Carpenter, *William

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Excerpt below taken from History of Lycoming County Pennsylvania, Chapter LII - Biographical Sketches (edited by John F. Meginness; ?1892)

JAMES CARPENTER was one of the pioneers of Lycoming county. He was a son of Thomas Carpenter, a native of Nottingham, England, who came to America during the Revolution and served in that war for Independence. Soon after the close of that struggle for liberty, James Carpenter came to the West Branch valley and took up 700 acres of land on what is now the line of Anthony and Woodward townships, Lycoming county, upon which he spent the balance of his life. He never obtained his patent for this land, but it was afterwards obtained by his grandsons, Jesse B. and David J. Carpenter. His children were: William, and Samuel, both of whom removed to Indiana; John; James; Polly, who married John Cohick; and Mary, who married George Bennett, all of whom are dead.
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Entry in the 1810 Census for William Carpenter

Ancestry.com Search showed -
Name: Carpentore, William
Township: Lycoming
County: Lycoming
State: Pennsylvania
Year: 1810
Roll: M252_52
Page: 816
Image: 22
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A William Carpenter family is enumerated in the 1820 Franklin Co., Indiana Census (Posey Twp., page 225, Microfilm Roll #M33_13) as follows:
~ 2 white males age 0-10 (Abraham & James?)
~ 1 white male age 26-45 (William)
~ 2 white females age 0-10 (?Deborah Ann and ?)
~ 1 white female age 10-16 (possible a sister of Wm or Susan?)
~ 1 white female age 16-26 (Susan)
Index search, using soundex, shows no other Carpenters in this county in 1820.
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A William Carpenter is listed on the 1822 Franklin Co., Indiana Posey Township Tax List. No other Carpenters are listed in the township on this tax list.

A William Carpenter is also listed on the 1834 Franklin Co., Indiana Posey Township Tax List. No other Carpenters are listed in the township on this tax list.
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Bureau of Land Management - General Land Office Records (online database)

Accession/Serial #: IN0400__.034 BLM Serial #: IN NO S/N

Names
Patentee: WILLIAM CARPENTER
Survey
State: INDIANA
Acres: 80
Metes/Bounds: No

Title Transfer
Issue Date: 2/20/1823
Land Office: Brookville
Cancelled: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
Document Numbers
Document Nr.: 2609
Accession/Serial Nr.: IN0400__.034
BLM Serial Nr.: IN NO S/N

Aliquot Parts: W?SE
Sec./Block: 2/
Township: 12-N
Range: 11-E
Fract. Section: No
Meridian: 2nd PM
State: IN
Counties: Franklin

(MY NOTE: A review of the copy of the original document shows "William Carpenter from Franklin County, Indiana")
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A William Carpenter family is enumerated in the 1830 Franklin Co., Indiana Census (Unknown Twp., page 273 or Ancestry.com image page 18) as follows:
~ 2 white males under age 5 (Edward and ?)
~ 2 white males age 5-10 (Israel and ?)
~ 1 white male age 10-15 (James?)
~ 1 white male age 40-50 (William)
~ 2 white females age 5-10 (Deborah Ann, and ?)
~ 1 white female age 30-40 (Susan)
Index search, using soundex, shows no other Carpenters in this county in 1830.
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Bureau of Land Management - General Land Office Records (online database)

Accession/Serial #: IN0790__.288 BLM Serial #: IN NO S/N

Names
Patentee: WILLIAM CARPENTER
Survey
State: INDIANA
Acres: 40
Metes/Bounds: No

Title Transfer
Issue Date: 3/15/1837
Land Office: Indianapolis
Cancelled: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
Document Numbers
Document Nr.: 22451
Accession/Serial Nr.: IN0790__.288
BLM Serial Nr.: IN NO S/N

Aliquot Parts: NESE
Sec./Block: 2/
Township: 12-N
Range: 11-E
Fract. Section: No
Meridian: 2nd PM
State: IN
Counties: Franklin

(MY NOTE: A review of the copy of the original document shows "William Carpenter from Franklin County, Indiana")
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William's family is enumerated in the 1840 Franklin Co., Indiana Census (Unknown Twp., page 321 or Ancestry.com image page 135) as follows:
~ 1 white male under age 5
~ 1 white male age 15-20
~ 1 white male age 40-50
~ 1 white female age 10-15
~ 1 white female age 40-50
(NOTE: Enumerated right before William is a James Carpenter, likely William's son. Enumerated right after Wm is Daniel Tucker (who is probably Wm's son-in-law).
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William' family is enumerated in the 1850 Franklin Co., Indiana Census (Posey Twp, page 211, Microfilm Roll # M432_146 or Ancestry.com Image page 19) as follows:
~ William Carpenter - age 61 or 67, farmer, real estate value $2500, born in Penn
~ Susan Carpenter - age 50, born in Penn
~ Sarah Carpenter - age 19, born in Ohio
~ William Carpenter - age 18, born in Ohio
~ Oliver Carpenter - age 14, born in Ohio
~ DeWitt Carpenter - age 2, born in Indiana

(NOTE: Enumerated right by William are two Tucker families.)
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The following was found online at: http://departments.mwc.edu/hipr/www/inventories/franklin/carpenter,william.htm (Thanks Judy!)

Inventory of William Carpenter
Franklin County
October Term AD 1858
Pages 52-53
Inventory of the personal estate of William Carpenter, deceased, taken by Andrew J. Ross administrator and appraised by William S. Hildreth and Simeon Barber

No. Description of the Property Value
1 1 mare and colt 60.00x
2 1 one horse wagon 25.00
3 1 milch cow 20.00x
4 1 spotted cow and calf 18.00x
5 1 large white sow 10.00x
6 3 head of hogs 13.50x
7 1 lot of hay in the mow 25.00
8 1 lot of oats in the sheaf 3.00
9 1 wheat fan 3.50
10 2 forks (hay & manure) 1.00
11 ? of 14 acres in the field 63.00
12 ? of 8 acres in the field 37.50x
13 7? acres of oats in field 28.00
14 5 acres of grass 10.00x
15 2? acres of corn in field 15.00
16 4 acres of corn in field 28.00x
17 80 bushels corn in crib 20.00
18 1 large plow 4.00
19 1 shovel plow 1.50
20 1 log chain 1.00
21 1 harrow 2.50
22 2 axes .50x
23 1 saddle 3.00
24 1 saddle 2.00
25 1 sett one horse hames 1.50
26 2 augers and 1 drawing knife .60
27 2 bells .25
28 1 lot of old irons .50
29 1 hand saw .50
30 1 small wheel and reel 1.00
31 6 old barrels 1.50
32 1 small pot .25
33 1 large kettle 1.25
34 1 large kettle 1.25x
35 1 small skillet .25x
36 1 large skillet & tea kettle .75
37 1 churn .75x
38 1 hoe, 1 double tree & single tree .50
39 1 wash tub & board .50x
40 1 lot of crocks 1.25x
Page 52
41 1 oven and lid .30
42 2 iron wedges .50
43 1 dirt shovel .15
44 1 small pot .15
45 1 stove and furniture 18.00x
46 1 clock 2.50x
47 1 [cupboard] press 7.50x
48 2 bed stead & bedding 25.00x
49 1 sett of chairs 3.00x
50 1 dining table 5.00x
51 1 lot of cupboard ware &c 4.00x
52 1 looking glass .75x
53 1 barrel & vinegar .75x
54 1 sausage stuffer .10
55 2 smooth irons .75x
56 2 fire irons .50x
57 1 pair steelyards .50
58 1 fire shovel .50x
59 3 pecks of buckwheat .75
60 2 head yearling calves 12.00
61 1 note on William Armstrong due 1 day after date and dated April 25th 1856 16.50
62 cash on hand 44.00x
total $550.80

Signed by us this 28th day of June 1856
Wm S. Hildreth
Simeon Barbour

Rec'd of Andrew J. Ross administrator of the estate of my late husband, William Carpenter, deceased, the articles charged to me in the foregoing inventory the 28th day of June 1856.
Susan Carpenter

widows selection ($300) = x
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