Josiah is my 5th Great Grandfather. I am currently unable to manage this profile, so I am dropping some notes here for inclusion into this profile at a later time.
Birth: Apr. 20, 1756
Death: Jan. 21, 1818
Josiah was the third son of nine children born to Timothy and Elizabeth (Anderson) Carpenter, and grandson to Timothy and Experience (Chaffee) Carpenter of Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
Josiah married Sarah Benedict in 1781 in Pittstown Township, Rensselaer County, New York. The lovely couple were blessed with twelve children: Phebe, Hannah, James, Daniel Benedict, Mary, Isaac, Jemima, Betsey, Sallie, Jane, Josiah, Jr., and Timothy.
Josiah served in the Revolutionary War on two separate occasions. The National Archives, Washington DC, as well as the Historical Section, New York State Archives, Albany, New York, contains data which indicates that Josiah was a Private and served in Captain Cornelius Wiltse's Company, Colonel Yates' 14th Albany Regiment which formed from the Hoosick-Schaghticoke area.
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Chautauqua County Wills
Vol. I, pg. 77
Will of JOSIAH CARPENTER
Chautauqua, Chautauqua County, New York
Signed with mark, 25 Dec 1815.
Court: 3 Mar 1819
One-third of estate to wife Sarah Carpenter. $1 to daughter Phebe Ward wife of Gilbert Ward. $1 to daughter Hannah wife of Israel Carpenter. $1 to daughter Mary Carpenter, single woman. $1 to daughter Jemima Phelps wife of Orange Phelps. $1 to daughter Betsey Peer wife of Oliver Peer. $1 each and bedding to daughter Sally Carpenter, single woman, and Jane Carpenter, single woman. Land and stock to son James Carpenter and son Daniel B. Carpenter. Land to son Isaac Carpenter. $1 each to son Josiah Carpenter and son Timothy Carpenter.
Administrator: Sarah Carpenter, Daniel B. Carpenter, Isaac Carpenter
Witnesses: Joseph L. Pember, Benjamin Gates, Harvey Pember
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Early Settlers of Chautauqua County, New York
CARPENTER Family - Josiah came from Pittstown, Rensselaer Co., NY in 1808 and bought 1,000 acres. His son James settled on part of this land in 1808- James and young wife stayed first in Thomas Bemus cabin, where son was born that year- first birth in town. In 1811, Josiah returned with 4 sons- Daniel B., Isaac, Josiah Jr, and Timothy- his 7 daus md respectively: Israel Carpenter, Orange Phelps, Gilbert Ward, Oliver Pier, Samuel Green and Henry Hosier- Mary was unmarried.
MATTESON Family - Wm. Jr. and Estys, brothers, came in 1810- their father Wm. Sr. in 1811,(died 1858 in his 99th year), with son Victor- dau Mehetable md to Isaac Carpenter.
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Recorded in The Descendants of Timothy Carpenter of Pittstown, Rensselaer Co., New York, [pg. 103-104]
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