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 Priscilla BennettBorn 1632 at Weymouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, died 20 Oct 1663 at Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, age 30 or 31 years, buried at Newman Cemetery, East Providence,, Rhode Island, United States
Married 05 Oct 1651 at Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, age 18 or 19 years (married 12 years) to:  William Carpenter, age by marriage 19 years, son of William Carpenter and Abigail Briant.Born 25 Dec 1631 at Shalbourne, Wiltshire,, England, died 26 Jan 1703 at Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, age 71 years, buried at Newman Cemetery, East Providence,, Rhode Island, United States. Occupations: Farmer (1651 at Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States), town clerk of Rehoboth 1668-1692, 1694–1702 (1668 at Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States) 1st marriage to: Priscilla Bennett, 2nd marriage to: Miriam Sale Arrived in New England in 1638. Was Passenger on the ship Bevis, arriving at Weymouth , Mass. with mother Abigail, father William, and Four siblings. Excerpt from "Boss, Eager, and Allied Families" by Mary Majorie Taylor of Clarington, Ohio obtained from the Genealogical Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints "He came to America, was town clerk of Rehoboth, 1668-1703, deputy to the General Court in 1668, and served on many committees. He was surveyor of many new purchases, a deacon of the church, and was a man of superior ability, accurate and reliable in all of his business transactions, noted also for his superior penmanship."
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William CarpenterBorn 20 Jun 1659 at Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, died 10 Mar 1719 at Attleboro, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, age 59 years 2.
Priscilla CarpenterBorn 24 Jul 1661 at Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, died 18 Apr 1739 at East Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode Island, United States, age 77 years 3.
Benjamin CarpenterBorn 20 Oct 1663 at Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, died 18 Apr 1738 at Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States, age 74 years | |||