died in May 1706 in White Plains, Westchester, New York.
6. Ann CARPENTER was born in 1665 in Glen Cove, Nassau, New York; died in 1750 in Rockaway, Queens, New York.
7. William CARPENTER was born on 12 May 1666 in Pawtuxet, Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, British Colonial America; was christened in 1666 in Nassau, Richmond, New York Colony, British Colonial America; died on 2 Feb 1749 in North Castle, Westchester, New York Colony, British Colonial America; was buried on 21 Feb 1749 in Long Island, New York Colony, British Colonial America.
8. Margaret CARPENTER was born in 1667 in Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island; died in 1706 in Jamaica, Long Island, Queens, NY.
9. Captain Nathaniel CARPENTER was born on 12 May 1667 in West Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island, British Colonial America; died on 25 Feb 1730 in North Castle, Westchester, New York Colony, British Colonial America; was buried in 1730 in North Castle, Westchester, New York Colony, British Colonial America.
10. William CARPENTER was born in 1668 in Pawtuxet, Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island; and died.

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• Arrival: 1638, New England; Age: 33
• Probate: 21 Apr 1639, Rehobeth, Bristol, Massachusetts,

William married Elizabeth ARNOLD on 1 Nov 1635 in Amesbury, Wiltshire, England. Elizabeth (daughter of William ARNOLD and Christian PEAKE) was born on 23 Nov 1611 in Ilchester, Somerset, England; died on 7 Sep 1685 in Pawtuxet, Warwick, Rhode Island, British Colonial America; was buried on 7 Sep 1685 in Mineral Spring Cemetery, Pawtucket, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Arrival: 1635, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

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Daughter of William Arnold and Christian Peake Arnold.

Her memorial in Mineral Spring Cemetery is a cenotaph commemorating her along with her brothers Stephen and Benedict Arnold. (He is not the same Benedict that is known as a traitor of America. Her brother Benedict succeeded Roger Williams, founder of RI, as president of the colony, becoming Govenor in 1644 under the charter granted by King Charles II. Roger Williams' family and Benedict were also related by marriage.)

The Sep 7,1685 death date on her cenotaphic memorial is actually the date of death of her husband William Carpenter. Neither her death date nor place of burial is known, and she may have outlived her husband, having been named in his will of Feb 10,1679/80. (He wrote a codicil at the death of his son in 1683/4, so lack of a further codicil suggests the possibility she may have outlived him.) She and her husband were almost certainly buried on their homestead, located in present-day Cranston,RI.

Children: Joseph Carpenter, Lydia Carpenter Smith, Ephraim Carpenter, Priscilla Carpenter Vincent, William Carpenter, Timothy Carpenter, Silas Carpenter, and Benjamin Carpenter.

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There is another Richard Carpenter married to another Susanna Trevilian, and the moderators of those pages insist that none of their kids moved to America. The child of THIS Richard and Susanna (Olive Carpenter-Starkweather) was thought to have moved to America, but the Starkweather family records say that Richard and Susanna's grandson Robert Starkweather traveled to America alone. A mystery..........

Richard married Alice KNIGHT on 7 Aug 1603 in Newton Tony, Wiltshire, England. Alice (daughter of Thomas KNIGHT and Katheryn HOBCROFT) was born on 8 Oct 1583 in Wiltshire, England; was christened on 8 Oct 1583 in South Bersted, Sussex, England; died in 1607 in Wiltshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Education: ; Education Sufficient to write lengthy letters to authorities in the Massachusetts Bay Colony
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• Emigrated from Dartmouth, England to Massachusetts Bay: 24 Jun 1635; With his family(Including brother Thomas) and his sister's (Joane) three children
• Residence: Jul 1635, Hingham, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
• Residence: 1636, Providence, Rhode Island, British Colonial America
• Residence: 1638, Pawtuxet, Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, British Colonial America; off of the Pawtuxet River

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William Arnold (24 June 1587 ? c. 1676) was one of the founding settlers of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, and he and his sons were among the wealthiest people in the colony. He was raised and educated in England where he was the warden of St. Mary's, the parish church of Ilchester in southeastern Somerset. He immigrated to New England with family and associates in 1635. He initially settled in Hingham in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, but he soon relocated to the new settlement of Providence Plantation with Roger Williams. He was one of the 13 original proprietors of Providence, appearing on the deed signed by Roger Williams in 1638, and was one of the 12 founding members of the first Baptist church to be established in America.
After living in Providence for about two years, Arnold moved with his family and others to the north side of the Pawtuxet River forming a settlement commonly called Pawtuxet, later a part of Cranston, Rhode Island. He and his fellow settlers had serious disputes with their Warwick neighbors on the south side of the river and, as a result, separated themselves from the Providence government, putting themselves under the jurisdiction of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. This separation from Providence lasted for 16 years, and Arnold was appointed to keep the peace as the head of the settlement. He died sometime during the great turmoil of King Philip's War in 1675 or 1676. His son Benedict succeeded Roger Williams as President of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations in 1657, and he became the first Governor of the colony under the royal charter of 1663.

William married Christian PEAKE in 1614 in Muchelney, Somerset, England. Christian (daughter of Thomas PEAKE and Agnis GULLEY) was born on 15 Feb 1583 in Muchelney, Somerset, England; was christened on 15 Feb 1583 in Muchelney, Somerset, England; died on 15 Apr 1659 in West Pawtucket, Rhode Island, British Colonial America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Christiana PEAKE
• Name: Christina PEAKE

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• Name: Robert CARPENTER
• Name: The Elder of Marden
• Name: William Thomas CARPENTER

William married Elinor READE on 27 Jul 1572 in Clent, Worcestershire, England. Elinor (daughter of Robert READE and Joanna CULLUM) was born in 1545 in Downton, Wiltshire, England; died on 25 Jan 1636 in Marden, Wiltshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Thomas married Katheryn HOBCROFT. Katheryn was buried on 22 Apr 1684 in Cranbrook, Kent, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Occupation: ; journeyman tailor
• Will: 18 Jan 1622, Ilchester, Somerset, England
• Probate: 28 Jul 1623, Wells, Somerset, England; Will proved

Nicholas married Alice GULLEY in 1569 in Ilchester, Somerset, England. Alice (daughter of John GULLEY and Alice FROST) was born on 26 Sep 1553 in Northover, Somerset, England; was christened on 29 Sep 1553 in Northover, Somerset, England; died on 25 Apr 1596 in Ilchester, Somerset, England; was buried on 25 Apr 1596 in Ilchester, Somerset, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Alice GULLAY

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Thomas married Agnis GULLEY. Agnis was born in 1551 in Ilchester, Somerset, England; died in 1622 in Ilchester, Somerset, England; was buried in Brodclist, Devon, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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