I am looking for the identity of the gentleman referred to in The Old Northwest genealogist quarterly, on page 33 of 49 pages which reads as follows:

"at Saratoga, Monmouth, and Yorkiown."

"After the battle of Monmouth he visited his home and married Irene Reid."

"After the close of the war he lived in Conn, till 1795 when he removedd to N.Y, and purchased a large tract of land on the Unudilla River, Chenango Co., N.Y. . . . "

There was an Irene Reid that married a Nathan Carpenter on 1 Feb 1781 in Tollan, CT who might be a possibility.

Hello,

I was just look for another family in census records, so I thought I would look for Nathan CARPENTER in 1790 in CT. I find him, possibly with a wife and children:

CARPENTER, NATHAN (1790 U.S. Census)
CONNECTICUT , TOLLAND, STAFFORD
Series: M637 Roll: 1 Page: 186

(I think there is a John CARPENTER living beside them.)

There are 23 CARPENTER households in Tolland Co., CT, in 1790. About the same in 1800.

CARPENTER, NATHAN (1800 U.S. Census)
CONNECTICUT , TOLLAND, STAFFORD
Series: M32 Roll: 2 Page: 634

But, I see this, seemingly a widow or divorcee with young children:

CARPENTER, IRENE (1800 U.S. Census)
CONNECTICUT , TOLLAND, SOMERS
Series: M32 Roll: 2 Page: 657

CARPENTER, NATHAN (1810 U.S. Census)
CONNECTICUT , TOLLAND, STAFFORD
Series: M252 Roll: 3 Page: 205

In 1820 there is no Nathan CARPENTER, but there is one in NY, VT, and ME.

In 1790 there is no REID in CT, but there are a few in NY.

At www.familysearch.org the marriage is listed this way:

Nathan Carpentor
Groom's Birth Date:
Groom's Birthplace:
Groom's Age:
Bride's Name: Irene Reed
Bride's Birth Date:
Bride's Birthplace:
Bride's Age:
Marriage Date: 01 Feb 1781
Marriage Place: Willington, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
Groom's Father's Name:


But, there is also an Irene REID marrying in CT to:

Groom's Name: John Brockway
Groom's Birth Date:
Groom's Birthplace:
Groom's Age:
Bride's Name: Irene Reed
Bride's Birth Date:
Bride's Birthplace:
Bride's Age:
Marriage Date: 18 Jul 1810
Marriage Place: Connecticut


Is it possible the same Irene had 2 marriages in CT?

You would need more information on both Nathan CARPENTER and John BROCKWAY to find out where they came from.

However, at HeritageQuest, there are about 30 BROCKWAY households in CT in 1790, with most in New London. About the same for 1800, 1810, and 1820.

Betty (near Lowell, MA)


(on Lists and Boards for 10 yrs.; now an Admin for 9 Lists and 3 boards, including for CAN-USA-Migration and a Board for New-England-Research) (already a List for New-Eng-Gen)

Hi,

I had a look about and found this information - mostly from a family Tree on Ancestry.com- there is a Historical marker at a church that gives the information that matches what you found in the article - it states Nathan was the first colonial settler in Delaware County, fought in Bunker Hill, and was wounded. He married Irene REID,1781 moved to NY in 1785 , then bought 520 acres in Ohio State for $1,500. The family then left NY for Pittsburgh in Feb 1801 and floated down the Ohio River and used keel boats to go up the Scioto River. They arrived 01 May 1801 at their new home in Liberty Township, just north of the Liberty Presbyterian Church ( where the plaque is). Nathan built a stone springhouse on his farm and in 1804, built the first mill in Delaware County, used for sawing wood and grinding grain. He died 1814 and is buried at Marycrest the family farm

Actually,( just found it!!) the info is online via google:

http://www.remarkableohio.org/HistoricalMarker.aspx?historic...


Birth: 1757 - Bristol, United States
Marriage: 7 Feb 1781 - Tolland, Connecticut, United States
Death: 1814 - Liberty, Delaware, Ohio, United States
Parents: Abial Carpenter, Charity Allen
Spouse: Irene Reid


Name: Irene Reed
[Irene Read]
Marriage Date: 1 Feb 1781
Marriage Location: Willington
Spouse: Nathan Carpenter

This Tree shows Irene died 1804 aged 46,in Ohio and Nathan re-married Naomi CORNELL 17 June 1810 in Liberty

from ' Sons of the Revolution'Membership applications

Name: Nathan Carpenter
SAR Membership: 20031
Birth Date: 12 Apr 1757
Birth Place: Rehoboth, Massachusetts
Death Date: 9 Sep 1814
Death Place: Delaware, Ohio
Spouse: Irene Reid
Children: Lucy Carpenter

then:

Name: Lucy Carpenter
SAR Membership: 20031
Father: Nathan Carpenter
Mother: Irene Reid
Spouse: James Swinnerton
Children: Eleanor Swinnerton

This book has a lot of info - can send it privately if its what you are after

these are the children for Mathan & Irene CARPENTER:

Lucinda Carpenter 1781 –
Lucy Carpenter 1781 – 1870
Ira Allen Carpenter 1783 – 1864
John Carpenter 1784 – 1811
Alfred Carpenter 1786 – 1861
Irene Carpenter 1788 – 1862
Nathan Carpenter 1790 – 1867
Sarah Carpenter 1791 – 1879
James Carpenter 1795 – 1862
Laura Carpenter 1797 – 1885
Charlotte Carpenter 1799 – 1810

In fact, you can google his name with any of the above clues, and find lots of info, including Trees etc

I hope this helps unravel the mystery!

Cheers
Jocelyn ( Sydney Australia )

nathan CARPENTER gets quite a few mentions on the internet.

I thought I would add this, at it gives the battles he fought in:

NATHAN CARPENTER.

Nathan Carpenter, born in Rehoboth, Massachusetts,
April 12, 1757; entered service in Revolutionary war in
1775 and served during most of the war. He died in Lib-
erty township, Delaware county, in 1814. Great-grand-
father of Dr. William Bryant Carpenter.

1897 CARPENTER, WILLAED BRYANT, M. D.
657 North High St., Columbus, Ohio
Great-grandson of Nathan Carpenter, who was a
Private in Captain Solomon Willis' Company,
2d Connecticut Eegiment, General Spencer's,
May 5, 1775, to December 17, 1775; Private in
Captain Jonathan Parker's Company, Colonel
Sage's 3d Battalion, Wadsworth's Brigade, June
7 to December 25, 1776; in Captain Jonathan
Parker's Company, 2d Connecticut Tegiment,
Continental Line, Colonels Charles Webb and
Zebulon Butler, from May 7, 1777, to May 7,
1780; was engaged in battle of Bunker Hill,
Arnold's expedition to Quebec, battle of White
Plains and many other battles during the war;
wintered at Valley Forge.

also - have just found the full article that yoou mentioned in your post- fabulous to have such an account:

http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/w/i/l/Richard-Wil...

Cheers

Jocelyn

I thought the Irene Reid I was looking for might be the same woman. But it does not appear that my Irene Reid fits the bill. My Irene Reid is the daughter of Moses Read, UEL, and Rebecca Pratt. She married a John Smith, Sgt. in Edward Jessop's Corps, also UEL. I am also trying to find out if he is the same John Smith in the records as a military claimant, Sgt. in Edward Jessop's Corps, who lived in Crown Point New York at the time the Revolution broke out. He had a daughter named Rebecca who married an Amos Deming, s/o Prosper Deming, Rebel/Patroit that fought at Ticonderoga and Saratoga, and was with the Continental Army, and his wife, Alice Graves of Connecticut or Massachussetts. The Reads and the Smiths came to Canada about 1784, I think. The Demings may have come to Canada later, following their UEL friends.