James Carpenter 
M, (circa 1751 - )
James Carpenter was born circa 1751. He was the son of Thomas Carpenter.
In 1892 the "History of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania" was published, in which we find James's biography that was submitted to the book's editor, John F. Meginness. On page 1075, preserved for future generations we find the following:
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.1
In 1892 the "History of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania" was published, in which we find James's biography that was submitted to the book's editor, John F. Meginness. On page 1075, preserved for future generations we find the following:
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.1
Children of James Carpenter
- William Carpenter (c 1774 - )
- Samuel Carpenter (2 Mar 1776 - 9 Dec 1858)
- Elizabeth Carpenter (1781 - 10 Aug 1866)
- Mary Carpenter (c 1784 - )
- John Carpenter+ (1788 - 3 Jul 1865)
- James Carpenter2 (1794 - 4 Feb 1870)
Last Edited=20 Jan 2013
Citations
- [S14] John F Meginness, History of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania (Baltimore, Maryland: prepared by Lycoming Historical Society; Gateway Press, Inc., 1990 reprint of 1892 original), p. 1075.
- [S2221] Retneprac, Carpenter Family Tree, online http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/32511536/ ( page last updated 2012) viewed on 1 April 2012.