Nicholas Carpenter *
Birth: 21 Dec 1742, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, USA
Death: 4 Oct 1791, West Virginia, USA
Father: Christopher Carpenter *
- Married Mary Wolfe * at Mary Wolfe
- Child 1: Catherine Carpenter * ABT 1764 - 17 Jun 1828 m. David Wallace Sleeth *
- Child 2: Sarah Carpenter - m. John McCally
- Child 3: Christopher Carpenter -
- Child 4: David Carpenter - m. Catherine (Carpenter)
- Child 5: John Carpenter - m. Sarah (Carpenter)
- Child 6: Margaret Carpenter - m. John J. Brown
- Child 7: Barbara Carpenter - m. Abel Clemans
- Child 8: Mary Carpenter -
- Child 9: Nicholas Carpenter - m. Mary Carpenter
- Child 10: Elizaberh Carpenter -
- Child 11: Joseph Carpenter -
- Child 12: Thomas Carpenter -
- Child 13: Nancy Ann Carpenter 15 Mar 1792 -
Notes: WENNIG, GEORGE. Colebrook Dale. Co. of Berks. August 19, 1763. July 9, 1764. Children: Elizab eth, Anna Mary, Juliana. Execs.: Nicholas Zimmerman, Adam Stricker. Wit: John Guldin, Henry I ngle. N.150.
Biography: Based on Harrison County deed of 1798, listing Nicholas Carpenter heirs, includin g David and Catherine Sleeth and including the other five oldest children.
Nicholas Carpenter Deeds Harrison County, VA WV
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HARRISON COUNTY, VIRGINIA
DEED BOOK 3
APRIL 12, 1798
JOHN MCCALLY & OTHERS
TO DEED
WILLIAM DAVIS
THIS INDENTURE made the twelfth day of April in the Year of ourLord one thousand seven hundre d and Ninety eight in pursuance of a Decree of the Worshipful the County Court of Harrison be tween JOHN MCCALLY AND SARAH HIS WIFE DAVID SLEETH AND CATHARINE HIS WIFE DAVID CARPENTER AN D CATHARINE HIS WIFE DAVID CARPENTER AND CATHARINE HIS WIFE JOHN CARPENTER AND SARAH HIS WIF E NICHOLAS CARPENTER AND MARY HIS WIFE JOHN BROWN AND MARGARET HIS WIFE AND ABEL CLEMANS AN D BARBARA HIS WIFE HEIRS OF NICHOLAS CARPENTER DECEASED of the County of Harrison and State o f Virginia of the one part and William Davis of the County and State aforesaid of the other p art. Witnesseth that they the said John McCally and Sarah his wife DAVID SLEETH AND CATHARIN E HIS WIFE DAVID CARPENTER AND CATHARINE HIS WIFE JOHN CARPENTER AND SARAH HIS WIFE JOHN BROW N AND MARGARET HIS WIFE AND ABELL CLEMANS AND BARBARA HIS WIFE in
obedience to the siad Decree and in Consideration of the sum of one hundred Dollars Current m oney to them in hand paid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged have granted bargained s old aliened enfeoffed and Confirmed and by these presents do grant bargain sell alien enfeof f and Confirm unto the said William Davies a certain tract or parcel of Land lying and bein g in the said County of Harrison and state of Virginia Situate on both sides of the Middle Fo rk of ten Mile Creek being a Tract of land granted by the Commonwealth of Virginia to NICHOLA S CARPENTER by Patent bearing Date the twenty fifth day of October in the year of our Lord on e Thousand seven hundred and Eighty Six and bounded as followeth Begining ... Crossing said F ork ... unto the said William Davis his heirs and assigns forever and they the said JOHN MCCA LLY AND SARAH HIS WIFE DAVID SLEETH AND CATHARINE HIS WIFE DAVID CARPENTER AND CATHARINE HI S WIFE JOHN CARPENTER AND SARAH HIS WIFE NICHOLAS CARPENTER AND MARY HIS WIFE JOHN BROWN AN D MARGARET HIS WIFE AND ABEL CLEMENS AND BARBARA HIS WIFE for themselves their heirs &c do co venant that they will forever warrant and Defend the said Tract or parcel of Land against th e Claim of them the said JOHN MCCALLY AND SARAH HIS WIFE DAVID SLEETH AND CATHARINE HIS WIF E DAVID CARPENTER AND CATHARINE HIS WIFE JOHN CARPENTER AND SARAH HIS WIFE NICHOLAS CARPENTE R AND MARY HIS WIFE
JOHN BROWN AND MARGARET HIS WIFE AND ABEL CLEMENS AND BARBARA HIS WIFE their heirs and assign s and against all persons whatsoever Claiming by through or under them or either of them unt o the said William Davis his heirs and assigns (but this not to be considered a General Warra nty it being only the intention of the partys to make a Special warranty against themselves t heir heirs &c
In Witness whereof they the said the said JOHN MCCALLY AND SARAH HIS WIFE DAVID SLEETH AND CA THARINE HIS WIFE DAVID CARPENTER AND CATHARINE HIS WIFE JOHN CARPENTER AND SARAH HIS WIFE NIC HOLAS
CARPENTER AND MARY HIS WIFE JOHN BROWN AND MARGARET HIS WIFE AND ABEL CLEMENS AND BARBARA HI S WIFE have hereunto set their hands and affixed their Seals the Day and year first above wri tten -
Heirs of NICHOLAS CARPENTER DECEASED MCCALLY all interlined before signing Delivery
JNO. MCCALLY
SARAH MCCALLY
DAVID SLEETH
CATHARINE SLEETH
DAVID CARPENTER
NICHOLAS CARPENTER
ABEL CLEMENS
MARY CARPENTER
JOHN BROWN
MARGARET BROWN
JOHN CARPENTER
SARAH CARPENTER
BARBARA CLEMENS
Harrison County June and July Courts 1798
This Indenture was acknowledged by JOHN BROWN AND MARGARET HIS WIFE JOHN MCCALLY AND SARY HI S WIFE DAVID SLEETH & CATHARINE HIS WIFE DAVID CARPENTER NICHOLAS CARPENTER AND MARY HIS WIFE
ABEL CLEMENS AND BARBARA HIS WIFE (the femes being privily Examined as the Law directs and Co nsenting to William Davis for 243 acres and it is ordered to be Recorded & that a Commissio n issue to take the Relinquishment DAVID CARPENTERS WIFES Right of Dower
By the Court
Teste Ben Wilson C.H.C.
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Don Norman says "Catherine's father, Nicholas, owned land at Redstone, near Brownsville, Penn sylvania."
In the month of September, Nicholas Carpenter set off to Marietta with a drove of cattle to s ell to those who had established themselves there; and when within some miles from the Ohio r iver, encamped for the night. In the morning early, and while he and the drovers were yet dre ssing, they were alarmed by a discharge of guns, which killed one and wounded another of hi s party. The others endeavored to save themselves by flight, but Carpenter being a cripple ( because of a wound received some years before) did not run far, when finding himself becomin g faint, he entered a pond of water where he fondly hoped he should escape observation. Bu t no! both he and a son who had likewise sought security there, were discovered, tomahawked a nd scalped. George Legett, one of the drovers, was never after heard of; but Jesse Hughes suc ceeded in getting off though under disadvantageous circumstances. He wore long leggings, an d when the firing commenced at the damp, they were fastened at top to his belt, but hanging l oose below. Although an active runner, yet he found that the pursuers were gaining and must u ltimately overtake him if he did not rid himself of this encumbrance. For this purpose he hal ted somewhat and stepping on the lower part of his leggings, broke the strings which tied the m to his belt; but before he accomplished this, one of the savages approached and hurled a to mahawk at him. It merely grazed his head, and he then again took to flight and soon got off. " Border Warfare Chapter 17
Nicholas 676 Carpenter (Source: Carpenter Memorial, p 129.), born 1743
(Source: Carpenter Memorial, p 129.); died October 04, 1791. He married
Mary Wolfe. Notes for Nicholas 676 Carpenter:
A merchant. He moved to Maryland thence to Virginia and lastly to Ohio. He was murdered by t he Indians Oct 4, 1791 while taking a drove of cattle to Meereto or some place in Ohio. He w as Judge of the court for Harrison county for 15 years. He had on his farm a gun and blacksmi th's shop, store and schoolhouse, al of which were his own property. He owned 2,000 acres o f land, had an orchard of 400 bearing apple trees at the time of his death. He carried the pr oduce on mules over the mountains at that early day. His death was very much lamented by th e people. Had he not net with an early death he would been one of the great and rich men o f this country. He died at the early age of 48 years. Taken from H.P. Hildreth's History of t he Early Days. The above account of the family was given to the writer by David Carpenter gra ndson of Nicholas, when he was 80 years of age. The tradition by him was that three brother s came from Germany. Their names were Christopher, Emanuel and David. David went South and w as never heard from. Emanuel settled in Pennsylvania and his heirs are there yet.
Will 1791 Harrison Co. WV Mary, Wife; John, Nicholas, David, Christopher, Joseph, David, sons ; daughters
Sources: coondm@gemstate.net
PETITION FOR A NEW STATE (List alphabetized from "The Ten Mile Country and Its Pioneer Famili es"). Fayette, Washington & Greene Co PA and Ohio & Monongalia Co VA (From an original petiti on for a new state located in the Library of Congress. No date on document. Papers of the Con tinental Congress No 48, Folios 251-6, pages 89-96). The names in this petition, which is no t dated, seem at times to be taken from the militia rolls, and if circulated after 1780 conta ins names of persons deceased or moved from the district. There is no attempt to conceal th e fact that the signatures were written by the prime agitators of the movement as many of tho se names which appear here could only make their mark.
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