William Carpenter

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate death: 7 Feb 1658, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts

Notes:

Zubrinsky: This William Carpenter "died at Rehoboth, Plymouth Colony (that part now Rumford, East Providence, Rhode Island)." His and his wife's burial place is also called Newman Cemetery.

Note that before 1895, the parish of Shalbourne straddled the boundary between Wiltshire and Berkshire, and the Hampshire border was and still is only four miles away.

Emigrated with his father, wife, and offspring on the Bevis, which departed Southampton before 2 May 1638.

He was a carpenter and a planter. He was literate; his will mentions many books, including works in Latin and Greek. There exists no record of him undergoing higher education; Zubrinsky (citation details below) speculates that he may have been tutored by a local clergyman.

At various times, deputy to the general court of both the Massachusetts Bay Colony and the Plymouth Colony. Many other offices listed by Zubrinsky, citation details below.

William married Abigail Briant on 28 Apr 1625 in St. Michael and All Angels, Shalbourne, Berkshire, England. Abigail (daughter of John Briant and Alice) was born before 27 May 1604; was christened on 27 May 1604 in Shalbourne, Berkshire, England; died on 22 Feb 1687 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts; was buried on 22 Feb 1687 in Old Rehoboth Cemetery, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. William Carpenter was born before 22 Nov 1631 in Shalbourne, Berkshire, England; was christened on 22 Nov 1631 in Shalbourne, Berkshire, England; died on 26 Jan 1703 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts.
2. Joseph Carpenter was born before 6 Apr 1634; was christened on 6 Apr 1634 in Shalbourne, Berkshire, England; died between 3 May 1675 and 6 May 1675 in Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate birth: Abt 1576
• Alternate death: Aft 1638

Notes:

Emigrated with his son William's family on the Bevis, 1638. The last extant record of him being alive is that ship's passenger record; he may have died at sea, in Weymouth, or in Rehoboth.

He was a carpenter, evidently illiterate.