Alexander Carpenter1

b. circa 1546, d. circa 1612
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10th great-grandfather of Kerry Suzanne Davis.
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Pedigree Chart for Kenneth Davis
     Alexander Carpenter was born circa 1546 in Wrighton, Somersetshire, England.1,2 He was the son of William Carpenter.1 Alexander Carpenter married Priscilla Dillon circa 1581 in Somersetshire, England. Marriage date is based on the birthdate of their daughter Julianna (circa 1581/83).2 Alexander Carpenter died circa 1612 in Wrighton, Somersetshire, England.2
     
The records show that Alexander and Priscilla with their five daughters moved to Leyden, Holland perhaps after the birth of their daughter Priscilla in 1597. They became members of the church at Leyden. There was the older son Nathaniel who being about 10 or 12 must have also moved to Leyden with the family although he is not mentioned.

In other undocumented family records I've found, I see mention of other children besides the five daughters who went to Leyden (Julianna, Alice, Agnes, Mary and Priscilla), four of whom died in Plymouth County, three of them marrying men who were important in the settlement of Plimouth. Since there are no sources to cite for these other children, I will list them here until they can be proved: Bridget b. 1587; Joan b. 2 August 1590; Ann b. 1 October 1592; and William born about 1600.3

Children of Alexander Carpenter and Priscilla Dillon

Citations

  1. [S233] Leon Clark Hills, History and Genealogy of the Mayflower Planters and First Comers to Ye Olde Colonie (Washington, DC: Hills Publishing Company, circa 1936 - 1941), Vol. I, p. 121. Hereinafter cited as History & Genealogy of the Mayflower Planters.
  2. [S106] Franklyn Howland, Mayflower Descendant, 1:9, History of Arthur, Henry and John Howland and Their Descendants: New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1885), Volume 38. Hereinafter cited as Mayflower Desdendant.
  3. [S233] Leon Clark Hills, History & Genealogy of the Mayflower Planters, Vol. I, p. 122.
  4. [S231] The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III (Originally printed 1995; digital reprint on-line: Robert Charles Anderson, New England Ancestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002, www.newenglandancestors.org), George Morton biography. Hereinafter cited as The Great Migration Begins.
  5. [S180] No good sources for this person, birth and death dates.

Priscilla Dillon1

b. 1552, d. 17 December 1653

10th great-grandmother of Kerry Suzanne Davis.
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Pedigree Chart for Kenneth Davis
     Priscilla Dillon was born in 1552 in Wrington, Somersetshire, England.1 She married Alexander Carpenter, son of William Carpenter, circa 1581 in Somersetshire, England. Marriage date is based on the birthdate of their daughter Julianna (circa 1581/83).1 Priscilla Dillon died on 17 December 1653 in Wrington, Somersetshire, England, at age 101 years.1
     
The records show that Alexander and Priscilla with their five daughters moved to Leyden, Holland perhaps after the birth of their daughter Priscilla in 1597. They became members of the church at Leyden. There was the older son Nathaniel who being about 10 or 12 must have also moved to Leyden with the family although he is not mentioned.

In other undocumented family records I've found, I see mention of other children besides the five daughters who went to Leyden (Julianna, Alice, Agnes, Mary and Priscilla), four of whom died in Plymouth County, three of them marrying men who were important in the settlement of Plimouth. Since there are no sources to cite for these other children, I will list them here until they can be proved: Bridget b. 1587; Joan b. 2 August 1590; Ann b. 1 October 1592; and William born about 1600.2

Children of Priscilla Dillon and Alexander Carpenter

Citations

  1. [S106] Franklyn Howland, Mayflower Descendant, 1:9, History of Arthur, Henry and John Howland and Their Descendants: New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1885), Volume 38. Hereinafter cited as Mayflower Desdendant.
  2. [S233] Leon Clark Hills, History and Genealogy of the Mayflower Planters and First Comers to Ye Olde Colonie (Washington, DC: Hills Publishing Company, circa 1936 - 1941), Vol. I, p. 122. Hereinafter cited as History & Genealogy of the Mayflower Planters.
  3. [S231] The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III (Originally printed 1995; digital reprint on-line: Robert Charles Anderson, New England Ancestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002, www.newenglandancestors.org), George Morton biography. Hereinafter cited as The Great Migration Begins.
  4. [S233] Leon Clark Hills, History & Genealogy of the Mayflower Planters, Vol. I, p. 121.
  5. [S180] No good sources for this person, birth and death dates.

Nathaniel Carpenter1

b. 25 July 1582, d. circa 1610
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9th great-granduncle of Kerry Suzanne Davis.
     Nathaniel Carpenter was born on 25 July 1582 in Bath, Somersetshire, England.1 He was the son of Alexander Carpenter and Priscilla Dillon.1 Nathaniel Carpenter died circa 1610 in Leyden, Zuid Holland, Netherlands.1

Citations

  1. [S180] No good sources for this person, birth and death dates.

Alice Carpenter1

b. circa 1590, d. 26 March 1670
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9th great-grandaunt of Kerry Suzanne Davis.
     Alice Carpenter was born circa 1590.1 She was the daughter of Alexander Carpenter and Priscilla Dillon.1 Alice Carpenter died on 26 March 1670 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.1

Citations

  1. [S233] Leon Clark Hills, History and Genealogy of the Mayflower Planters and First Comers to Ye Olde Colonie (Washington, DC: Hills Publishing Company, circa 1936 - 1941), Vol. I, p. 122. Hereinafter cited as History & Genealogy of the Mayflower Planters.

Agnes Carpenter1

b. 1585, d. before 1617
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9th great-grandaunt of Kerry Suzanne Davis.
     Agnes Carpenter married Samuel Fuller.1 Agnes Carpenter was born in 1585.1 She was the daughter of Alexander Carpenter and Priscilla Dillon.1 Agnes Carpenter died before 1617 in Leyden, Netherlands.1

Citations

  1. [S233] Leon Clark Hills, History and Genealogy of the Mayflower Planters and First Comers to Ye Olde Colonie (Washington, DC: Hills Publishing Company, circa 1936 - 1941), Vol. I, p. 122. Hereinafter cited as History & Genealogy of the Mayflower Planters.

Samuel Fuller1

     Samuel Fuller married Agnes Carpenter, daughter of Alexander Carpenter and Priscilla Dillon.1

Citations

  1. [S233] Leon Clark Hills, History and Genealogy of the Mayflower Planters and First Comers to Ye Olde Colonie (Washington, DC: Hills Publishing Company, circa 1936 - 1941), Vol. I, p. 122. Hereinafter cited as History & Genealogy of the Mayflower Planters.

Mary Carpenter1

b. 1595/96, d. 20 March 1687
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9th great-grandaunt of Kerry Suzanne Davis.
     Mary Carpenter was born in 1595/96.1 She was the daughter of Alexander Carpenter and Priscilla Dillon.1 Mary Carpenter died on 20 March 1687 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, at age 91 years.1
     
Mary never married, staying in "the beautiful English village of Wrington" with her parents. But the story goes that after the death of her mother, she became lonesome, and in about 1645 her brother-in-law, William Bradford, married to her sister Alice and living in far off New England, wrote her a letter, which is still in existence. It is directed:
To Mary Carpenter at Wrington in Somersetshire x x x x this letter to be left at the house of Joseph Leggatt near the sign of the rose in Ratcliffe Street in Bristol to be conveyed as addressed.'

This letter brought her to New England, where she died at Plymouth or Duxbury. The following note, in part, of a church record is quite illuminating:

Mary Carpenter, a member of the church at Duxbury, died at Plymouth, Mar. 19-20, 1687, being nearly entered into the 91st year of her age. She was a Godly old maid -- never married."1

Citations

  1. [S233] Leon Clark Hills, History and Genealogy of the Mayflower Planters and First Comers to Ye Olde Colonie (Washington, DC: Hills Publishing Company, circa 1936 - 1941), Vol. I, p. 122. Hereinafter cited as History & Genealogy of the Mayflower Planters.

Priscilla Carpenter1

b. 1597, d. 29 December 1689
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9th great-grandaunt of Kerry Suzanne Davis.
     Priscilla Carpenter was born in 1597.1 She was the daughter of Alexander Carpenter and Priscilla Dillon.1 Priscilla Carpenter married first John Wright circa 1620.2 Priscilla Carpenter married second John Cooper.1 Priscilla Carpenter died on 29 December 1689 in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, at age 92 years.1

Citations

  1. [S233] Leon Clark Hills, History and Genealogy of the Mayflower Planters and First Comers to Ye Olde Colonie (Washington, DC: Hills Publishing Company, circa 1936 - 1941), Vol. I, p. 122. Hereinafter cited as History & Genealogy of the Mayflower Planters.
  2. [S233] Leon Clark Hills, History & Genealogy of the Mayflower Planters, Vol. I, p. 122 (marriage year only estimate by compiler - not sourced).

John Wright1

     John Wright married Priscilla Carpenter, daughter of Alexander Carpenter and Priscilla Dillon, circa 1620.2

Citations

  1. [S233] Leon Clark Hills, History and Genealogy of the Mayflower Planters and First Comers to Ye Olde Colonie (Washington, DC: Hills Publishing Company, circa 1936 - 1941), Vol. I, p. 122. Hereinafter cited as History & Genealogy of the Mayflower Planters.
  2. [S233] Leon Clark Hills, History & Genealogy of the Mayflower Planters, Vol. I, p. 122 (marriage year only estimate by compiler - not sourced).

John Cooper1

     John Cooper married Priscilla Carpenter, daughter of Alexander Carpenter and Priscilla Dillon.1

Citations

  1. [S233] Leon Clark Hills, History and Genealogy of the Mayflower Planters and First Comers to Ye Olde Colonie (Washington, DC: Hills Publishing Company, circa 1936 - 1941), Vol. I, p. 122. Hereinafter cited as History & Genealogy of the Mayflower Planters.