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Family: John Carpenter / Sarah Ratcliff (F1194)

• Father | Male John Carpenter

  
  

  Born		Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried
  Married	1794  [1]	Lewis County, West Virginia, USA  [1]
  Father	Nicholas Carpenter | F5871 Group Sheet
  Mother

  
  

  Mother | Female Sarah Ratcliff

  
  

  Born	Abt 1772	Virginia, USA
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried
  Father
  Mother

  
  

  Child 1 | Male Samuel Carpenter

  
  

  Born
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

  Child 2 | Male Joseph Carpenter

  
  

  Born
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

  Child 3 | Male Stephen Carpenter

  
  

  Born	22 Feb 1806	Lewis County, West Virginia, USA
  Died	28 Jun 1868
  Buried		Roane County, West Virginia, USA
  Spouse	Susanna Westfall | F1193
  Married	19 Nov 1829	Lewis County, West Virginia, USA

  
  

  Child 4 | Female Susan Carpenter

  
  

  Born	10 Nov 1815	Virginia, USA
  Died	9 Dec 1889	Roane County, West Virginia, USA
  Buried
  Spouse	David Reed, Jr | F252
  Married	1837	Lewis County, West Virginia, USA

  
  

  Child 5 | Male Solomon Carpenter

  
  

  Born	1817	Lewis County, West Virginia, USA
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried
  Spouse	Carrie Ann Oldacre | F1911
  Married

  
  

  Child 6 | Female Martha Carpenter

  
  

  Born	Abt 1817
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

• Notes

  1840 Jackson, VA age 77 - living with Samuel? Samuel Carpenter 1m 0-5 Grandchild? 1m 30-40 married son? 1m 70-80 1f 0-5 grandchild? 1f 5-10 Miriam 2f 20-30 Martha & DIL? 1f 60-70 1850 Jackson, VA # 101-104 Carpenter Sarah 70 F Va Carpenter Martha 33 F Va Carpenter Miram 16 F Va child or grandchild?? 'History of Harper District' pg 12 veteran of the War of 1812 "History of the Harper District" by M A C Hopkins The Carpenter Family The early ancestors of the Carpenter family were of English descent. Representatives of the family emigrated to America long before the Revolutionary War. Some settled in New England and other in New York, Pennsylvania and other early colonies. The immediate ancestors of the pioneer Carpenters of West Virginia emigrated from New York to what is now Bath county, VA and settled on the Jackson River in 1746. . . Thomas Carpenter was wounded at the battle of Pt Pleasant. One of the earliest settlers of Upper Harper District was John Carpenter, veteran of the War of 1812. He was born near the Jackson River in what was then Botetourt County, VA. . .

  
  

• Sources

  [S100] History of Harper District.