1. John Carpenter of Leskard, Cornwall, England b. prior to 1300? lawyer of Norman descent, member of Parliament in 1323 his son

2. Richard Carpenter born in 1335 in London, a goldsmith married Christina
his children

• 3. John (the Elder) Carpenter * (born c. 1365?)
  *John (The elder) Carpenter's children were:
  1. John Carpenter (Jr.), Bishop of Worchester
  2. Margery Carpenter
• Robert Carpenter
• John (Junior) Carpenter, Town Clerk of London

4. John (Junior) Carpenter, (born c.1400?) inherited property from his uncle John Junior, and in his will gave monies and rare books to Guildhall of London, which became the foundation of the Carpenter Free School at it's inception in 1837.
His children:

5. William (of Homme) Carpenter born 1440, died 1520
His children were:

• James Carpenter (ancestor of the Duke of Tryconnel)
• Richard Carpenter, Vicar of Ramsbury
• 6. William Carpenter born c. 1470?,

William married Agnes of Godalm, owner of extensive herds of sheep near Stonehenge in Wiltshire
Their son:

7. Robert (of Eskydmore) Carpenter born c. 1500, died 1545
married Elizabeth Spencer
Their son:

8. William (of Marden) Carpenter born c.1525, died 1587
married Elizabeth Osgood
Their son:

9. Robert (of Marden) Carpenter born. c. 1550, died1607
married cousin Eleanor Carpenter
Their son:

10. William (of Horwell or Whorewill) Carpenter born 1576, married Mary Batt, came to America on the Bevis in 1638, but he then returned to England the same year.
Their children:

• James Carpenter, who inherited the family estate
• Alexander Carpenter, a dissenter who fled to Holland
• 11. William (of Rehoboth) Carpenter born 1605 in England,
  marriedAbigail Bennett, daughter of William Bennett.

They came to America with his father in 1638 (aged 33) and settled in Weymouth, Mass. until 1643, when they moved to Rehoboth, Mass
Their children:

• John Carpenter born 1628 in England
  married Hannah Hope Smith
  
• 12. William Carpenter * born 1631 in England
  
• Joseph Carpenter born 1633 in England
  married Margaret Sutton
• Hannah Carpenter born 1637 in England
  married Joseph Carpenter, her cousin
• Abiah Carpenter born 1642 in Massachussetts
  married Mary Readaway
• Abigail Carpenter born 1642 in Massachussetts
  married John Titus
• Samuel Carpenter born 1646 in Massachussetts
  married Sarah Readaway

12. *William Carpenter was deacon of the Church at Rehoboth, and a surveyor. He married Priscilla Bennett on October 5, 1651. William died January 26, 1703 in Rehoboth, Massachussetts.
Their four children were:

• John Carpenter, born Oct. 19, 1652 in Rehoboth
  married Rebecca Readaway
• William Carpenter, born June 20, 1659 in Rehoboth
  married Elizabeth Robinson
• Priscilla Carpenter, born July 24, 1661 in Rehoboth
  married Richard Swett
• Benjamin Carpenter, born Oct. 20, 1663 in Rehoboth
  married Hannah Stang

Priscilla died giving birth to Benjamin on October 20, 1663.
William then married on Feb. 10, 1664 to Miriam Searles
Their ten children were:

• Joseph Carpenter, born Dec. 18, 1664 in Rehoboth
  marreid Elizabeth Reid
• Nathaniel Carpenter, born May, 12, 1667 in Rehoboth,
  married Rachel Cooper
• Daniel Carpenter, born Oct. 7, 1669 in Rehoboth
  married Bethiah Bliss
  
• 13. Noah Carpenter, born Mar. 28, 1672 in Rehoboth
  married Sarah Johnson
  
• Miriam Carpenter, born 1674 in Rehoboth
  married Jonathan Bliss
• Obediah Carpenter, born 1677 in Rehoboth
  married Deliverance Preston
• Ephraim Carpenter, born 1681 died 1682 in Rehoboth
• Ephraim Carpenter, born 1683 in Rehoboth
  married Hannah Reid
• Hannah Carpenter, born 1684 in Rehoboth
  married Jonathan Chaffee
• Abigail Carpenter, born 1687 in Rehoboth, Mass.
  married Daniel Perrin

13. Noah Carpenter and Sarah Johnson were married Dec. 3, 1700
their twelve children were:

• Noah Carpenter, born 1701 in Rehoboth
  married Perses Follett
• Miriam Carpenter, born 1702 in Rehoboth
  marriedAndrew Carpenter
• Sarah Carpenter, born 1704 in Rehoboth
  married Isaac Follett
• Stephen Carpenter, born 1706 in Rehoboth
  married Dorothy Whitaker
• Asa Carpenter, born 1707 in Rehoboth
• Mary Carpenter, born 1709 in Rehoboth
  married John Alversen
• Margaret Carpenter, born 1712 in Rehoboth
  married Benjamin Rodgersen
• Simeon Carpenter, born 1713 in Rehoboth
• Isaac Carpenter, born 1714 in Rehoboth
  married Altheus Titus
• Simon Carpenter, born 1716 in Rehoboth
  married Sarah Sawyer
• Martha Carpenter, born 1719 in Rehoboth
  
• 14. Elisha Carpenter, born Aug. 28, 1721 in Rehoboth
  married Anna Whitaker on March 15, 1744.
  
• Amy Carpenter, born 1723 in Rehoboth, Mass.

Sarah died in 1726, and Noah married Ruth Follett Talbot on May 22, 1727. They had one child:

• Priscilla Carpenter, born 1728 in Rehoboth, Mass.

Ruth died prior to 1745, and Noah married Tabithy Bishop. They had no children, and Noah died April 1756.

14. Elisha Carpenter and his wife Anna had eleven children:

• Elisha Carpenter, born 1745
  married Anna Freeman
• Daniel Carpenter, born 1747 in Rehoboth, Mass.
  married Chloe Leathbridge
• Zachariah Carpenter, born 1748, died 1752
• Isaiah Carpenter, born 1750, died 1752
• John Carpenter, born 1752, died 1752
• Lydia Carpenter, born 1753 in Rehoboth, Mass.
  married Levi Fuller
• Mollie Carpenter, born 1755 in Rehoboth, Mass.
  married Gedulthan Fuller
• Reuben Carpenter, born 1757 in Rehoboth, Mass.
  married Sally Miller
• Simeon Carpenter, born 1759 in Rehoboth, Mass.
  married Sally Beachad
• Anna Carpenter, born 1760, died 1761
  
• 15. Seth Carpenter, born 1762 in Sutton, Mass.

15. Seth served as Justice of the Peace, farmer and combmaker, and served in the Continental Army for 3 years, and married Bridget Prime of Paris, Maine on Feb. 29, 1785
their ten children were:

• Nathaniel Carpenter, born Dec. 18, 1786, died 1809
• Nathan Carpenter, born 1788 in Paris, Maine.
  married Susan Proctor
• Joshua Carpenter, born 1790 in Paris, Maine.
  married Susan Heald
• Walter Carpenter, born 1792 in Paris, Maine.
  married Nancy Brainard
  
• 16. John Carpenter, born 1793 in Paris, Maine.
  married Joannah Ford
  
• Dennis Carpenter, born 1796 in Paris, Maine.
• Polly Carpenter, born 1798 in Paris, Maine
• Anna Carpenter, born 1800 in Paris, Maine.
• Reuben Carpenter, born 1802 in Paris, Maine.
• James Carpenter, born 1804 in Paris, Maine.

Bridget took her life September 8, 1805, and Seth married Miranda Proctor, May 15, 1806.
Their four children were:

• Polly Carpenter, born 1808
• Olivia Carpenter, born 1810
• Julia Carpenter, born 1811
• Miranda Carpenter, born 1813

Miranda Proctor Carpenter died Aug. 11, 1813, and Seth married Sarah Swett on Sept. 20, 1814.
Their three children were:

• Mary Carpenter, born 1815.
• Amanda Carpenter, born 1816.
• Seth Carpenter, born 1818.

Seth died in Paris, Maine November 29, 1819.

16. John Carpenter, a farmer, married on July 14, 1815 to Joannah Ford, born 1795 in Sumner, Maine. They were the second family to settle in newly established Patten, Maine, arriving prior to 1838. Their family consisted of:

• Rives Carpenter, born 1813
• John Carpenter Jr. born 1816
  married Phebe
• Gates Carpenter, born 1817
• Albion Carpenter, born 1822
  married Lydia, born 1823
• Seth Carpenter, born 1826
  married Authelia
• Clinton Carpenter, born 1827, died 1913
  married Margaret Main
• Joan Carpenter, born 1829
  married William Mitchell
  
• 17. Simeon Carpenter, born October 5, 1831, died 1923
  married Emeline A. Scribner (click above name to see his descendants)
  
• Washington Carpenter, born 1835,
• Lafayette Carpenter, born 1848, (probably a grandchild)
• Joannah died December 7, 1867 in Patten, Maine