Biographical Sketch of William CARPENTER (1881); Chester County, PA

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From THE HISTORY OF CHESTER COUNTY, by Futhey and Cope (1881);

pg. 494

CARPENTER, William, from England, married Margaret, widow of Nathaniel Richards, 
of New Garden, and daughter of Allen Wiley.  In 1746 he purchased 174 acres in 
that township, which he devised to his son John, and died early in the year 
1748.  His children were John, Thomas, Sarah, married to Michael Gregg, 
12,11,1755, and Albina.
  John Carpenter, married at Kennet meeting, 5,2,1759, Hannah Walter, daughter 
of Joseph and Jane, of Kennet, born 8,30,1741; died 5,15,1800. 
John died 3,1,1810, aged 76.  His children were as follows:  1. William, b. 
10,10,1761; d. 7,31,1797; m. Rachel Carter.  2. Joseph, b. 1,30,1763; d. 
10,1,1820; m. Rebecca Powell.  3. Albina, b. 12,29,1765; m. Jesse Morgan. 
4. Hannah, b. 1,4,1768; m. John Jefferis.  5. Phebe, b. 1770; m. Dr. Abraham 
Baily.  6. Jane, b. 11,24,1772; m. William Webb.  7. Margaret, b. 1,9,1775; m. 
Joshua Powell.  8. John, b. 2,10,1777.  9. Isaac, b. 5,5,1779; d. 7,23,1833; m. 
Hannah Beaumont.  10. Rachel, b. 12,3,1782; m. Dr. Abraham Baily.  11. Cyrus, b. 
8,12,1785; d. 11,26,1864; m. Sarah Worthington.
  Thomas Carpenter married Esther, daughter of Francis Trumble.  He died 
2,1,1815, aged 76, and she 8,15,1813, aged 73 years.
  Francis Carpenter, their son, born 2,25,1771, died 10,6,1857, married 
10,15,1795, Sarah Baily, who was born 10,30,1768, and died 5,12,1834, daughter 
of John and Hannah Baily of Newlin.  They resided in West Bradford, and had 
children,--Esther, Thomas, Sarah, Francis T., Edwin, Moses S., Albina B., and 
Hannah, who married John Worth, of East Bradford.