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From: "The Carpenters" <>
Subject: Re: Noses, eyebrows, inseams, etc. any pix? (Indiana and Mich Carps, pls read
Date: Sat, 4 Sep 1999 21:17:21 -0400


Jerry,

I still don't know how my family ties in to the major lines, if they do at
all. This is because of old John b. 1797 in VT, as I call him. My father
and I discussed this is depth. Many family members have searched for his
ancestor(s), to no avail. We decided that maybe he was just such a jerk
that nobody wanted to talk about him, or to him, so he ended up not leaving
much behind except a big family that didn't like him. I hope that's not
the way it was, but in the pioneer days, heading west made lots of sense
for such a person. Still looking, anyhow.

George R.

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> I have some indication that the generation of Nicholas
> (8093) was autocratic, severe and alienated most of his sons. Some
> documents lead me to believe that his was a most dysfunctional family.
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> "C.A.Carpenter ( Chuck's Wood-Knots)" wrote:
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> > At 09:04 PM 9/1/1999 -0700, Bruce E. Carpenter wrote:
> > >Dearest Carpenters:
> > >As I mentioned previously, the vast, vast majority
> > >of present English Carpenters are dscendants of timber tossing
carpenters of
> > >trade.
> > >They surely must be well built. However the Rehoboth
> > >and Providence Carpenters are descendants of landowners
> > >and merchants. These were people who used their brains and
> > >not their brawn. My Carpenters are all tall, thin boned with
> > >fine chisled facial features. They (including myself) were never in
> > >love with physical work, even on the farm. In the Carpenter Memorial,
> > >on p. 376, is a picture of Philo Carpenter. He seems to me to be
> > >the classic Carpenter. Take a look at the two on p. 163.
> > >A classic Carpenter is Frank Carpenter, whose fine photo can
> > >be found at www.geocities.com/fbc.htm. A much more interesting
> > >question would have been, "Were the Carpenter ladies well built"?
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> > >For the record, the reason I don't accept a DeMelun
> > >origin for the Herefordshire Carpenters is not
> > >that I dislike the DeMeluns, but rather the evidence that
> > >supports the connection is a sham. It is the nature
> > >of my profession to assign an "F" for lousy homework and
> > >an "A" for well done homework. Simple as that.
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> > >Sincerely,
> > >Bruce Carpenter
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> > The URL posted above does not work for me but the one below does.
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> > http://www.geocities.com/~newgeneration/fbc.htm
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> > From a personal observation.
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> > I am descended from the Rehoboth clan. I grew up in Barrington, RI
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> > was once part of Rehoboth.
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> > I am more closely related to Bruce Carpenter than any other Carpenter
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> > the list. We follow the same path from William down to Stephen
Carpenter
> > and Martha Hunt.
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> > The observation is:
> > I am small boned and 5'8" tall but have the 29.5 inseam as Tony
mentions..
> > maybe it's 30".
> > ALL the Carpenters I have ever met were small boned with the exception
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> > my son who is large boned, 6' and 265 lbs. The biggest Carpenter I know
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> > Frank Carpenter( The Painter ) bears a strong resemblance to my family
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> > a lot of other Carpenters I have known.
> > All of them were very intelligent and worked hard, but not "heavy"
laborers.
> > They were all "artistic" in some way and yes a little eccentric :)
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> > And they all loved women, "well built" or not :)
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> > Chuck
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> > Please visit my web site "Chuck's Wood-Knots" at:
> > http://www.evcom.net/~chuck2/index.html
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> > Carpenter Genealogy at:
> > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/6712/index.html
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