Benjamin Carpenter 1663–1738

Benjamin Carpenter, 1663–1738 (aged 74 years)

Name

Benjamin Carpenter

Name: Benjamin /Carpenter/

Gender Male

Events of close relatives
Birth	October 20, 1663 32 30 Rehoboth (Bristol) MA
Death of a mother	Priscilla Bennett October 20, 1663 Rehoboth (Bristol) MA Source citation: CARPENTER & ALLIED FAMILIES 1936 P.17
Marriage of a parent	William (Deacon) Carpenter, — Miriam SearlesSale, — View this family December 10, 1663 Rehoboth, Bristol, MA Source citation: Brøderbund WFT Vol. 2, Ed. 1, Tree #1534, Date of Import: Jun 14, 1997
Birth of a half-brother	Josiah Carpenter December 18, 1664 Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts
Birth of a half-brother	Nathaniel Carpenter May 12, 1667 Rehoboth (Bristol) MA Source citation: Brøderbund WFT Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree #5322, Date of Import: Jun 13, 1997 CARPENTER & ALLIED FAMILIES 1936, p 19.
Birth of a half-brother	Daniel Carpenter, October 8, 1669 Rehoboth (Bristol) Massachusetts Source citation: Brøderbund WFT Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree #5322, Date of Import: Jun 13, 1997
Birth of a half-brother	Noah Carpenter March 28, 1672 Rehoboth (Bristol) MA Source citation: Brøderbund WFT Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree #5322, Date of Import: Jun 13, 1997 CARPENTER & ALLIED FAMILIES 1936, P.19.
Birth of a half-sister	Miriam Carpenter October 16, 1674 Rehoboth (Bristol) MA Source citation: Brøderbund WFT Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree #5322, Date of Import: Jun 13, 1997 CARPENTER & ALLIED FAMILIES 1936, P.19
Birth of a half-brother	Obadiah Carpenter March 12, 1677/78 CE (March 22, 1678) Rehoboth (Bristol) Massachusetts Source citation: Brøderbund WFT Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree #5322, Date of Import: Jun 13, 1997 CARPENTER & ALLIED FAMILIES 1936, P.19.
Birth of a half-brother	Ephraim Carpenter April 25, 1681 Rehoboth (Bristol) Massachusetts Source citation: Brøderbund WFT Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree #5322, Date of Import: Jun 13, 1997
Birth of a half-sister	Hannah Carpenter, April 10, 1684 Rehoboth, Bristol, MA Source citation: Brøderbund WFT Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree #5322, Date of Import: Jun 13, 1997 CARPENTER & ALLIED FAMILIES, 1936
Death of a paternal grandmother	Abigail Bennett, February 22, 1686/87 CE (March 4, 1687) prob. Rehoboth [now Attleboro], Mass.
Birth of a half-sister	Abigail Carpenter April 15, 1687 Rehoboth (Bristol) MA Source citation: Brøderbund WFT Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree #5322, Date of Import: Jun 13, 1997
Marriage	Hannah Strong — View this family March 4, 1690/91 CE (March 14, 1691) (aged 27 years) Northampton/Coventry CT @ NewEngMar p.135 Source citation: Dict.New Eng @ Savage;NewEngMarr.p.135
Birth of a daughter	Hannah Carpenter August 15, 1699
Death of a daughter	Hannah Carpenter 1700
Death of a father	William (Deacon) Carpenter, January 26, 1703/04 CE (February 6, 1704) Rehoboth (Bristol) MA (age 72) Source citation: CARPENTER & ALLIED FAMILIES 1936 P.17
Death of a half-sister	Miriam Carpenter May 21, 1706
Death of a half-sister	Hannah Carpenter, 1709 Source citation: Brøderbund WFT Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree #5322, Date of Import: Jun 13, 1997
Death of a brother	William Carpenter March 10, 1718/19 CE (March 21, 1719) Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts
Death of a half-brother	Daniel Carpenter, September 14, 1721 Rehoboth, MA @ Savage; 1721 @ Marr>1700 Source citation: Brøderbund WFT Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree #5322, Date of Import: Jun 13, 1997 Dict.of New Eng, VOL I by Savage
Death of a half-brother	Josiah Carpenter February 28, 1726/27 CE (March 11, 1727) Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts
Comment 2	Carpenter. Mother died day Benjamin was
Comment 1	born. Married Hannah Strong - 12 children
Comment 1	son of William III and Priscilla Bennett-
Death	April 18, 1738 (aged 74 years) Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: 1631 25 25 — England >Rehoboth Marriage: October 5, 1651 — Rehoboth (Bristol) MA Marriage: December 10, 1663 — Rehoboth, Bristol, MA Occupation: Town Clerk of REHOBOTH 1668-1703 Other Residence: REHOBOTH, MA Comment: Reliable councillor in the colony Comment: Deputy to Plymouth Court 1656 & 1668 Comment: Superior business ability Comment: 1670 Committee to settle land purchase Death: January 26, 1703/04 CE — Rehoboth (Bristol) MA (age 72) Fact 1: IF — November 20, 1946 Religion: CHOSEN DEACON OF THE CHURCH IN 1668 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Priscilla Bennett John Carpenter William Carpenter Priscilla Carpenter Benjamin Carpenter Family with spouse Miriam SearlesSale, Josiah Carpenter Nathaniel Carpenter Daniel Carpenter, Noah Carpenter Miriam Carpenter Obadiah Carpenter Ephraim Carpenter Hannah Carpenter, Abigail Carpenter William (Deacon) Carpenter, 1631–1703/04 CE Birth: 1631 25 25 — England >Rehoboth Death: January 26, 1703/04 CE — Rehoboth (Bristol) MA (age 72)
mother	Links Birth: about 1633 52 43 — Weymouth, England Marriage: October 5, 1651 — Rehoboth (Bristol) MA Other Residence: England > New England Comment 2: four children: John, Wm, Priscilla & Benj Comment 1: died day Benjamin was born in 1663 Comment 1: married William Carpenter III in 1651 Comment 4: William Carpenter III remarried Death: October 20, 1663 — Rehoboth (Bristol) MA Fact 1: IF — November 20, 1946 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William (Deacon) Carpenter, John Carpenter William Carpenter Priscilla Carpenter Benjamin Carpenter Priscilla Bennett 1633–1663 Birth: about 1633 52 43 — Weymouth, England Death: October 20, 1663 — Rehoboth (Bristol) MA
Marriage	Marriage — October 5, 1651 — Rehoboth (Bristol) MA
13 months elder brother	Links Birth: October 19, 1652 21 19 — Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Death: 1653 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships John Carpenter 1652–1653 Birth: October 19, 1652 21 19 — Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Death: 1653
7 years elder brother	Links Birth: June 20, 1659 28 26 — Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Death: March 10, 1718/19 CE — Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships William Carpenter 1659–1718/19 CE Birth: June 20, 1659 28 26 — Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Death: March 10, 1718/19 CE — Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts
2 years elder sister	Links Birth: July 24, 1661 30 28 — Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Death: 1662 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Priscilla Carpenter 1661–1662 Birth: July 24, 1661 30 28 — Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Death: 1662
2 years himself	Links Birth: October 20, 1663 32 30 — Rehoboth (Bristol) MA Marriage: March 4, 1690/91 CE — Northampton/Coventry CT @ NewEngMar p.135 Comment 2: Carpenter. Mother died day Benjamin was Comment 1: born. Married Hannah Strong - 12 children Comment 1: son of William III and Priscilla Bennett- Death: April 18, 1738 — Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Hannah Strong Hannah Carpenter Benjamin Carpenter 1663–1738 Birth: October 20, 1663 32 30 — Rehoboth (Bristol) MA Death: April 18, 1738 — Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut

Father’s family with Miriam SearlesSale,
father	Links Birth: 1631 25 25 — England >Rehoboth Marriage: October 5, 1651 — Rehoboth (Bristol) MA Marriage: December 10, 1663 — Rehoboth, Bristol, MA Occupation: Town Clerk of REHOBOTH 1668-1703 Other Residence: REHOBOTH, MA Comment: Reliable councillor in the colony Comment: Deputy to Plymouth Court 1656 & 1668 Comment: Superior business ability Comment: 1670 Committee to settle land purchase Death: January 26, 1703/04 CE — Rehoboth (Bristol) MA (age 72) Fact 1: IF — November 20, 1946 Religion: CHOSEN DEACON OF THE CHURCH IN 1668 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Priscilla Bennett John Carpenter William Carpenter Priscilla Carpenter Benjamin Carpenter Family with spouse Miriam SearlesSale, Josiah Carpenter Nathaniel Carpenter Daniel Carpenter, Noah Carpenter Miriam Carpenter Obadiah Carpenter Ephraim Carpenter Hannah Carpenter, Abigail Carpenter William (Deacon) Carpenter, 1631–1703/04 CE Birth: 1631 25 25 — England >Rehoboth Death: January 26, 1703/04 CE — Rehoboth (Bristol) MA (age 72)
stepmother	Links Birth: 1639 29 42 — Rehoboth, Bristol, MA Marriage: December 10, 1663 — Rehoboth, Bristol, MA Death: May 1, 1722 — Rehoboth, MA (age 76) Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William (Deacon) Carpenter, Josiah Carpenter Nathaniel Carpenter Daniel Carpenter, Noah Carpenter Miriam Carpenter Obadiah Carpenter Ephraim Carpenter Hannah Carpenter, Abigail Carpenter Miriam SearlesSale, 1639–1722 Birth: 1639 29 42 — Rehoboth, Bristol, MA Death: May 1, 1722 — Rehoboth, MA (age 76)
Marriage	Marriage — December 10, 1663 — Rehoboth, Bristol, MA
1 year half-brother	Links Birth: December 18, 1664 33 25 — Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Military service: Marriage: November 24, 1692 — Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Other Residence: Massachusetts Comment 2: sibs: Nathaniel, Daniel, Noah, Miriam Comment 1: Obediah, Ephraim, Hannah & Abigail; half- Comment 1: son: William and Miriam Searles-Carpenter. Comment 4: sibs: John, William, Priscilla & Benjamin. Death: February 28, 1726/27 CE — Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth Read Josiah Carpenter 1664–1726/27 CE Birth: December 18, 1664 33 25 — Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Death: February 28, 1726/27 CE — Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts
2 years half-brother	Links Birth: May 12, 1667 36 28 — Rehoboth (Bristol) MA Military service: Marriage: September 18, 1693 — Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Marriage: November 17, 1695 Marriage: July 8, 1707 Marriage: after 1707 Other Residence: Rehoboth, MA Comment 1: married X4 Death: after 1740 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Rachel Cooper Family with spouse Mary Preston Family with spouse Mary Bacon Family with spouse Mary Cooper Nathaniel Carpenter 1667–1740 Birth: May 12, 1667 36 28 — Rehoboth (Bristol) MA Death: after 1740
2 years half-brother	Links Birth: October 8, 1669 38 30 — Rehoboth (Bristol) Massachusetts Military service: Marriage: 1686 Marriage: April 15, 1695 — Rehoboth, MA; 3 chidlren Marriage: March 30, 1704 — Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Marriage: September 12, 1710 — Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Marriage: October 15, 1718 — Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Occupation: Farmer and Rehoboth Town Clerk (25 yrs) Other Residence: Rehoboth (Bristol) Massachusetts Comment: MILITARY: Doleful Expedition of Phillips Comment: against Quebec. Comment: son of William & Miriam Searles Carpenter Comment: 8 siblings; 4 half-sibs. Death: September 14, 1721 — Rehoboth, MA @ Savage; 1721 @ Marr>1700 Burial: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Hyde Family with spouse Bethia Bliss, Daniel Carpenter, Family with spouse Elizabeth Butterworth Family with spouse Margaret Thurston Family with spouse Mary (Margaret) Hunt Daniel Carpenter, 1669–1721 Birth: October 8, 1669 38 30 — Rehoboth (Bristol) Massachusetts Death: September 14, 1721 — Rehoboth, MA @ Savage; 1721 @ Marr>1700
3 years half-brother	Links Birth: March 28, 1672 41 33 — Rehoboth (Bristol) MA Military service: Marriage: 1689 Marriage: 1689 Marriage: December 3, 1700 Other Residence: Rehoboth > Attelboro MA Comment 2: known offspring: 14 Comment 1: married X3 Death: April 2, 1756 — d.7 June 1753 @ LDS; Attleboro Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Ruth Follett Family with spouse Tabithy Bishop Family with spouse Sarah Johnson Noah Carpenter 1672–1756 Birth: March 28, 1672 41 33 — Rehoboth (Bristol) MA Death: April 2, 1756 — d.7 June 1753 @ LDS; Attleboro
3 years half-sister	Links Birth: October 16, 1674 43 35 — Rehoboth (Bristol) MA Marriage: June 23, 1691 — Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Other Residence: Rehoboth (Bristol) MA Comment 2: m. 23 June 1691 to Jonathan Bliss Comment 1: Colonial Records show b. as 16 October Comment 1: dau of William (1631) & Miriam Searles Comment 4: while others indicate 26 October. Death: May 21, 1706 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Jonathan Bliss Miriam Carpenter 1674–1706 Birth: October 16, 1674 43 35 — Rehoboth (Bristol) MA Death: May 21, 1706
4 years half-brother	Links Birth: March 12, 1677/78 CE 47 39 — Rehoboth (Bristol) Massachusetts Marriage: November 6, 1703 Death: October 25, 1749 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Deliverance Preston Obadiah Carpenter 1677/78 CE–1749 Birth: March 12, 1677/78 CE 47 39 — Rehoboth (Bristol) Massachusetts Death: October 25, 1749
3 years half-brother	Links Birth: April 25, 1681 50 42 — Rehoboth (Bristol) Massachusetts Marriage: August 14, 1704 — Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Marriage: March 24, 1717/18 CE — Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Comment 2: Carpenter; 8 sibs and 4 half-sibs. Comment 1: Married twice: Hannah Read 1704 and Comment 1: son of William (1631) and Miriam Searles- Comment 4: Mrs. Martha (Ide) Carpenter Death: April 20, 1743 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Hannah Read Family with spouse Martha Ide Carpenter Ephraim Carpenter 1681–1743 Birth: April 25, 1681 50 42 — Rehoboth (Bristol) Massachusetts Death: April 20, 1743
3 years half-sister	Links Birth: April 10, 1684 53 45 — Rehoboth, Bristol, MA Marriage: November 23, 1703 — Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Comment 2: married Jonathan Chaffee 23 Nov 1703 Comment 1: children: unknown Comment 1: dau of William and Miriam Searles-Carpente Comment 4: Chaffee is CHASE @ Savage Death: 1709 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Jonathan Chaffee, Hannah Chaffee Jonathan Chaffee, Jr. Nathaniel Chaffee, Dan Chaffee Miriam Chaffee Susanna Chaffee Ephraim Chaffee William Chaffee Susanna Chaffee Deliverance Chaffee Josiah Chaffee Susanna Chaffee Hannah Carpenter, 1684–1709 Birth: April 10, 1684 53 45 — Rehoboth, Bristol, MA Death: 1709
3 years half-sister	Links Birth: April 15, 1687 56 48 — Rehoboth (Bristol) MA Marriage: November 12, 1706 — Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Death: January 15, 1781 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Daniel Perrin Abigail Carpenter 1687–1781 Birth: April 15, 1687 56 48 — Rehoboth (Bristol) MA Death: January 15, 1781

Family with Hannah Strong
himself	Links Birth: October 20, 1663 32 30 — Rehoboth (Bristol) MA Marriage: March 4, 1690/91 CE — Northampton/Coventry CT @ NewEngMar p.135 Comment 2: Carpenter. Mother died day Benjamin was Comment 1: born. Married Hannah Strong - 12 children Comment 1: son of William III and Priscilla Bennett- Death: April 18, 1738 — Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Hannah Strong Hannah Carpenter Benjamin Carpenter 1663–1738 Birth: October 20, 1663 32 30 — Rehoboth (Bristol) MA Death: April 18, 1738 — Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut
wife	Links Birth: about 1665 51 Marriage: March 4, 1690/91 CE — Northampton/Coventry CT @ NewEngMar p.135 Death: March 20, 1762 — Coventry Conn. Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Benjamin Carpenter Hannah Carpenter Hannah Strong 1665–1762 Birth: about 1665 51 Death: March 20, 1762 — Coventry Conn.
Marriage	Marriage — March 4, 1690/91 CE — Northampton/Coventry CT @ NewEngMar p.135
9 years daughter	Links Birth: August 15, 1699 35 34 Death: 1700 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Hannah Carpenter 1699–1700 Birth: August 15, 1699 35 34 Death: 1700

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Marriage	Source citation: Dict.New Eng @ Savage;NewEngMarr.p.135

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Shared note	[] Savage p.335-6: CARPENTER, Benjamin, Northampton, s. of the sec. William of Rehoboth, m. 1691, Hannah, d. of Jedediah Strong, had Freedom, b. 13 July 1692; Amos, 6 Nov 1693; Benjamin, 3 Oct. 1695; Jedediah, 1 Oct. 1697; Hannah, 15 Aug 1699; Eliphalet, 16 Oct.1701, d. in few mos; Eliphalet again; Noah, 24 Dec 1705; Eliz 15 June 1707; Ebenezer; rem. to Coventry, there d. 18 Apr. 1738. His wid. d. 20 Mar. 1762, aged 91./ Benjamin was the son of William and Priscilla Bennett-Carpenter. He was born on the same day as his mother died. Benjamin was born 20 October 1663 in Rehoboth (Bristol) Massachusetts. He had three siblings: John, William and Priscilla. Hisfather remarried (Miriam Searles) and he had nine half-siblings: Josiah, Nathaniel, Daniel, Noah, Miriam, Obadiah, Ephraim, Hannah and Abigail. Benjamin was a farmer. He, with family, moved from Rehoboth to Northampton, Massachusetts in 1708 and soon after to Coventry, Connecticut. On June 22, 1708, he made a quitclaim deed to his brother Nathaniel for lands left to him by hisfather, William Carpenter of Rehoboth. July 1, 17089, "now in Coventry," Connecticut, "later of Northampton," when he quitclaimed to his brother William land that fell to him by the will of his father, William, of Rehoboth. He married Hannah STRONG. (It was noted by Anne Rose that Jedadiah, Hannah's son, b. 1697, is an ancestor of England's Princess Diana, whose children will inherit the English kingdom). Benjamin had ten children: Prudence (twin) b. 13 July 1692; Freedom (twin) b. 13 July 1692; Amos b. 6 November 1693, married 23 October 1718 to Deborah Long, died 1793; Bewnjamin Junior born 03 October 1695, married 12 April 1726-27 to RebeccaSmith; Jedadiah born 01 October 1697, married 24 May 1725 to Mary Brown, died 15 December 1731 (This is Princess Diana's ancestor.); Hannah, born 15 August 1699, married 06 October 1730 to David Round; Eliphalet born 16 October 1701 and died 28August 1702; Eliphalet born 29 Novembeer 1703,married first 01 November 1727 to Elizabeth Andrews, second on 26 October 1773 to Abigail Ladd, and died 22 February 1792; Noah born 24 December 1705, married first Kesiah; second marriage September1744 to Mrs. Elizabeth Curtis; Elizabeth born 15 Juen 1707 and Ebenezer, who was the first white child born (09 November 1709) in Coventry, Connecticut--Ebenezer was a farmer, constable and held town offices, married 1739 Eunice Thompson inCoventry, Conn and in his will, dated 16 January 1777 names 11 children. He and his wife both died of "spotted fever" on 30 January 1777 and were buried in one grave. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: April 11, 1992 letter from Anne Rose to Nancy Cerny: Simon CARPENTER b. 1716 in Bristol County Massachusetts was the son of Noah Carpenter born 28 March 1673 and first wife was Sarah Johnson. Noah was half-brother ofBenjamin b. 1663. REFERENCES: CARPENTER & ALLIED FAMILIES by Annie I. Carpenter 1936, p.17,19.REHOBOTH BRANCH OF THE CARPENTER FAMILY IN AMERICA by Amos B. Carpenter, pp.44, 53, 65 and 835. CLIPPINGS: 1890, 1891, 1913. COVENTRY, CONNECTICUT: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS (1897) P.176. NEW ENGLAND HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL REGISTER, Vol LXV, p.65./

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Savage p.335-6:
CARPENTER, Benjamin, Northampton, s. of the sec. William of Rehoboth, m. 1691, Hannah, d. of Jedediah Strong, had Freedom, b. 13 July 1692; Amos, 6 Nov 1693; Benjamin, 3 Oct. 1695; Jedediah, 1 Oct. 1697; Hannah, 15 Aug 1699; Eliphalet, 16 Oct.1701, d. in few mos; Eliphalet again; Noah, 24 Dec 1705; Eliz 15 June 1707; Ebenezer; rem. to Coventry, there d. 18 Apr. 1738. His wid. d. 20 Mar. 1762, aged 91./

Benjamin was the son of William and Priscilla Bennett-Carpenter. He was born on the same day as his mother died. Benjamin was born 20 October 1663 in Rehoboth (Bristol) Massachusetts. He had three siblings: John, William and Priscilla. Hisfather remarried (Miriam Searles) and he had nine half-siblings: Josiah, Nathaniel, Daniel, Noah, Miriam, Obadiah, Ephraim, Hannah and Abigail.
Benjamin was a farmer. He, with family, moved from Rehoboth to Northampton, Massachusetts in 1708 and soon after to Coventry, Connecticut. On June 22, 1708, he made a quitclaim deed to his brother Nathaniel for lands left to him by hisfather, William Carpenter of Rehoboth. July 1, 17089, "now in Coventry," Connecticut, "later of Northampton," when he quitclaimed to his brother William land that fell to him by the will of his father, William, of Rehoboth.
He married Hannah STRONG. (It was noted by Anne Rose that Jedadiah, Hannah's son, b. 1697, is an ancestor of England's Princess Diana, whose children will inherit the English kingdom).
Benjamin had ten children: Prudence (twin) b. 13 July 1692; Freedom (twin) b. 13 July 1692; Amos b. 6 November 1693, married 23 October 1718 to Deborah Long, died 1793; Bewnjamin Junior born 03 October 1695, married 12 April 1726-27 to RebeccaSmith; Jedadiah born 01 October 1697, married 24 May 1725 to Mary Brown, died 15 December 1731 (This is Princess Diana's ancestor.); Hannah, born 15 August 1699, married 06 October 1730 to David Round; Eliphalet born 16 October 1701 and died 28August 1702; Eliphalet born 29 Novembeer 1703,married first 01 November 1727 to Elizabeth Andrews, second on 26 October 1773 to Abigail Ladd, and died 22 February 1792; Noah born 24 December 1705, married first Kesiah; second marriage September1744 to Mrs. Elizabeth Curtis; Elizabeth born 15 Juen 1707 and Ebenezer, who was the first white child born (09 November 1709) in Coventry, Connecticut--Ebenezer was a farmer, constable and held town offices, married 1739 Eunice Thompson inCoventry, Conn and in his will, dated 16 January 1777 names 11 children. He and his wife both died of "spotted fever" on 30 January 1777 and were buried in one grave.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: April 11, 1992 letter from Anne Rose to Nancy Cerny: Simon CARPENTER b. 1716 in Bristol County Massachusetts was the son of Noah Carpenter born 28 March 1673 and first wife was Sarah Johnson. Noah was half-brother ofBenjamin b. 1663.
REFERENCES:
CARPENTER & ALLIED FAMILIES by Annie I. Carpenter 1936, p.17,19.REHOBOTH BRANCH OF THE CARPENTER FAMILY IN AMERICA by Amos B. Carpenter, pp.44, 53, 65 and 835.
CLIPPINGS: 1890, 1891, 1913.
COVENTRY, CONNECTICUT: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS (1897) P.176.
NEW ENGLAND HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL REGISTER, Vol LXV, p.65./

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father Parents William (Capt) Carpenter, Abigail Bennett,	William (Deacon) Carpenter, 1631–1703/04 CE
mother Parents Edward Bennett Elizabeth m Bennett…	Priscilla Bennett 1633–1663
elder brother	John Carpenter 1652–1653
elder brother	William Carpenter 1659–1718/19 CE
elder sister	Priscilla Carpenter 1661–1662
himself	Benjamin Carpenter 1663–1738

Father’s family with Miriam SearlesSale,
father Parents William (Capt) Carpenter, Abigail Bennett,	William (Deacon) Carpenter, 1631–1703/04 CE
stepmother Parents Edward Searles, Margaret m Searles,	Miriam SearlesSale, 1639–1722
half-brother Family Elizabeth Read	Josiah Carpenter 1664–1726/27 CE
half-brother Family Rachel Cooper Family Mary Preston Family Mary Bacon Family Mary Cooper	Nathaniel Carpenter 1667–1740
half-brother Family Mary Hyde Family Bethia Bliss, Daniel Carpenter, Family Elizabeth Butterworth Family Margaret Thurston Family Mary (Margaret) Hunt	Daniel Carpenter, 1669–1721
half-brother Family Ruth Follett Family Tabithy Bishop Family Sarah Johnson	Noah Carpenter 1672–1756
half-sister Family Jonathan Bliss	Miriam Carpenter 1674–1706
half-brother Family Deliverance Preston	Obadiah Carpenter 1677/78 CE–1749
half-brother Family Hannah Read Family Martha Ide Carpenter	Ephraim Carpenter 1681–1743
half-sister Family Jonathan Chaffee, Hannah Chaffee Jonathan Chaffee, Jr. Nathaniel Chaffee, Dan Chaffee Miriam Chaffee Susanna Chaffee Ephraim Chaffee William Chaffee Susanna Chaffee Deliverance Chaffee Josiah Chaffee Susanna Chaffee	Hannah Carpenter, 1684–1709
half-sister Family Daniel Perrin	Abigail Carpenter 1687–1781

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himself	Benjamin Carpenter 1663–1738
wife Parents Jedediah Strong	Hannah Strong 1665–1762
daughter	Hannah Carpenter 1699–1700

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Benjamin Carpenter(1663–1738)
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