Myers-Snell Family

[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree #5322, Date of Import: Jun 13, 1997]

Savage p.336:
CARPENTER, Daniel, of Rehoboth, m. 15 Apr 1695, Bethia Bliss, d. prob.of jonathan of the same, wh. d. 27 Feb 1703; and he m. 30 Mar 1704, Eliz. Butterworth, d. prob. of John, wh. d. 13. June 1708; and he next m. 19 Mar 1718, Margaret Hunt, wh.d. in two years, and he took fourth w. Mary Hyde, but d. 14 Sept. 1721. Whether he had issue by any of these ws is unkn. An agreeable let. from him to his f. writ. at Weymouth, prob. 27 July 1690, gives acco. of his then engagem. in thedoleful exped. of Phips against Quebec in Gallop's comp. of wh. a list is annex. includ. a few Ind. as may be read in Geneal. Reg. IX. 354. Valuable as is that roll, a bettwe one is furnish. in G.R. XIII.133, by a writer, who could not have thelet. of Carpenter, or he would have avoid. the erron. suppos. that the force was design. for Albany./

Daniel Carpenter, born 8 October 1669 in Rehoboth, MA., was the son of William and Miriam Searles-Carpenter. He became Deacon of the Church in 1668. Daniel had eight siblings: Josiah, Nathaniel, Noah, Miriam, Obadiah, Ephraim, Hannah andAbigail. He had four half-siblings: John, William, Priscilla and Benjamin.
MILITARY: Daniel was in the doleful Expedition of Phillips against Quebec in 1690.
HISTORY: Daniel was a farmer and Town Clerk of Rehoboth, Mass., for 25 years.
Daniel married five times. His first wife was Bethiah Bliss, who he married 15 April 1695, to whom Jabez was born in 1700. Bethiah died 27 February 1702. His second wife was Elizabeth Butterworth who was born 15 January 1682, married 30March 1704 in Rehoboth, and who died 19 March 1717. Third marriage 12 December 1710 was to Margaret Thurston who died 19 March 1717. Fourth wife was Mary Hunt on 15 October 1718--Mary Hunt died 19 March 1719. Fifth and last wife of Daniel wasMary Hyde (widow), for whom no birth, death or marriage dates have been found.
Daniel had a total of five children with five wives. With the exception of Jabez, it is not known which children were born to which wives.
Daniel died in 1763 in Rehoboth, Massachusetts* It is said that the Carpenter Greyhound Coat of Arms is carved onto his gravestone.
*per Savage: Daniel died 14 September 1721 (shortly after he married his last wife, Mary HYDE).
Also from Savage: "Whether hehad issue by any of these wives is unknown. An agreeable letter from him to his father written at Weymouth, probably 27 July 1690, gives account of his then engagementin the doleful expedition of Philips againstQuebec in Gallop's company of which a list is annexed included a few Ind (individuals?) asmay be read in Genealogical Register IX.354. Valuable as is that role, a better one is furnished in Genealogical Register XIII.133, by a writer who couldnot have the letter of Carpenter, or he would have avoided the errors(?) supposedly that the force was designated for Albany."

REFERENCES:
1984 WALLACE LETTER to Jennie May Thatcher.
CARPENTER & ALLIED FAMILIES by Annie I. Carpenter, pub. American Historical Society, 1936, p.19.
CARPENTER COAT OF ARMS (copy available in FAMILY HISTORY NEWS and elsewhere. (Coat of Arms is still registered in England)
OXFORD HISTORY OF AMERICAN PEOPLE by Morison, pub. Oxford Press 1965, p.122-24 (copy available in Nancy Cerny's resource documents)
THE DICTONARY OF NEW ENGLAND, VOL I, by Savage, p.335 /
[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 2, Ed. 1, Tree #1534, Date of Import: Jun 14, 1997]

!Source: Carpenter Gen. by Amos B. Carpenter.
Gen. of The Bliss Family, third gen. of the Rehoboth line,
p.44-45.
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Married 2/ Elizabeth Butterworth, 30 Mar 1704; 3/ Margaret Hunt, 19 Mar 1718; 4/ Mary Hyde.
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!Source: Carpenter Gen. by Amos B. Carpenter.
Gen. of The Bliss Family, third gen. of the Rehoboth line,
p.44-45.
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Daniel had a total of five chidlren with 5 wives. We know that three of his children were born to his first wife, Bethia Bliss: Jabez-1700; Daniel-1695; and Eleazer.
Daniel was a farmer and Town Clerk of Rehoboth, MA for 25 years.
Daniel's sister, Miriam Carpenter, amrried 23 June 1691 to jonathan Bliss, the brother of his first wife, Bethia Bliss.
DOLEFUL EXPEDITION AGAINST QUEBEC, CANADA - 1690, letter from Daniel Carpenter to his father:
[The first line torn off] "this time Remembering my love to my brothers and sisters and all the rest of my Relations and friends hooping you are all well as we are, I could hartly wish to heare from you before I go cleare away; I being now Ingreat haste when I rit this letter, and for wont of paper, I cannot write as I would; but I will give you a short account of our acting since I come from home. We lay at Plymoth 8 dayes waiting the vesells but they came not, but upon the 25 dayof this Instant we sald out of Plymoth in 5 shallops about noon, and come to Nantasket before night, and we shall be ther till we go away. We conclude we shall goe the 30th day. The Saboth day i and 5 more of tantune soulders went to Waymothto meeting, Grandfather and granmother and unkell natthanell, they are well, they desire to be Remembered to you.
"I inform you who are our offersers: Sam'l Gallope is our Cap't; Preseurit Abell, Leue'ter; Solomon Smith, Ensg; Sabin, Sarg't; Will Hack, Sarg't; John Querk, Corp'll; Nicholas Peck, Corp'll; Carlow Carre, Stuerd.
"All our Soulders are well that belong to our town. Not farder at present. So I rest and remain yur Duetifull Son -- Daniell Carpenter.
[Superscribed' "These for His Honnered Father William Carpenter living att Rehoboth, this ddd. Waimoth the 27th [no month] 1690." transcribed 1994 by NKT from New England Hist. & Genea. Register VOL. IX.p.354 & XIII, p.133. /

REFERENCES:
CARPENTER & ALLIED FAMILIES by A.I.Carpenter, pub Amer Hist Soc 1936, p.19
CARPENTER Coat of Arms *copy in Misc.)
DICTIONARY OF NEW ENGLAND by Savage, VOL. I.336.
GENEALOGY OF BLISS FAMILY, VOL I. by Aaron Bliss; p.44-45.
LETTER 1894; Geor. Wallace to Jennie May Thatcher.
NEW ENGLAND MARRIAGES PRIOR TO 1700; p.135.
OXFORD HISTORY OF AMERICAN PEOPLE by morison, pub. Oxford Press 65, p.122-24 [B-CAR-DAN1.1690].

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