John Carpenter was the son of John Carpenter (III) (born about 1685 of Long Island, NY - died abt 1755 in or near Goshen, Orange County, NY) and Ruth Coe (abt 1710 NY - abt 1772 Goshen).
John Carpenter married Francis Johnson (b. abt 1745 NY - d. abt Sept 1776 Goshen) in 1772 in Orange County, NY. They had Margaret, Elinor, and James.
John Carpenter married Abigail Moore on 31 Jan 1779 in the First Presbyterian Church in Goshen, Orange, New York. They had Cynthia, John Coe, Benjamin, Abigail, Elizabeth, Mary, Isaac, Temperance and Susan.
Judge John Carpenter, as he was called was also known as "John the Distiller." John of Havertraw, NY represented Orange county in the Colonial Assembly in 1778 and he was also a Judge at one time in Orange county. He moved to Washington Town, north of Albany, NY and went into the distillery business and accumulated much property. He was a man of note and held many important offices. He was approved to make gunpowder with a partner for the Colonial Congress (27 April 1776 (Journal of
Provincial Congress, Vol. 1, page 223). The powder mill was in Salisbury
in the precinct of Cromwall, a part of the original precinct of Goshen.
Page 309 of the same record (19 Feb 1776) the congress was advised that someone on the ship "Asia" was indebted to John Carpenter for a slave bill of sale or some security for said debt. John was given permission to go secure the debt.
Among the citizens of Goshen who signed a pledge to fight against the British were John, John Jr., Elijah, Benjamin, Timothy, Noah, and William Carpenter.
A letter dated Cumberland County, Westminster, NY, 1 Feb 1776 to Provincial Congress from Benjamin Carpenter, Chairman of County Committee, announces nomination of field officers, among whom was Benjamin Carpenter, Esq., Second Colonel (prob. #309).
He was also into the manufacturer business with Henry Van Rensselaer.
Grandson Sands Coe Carpenter wrote that this John Carpenter built and
appropriated for the Hall at Philadelphia historically known as CARPENTER'S HALL for the use of the Convention that formed our Nation.
SOURCE: Letter of Sands Coe Carpenter to his cousin George B. Carpenter. A Patriot in New York State, DAR PATRIOT INDEX.
(In case you fuss with such things, the Orange County town "Haverstraw" has a typo (missing S), and "Cromwall" should be Cornwall. The spellings above are from the Carpenter Memorial.)
John Carpenter married Francis Johnson (b. abt 1745 NY - d. abt Sept 1776 Goshen) in 1772 in Orange County, NY. They had Margaret, Elinor, and James.
John Carpenter married Abigail Moore on 31 Jan 1779 in the First Presbyterian Church in Goshen, Orange, New York. They had Cynthia, John Coe, Benjamin, Abigail, Elizabeth, Mary, Isaac, Temperance and Susan.
Judge John Carpenter, as he was called was also known as "John the Distiller." John of Havertraw, NY represented Orange county in the Colonial Assembly in 1778 and he was also a Judge at one time in Orange county. He moved to Washington Town, north of Albany, NY and went into the distillery business and accumulated much property. He was a man of note and held many important offices. He was approved to make gunpowder with a partner for the Colonial Congress (27 April 1776 (Journal of
Provincial Congress, Vol. 1, page 223). The powder mill was in Salisbury
in the precinct of Cromwall, a part of the original precinct of Goshen.
Page 309 of the same record (19 Feb 1776) the congress was advised that someone on the ship "Asia" was indebted to John Carpenter for a slave bill of sale or some security for said debt. John was given permission to go secure the debt.
Among the citizens of Goshen who signed a pledge to fight against the British were John, John Jr., Elijah, Benjamin, Timothy, Noah, and William Carpenter.
A letter dated Cumberland County, Westminster, NY, 1 Feb 1776 to Provincial Congress from Benjamin Carpenter, Chairman of County Committee, announces nomination of field officers, among whom was Benjamin Carpenter, Esq., Second Colonel (prob. #309).
He was also into the manufacturer business with Henry Van Rensselaer.
Grandson Sands Coe Carpenter wrote that this John Carpenter built and
appropriated for the Hall at Philadelphia historically known as CARPENTER'S HALL for the use of the Convention that formed our Nation.
SOURCE: Letter of Sands Coe Carpenter to his cousin George B. Carpenter. A Patriot in New York State, DAR PATRIOT INDEX.
(In case you fuss with such things, the Orange County town "Haverstraw" has a typo (missing S), and "Cromwall" should be Cornwall. The spellings above are from the Carpenter Memorial.)
John Carpenter was the son of John Carpenter (III) (born about 1685 of Long Island, NY - died abt 1755 in or near Goshen, Orange County, NY) and Ruth Coe (abt 1710 NY - abt 1772 Goshen).
John Carpenter married Francis Johnson (b. abt 1745 NY - d. abt Sept 1776 Goshen) in 1772 in Orange County, NY. They had Margaret, Elinor, and James.
John Carpenter married Abigail Moore on 31 Jan 1779 in the First Presbyterian Church in Goshen, Orange, New York. They had Cynthia, John Coe, Benjamin, Abigail, Elizabeth, Mary, Isaac, Temperance and Susan.
Judge John Carpenter, as he was called was also known as "John the Distiller." John of Havertraw, NY represented Orange county in the Colonial Assembly in 1778 and he was also a Judge at one time in Orange county. He moved to Washington Town, north of Albany, NY and went into the distillery business and accumulated much property. He was a man of note and held many important offices. He was approved to make gunpowder with a partner for the Colonial Congress (27 April 1776 (Journal of
Provincial Congress, Vol. 1, page 223). The powder mill was in Salisbury
in the precinct of Cromwall, a part of the original precinct of Goshen.
Page 309 of the same record (19 Feb 1776) the congress was advised that someone on the ship "Asia" was indebted to John Carpenter for a slave bill of sale or some security for said debt. John was given permission to go secure the debt.
Among the citizens of Goshen who signed a pledge to fight against the British were John, John Jr., Elijah, Benjamin, Timothy, Noah, and William Carpenter.
A letter dated Cumberland County, Westminster, NY, 1 Feb 1776 to Provincial Congress from Benjamin Carpenter, Chairman of County Committee, announces nomination of field officers, among whom was Benjamin Carpenter, Esq., Second Colonel (prob. #309).
He was also into the manufacturer business with Henry Van Rensselaer.
Grandson Sands Coe Carpenter wrote that this John Carpenter built and
appropriated for the Hall at Philadelphia historically known as CARPENTER'S HALL for the use of the Convention that formed our Nation.
SOURCE: Letter of Sands Coe Carpenter to his cousin George B. Carpenter. A Patriot in New York State, DAR PATRIOT INDEX.
(In case you fuss with such things, the Orange County town "Haverstraw" has a typo (missing S), and "Cromwall" should be Cornwall. The spellings above are from the Carpenter Memorial.)
John Carpenter married Francis Johnson (b. abt 1745 NY - d. abt Sept 1776 Goshen) in 1772 in Orange County, NY. They had Margaret, Elinor, and James.
John Carpenter married Abigail Moore on 31 Jan 1779 in the First Presbyterian Church in Goshen, Orange, New York. They had Cynthia, John Coe, Benjamin, Abigail, Elizabeth, Mary, Isaac, Temperance and Susan.
Judge John Carpenter, as he was called was also known as "John the Distiller." John of Havertraw, NY represented Orange county in the Colonial Assembly in 1778 and he was also a Judge at one time in Orange county. He moved to Washington Town, north of Albany, NY and went into the distillery business and accumulated much property. He was a man of note and held many important offices. He was approved to make gunpowder with a partner for the Colonial Congress (27 April 1776 (Journal of
Provincial Congress, Vol. 1, page 223). The powder mill was in Salisbury
in the precinct of Cromwall, a part of the original precinct of Goshen.
Page 309 of the same record (19 Feb 1776) the congress was advised that someone on the ship "Asia" was indebted to John Carpenter for a slave bill of sale or some security for said debt. John was given permission to go secure the debt.
Among the citizens of Goshen who signed a pledge to fight against the British were John, John Jr., Elijah, Benjamin, Timothy, Noah, and William Carpenter.
A letter dated Cumberland County, Westminster, NY, 1 Feb 1776 to Provincial Congress from Benjamin Carpenter, Chairman of County Committee, announces nomination of field officers, among whom was Benjamin Carpenter, Esq., Second Colonel (prob. #309).
He was also into the manufacturer business with Henry Van Rensselaer.
Grandson Sands Coe Carpenter wrote that this John Carpenter built and
appropriated for the Hall at Philadelphia historically known as CARPENTER'S HALL for the use of the Convention that formed our Nation.
SOURCE: Letter of Sands Coe Carpenter to his cousin George B. Carpenter. A Patriot in New York State, DAR PATRIOT INDEX.
(In case you fuss with such things, the Orange County town "Haverstraw" has a typo (missing S), and "Cromwall" should be Cornwall. The spellings above are from the Carpenter Memorial.)
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