William Carpenter b. 23 May 1605 probably, Amesbury, Wiltshire, England d. Abt 1685 Rehoboth, Bristol Co, Massachusetts: WellsWooster Genealogy

1605 - Abt 1685

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Name	William Carpenter [1]
Born	23 May 1605	probably, Amesbury, Wiltshire, England
Gender	Male
Will	10 Feb 1679/80 [2]
Died	Abt 1685	Rehoboth, Bristol Co, Massachusetts
Probate	07 Sep 1685
Notes	William came to America with his father-in-law and his wife. Their ship left Dartmouth, Devonshire, England on Friday May 1, 1635 (should be 1636) and arrived in New England on June 24, 1636 at Hingham, MA. The ship was called the "Plain Joan" and arrived in Boston after a 54 day trip. William is listed in the first deed executed in the Colony by Roger Williams. Robert Coles lived on the property adjoining. William Carpenter, Robert Coles and William Arnold were three of 14 charter members of the Baptist Church of America established by Roger Williams at Providence on August 3, 1638. For defense against indian attacks, William Carpenter built a block house on his property soon after settling there. In an Indian attack during King Phillip's War, all the settlers gathered for protection inside the block house, where their brave stand compelled the Indians to retreat. This William's son William Jr. was killed in the attack though, and this William, while busily engaged in repairing the damage to his estate died on Sept. 7, 1685. William Carpenter was one of the original 13 proprietors of Pawtuxet, RI.
Person ID	I27155	Bryant
Last Modified	4 Feb 2005

Family Elizabeth Arnold, b. 23 Nov 1611, Ilchester, Somerset, England , d. Abt 1683, Pawtucket, Providence Co, Rhode Island

Married Abt 1637 probably, Providence, Providence Co, Rhode Island [3]

Children

	1. Joseph Carpenter, b. Abt 1638, probably, Providence, Providence Co, Rhode Island , d. 23 May 1695, Musketa Cove, Long Island, New York
	2. Lydia Carpenter, b. Abt 1640, Pawtuxet (now Pawtucket), Providence Co, Rhode Island , d. 01 Oct 1711, probably, Warwick, Kent Co, Rhode Island
	3. Ephraim Carpenter, b. 1640, Pawtuxet (now Pawtucket), Providence Co, Rhode Island , d. 1703, Oyster Bay, Queens Co, Long Island
	4. Priscilla Carpenter, b. Abt 1643, Pawtuxet (now Pawtucket), Providence Co, Rhode Island , d. 1690, Rhode Island
	5. Timothy Carpenter, b. Abt 1645, Pawtuxet (now Pawtucket), Providence Co, Rhode Island , d. 19 Aug 1726, probably, Providence, Providence Co, Rhode Island
	6. William Carpenter, b. 1645, Pawtuxet (now Pawtucket), Providence Co, Rhode Island , d. 20 Jan 1677, Pawtuxet (now Pawtucket), Providence Co, Rhode Island
	7. Silas Carpenter, b. 1650, Pawtuxet (now Pawtucket), Providence Co, Rhode Island , d. 25 Dec 1695, Pawtuxet (now Pawtucket), Providence Co, Rhode Island
	8. Benjamin Carpenter, b. 1653, Pawtuxet (now Pawtucket), Providence Co, Rhode Island , d. 03 Mar 1711, Providence, Providence Co, Rhode Island

Family ID F1041 Group Sheet

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	Born - 23 May 1605 - probably, Amesbury, Wiltshire, England
	Married - Abt 1637 - probably, Providence, Providence Co, Rhode Island
	Died - Abt 1685 - Rehoboth, Bristol Co, Massachusetts

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[S274] Ancestral File (R), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998).
[S312] The Great Migration, Anderson, Robert Charles & George F. Sanborn, Melinde Lutz Sanborn, (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts, 1999), p. 88.
[S13] NEHGR, NEHGR, (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society), 159:54.