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Chris's avatar

Peter: Small world... My wife is a direct descendent of William Carpenter! He’s her great x 9 grandfather. The Carpenter family stayed true to the family name for generations. In fact we inherited a toolchest & most all its tools, built & used by Jonathan L Carpenter (1838-1905) and Walter Carpenter (1862-1933). Happy to report that they also had a plow plane in their inventory.

I would be very interested in your source for the probate records for William Carpenter!

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John C's avatar

I always loved historical research. Most of mine was mid to late 19th century. Most of the remaining written evidence is government documents, especially court records. It's just fascinating, piecing together a story from fragments.

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