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[] married Joseph Carpenter, son of WIlliam Carpenter of Providence, RI; a kinsman of her father. "... m her 2nd cousin Joseph, s/o William of Providence, on Apr 21, 1659. Joseph's lot at Pawtuxet was near or adjoining the one belonging to William of Rehoboth, who gave his dau Hannah that adjoining land. Hann accompanied her husband to Musketa Cove, where he played a prominent role in the early affairs of Oyster Bay, Long Island. In 1668 he founded a community which was called Carpenterville until the later 1800's when it became a Methodist campground. It latere evolved into a popular summer resort named W=Sea Cliff, with a lavish 300-room Victorian Hotel catering to well-heeled New Yorkers who arrived via sidewheel steamboats." Raymond G. Carpenter's PART 4: THE EARLY REHOBOTH MA BRANCH; THE FAMILY OF HEROES |