Abiah CARPENTER
Genological History of the Rehoboth Branch of the Carpenter Family in America by. Anna B. Carpeler (Hard Family Records)
New.FamilySearch.org, Sept 2011
NOTE: Abiah enlisted a private in Cap. Paine's Co. stationed at Winter Hill 2 months dismissed 1 April 1776, second as Corporal in Hicks Co. in Cal Thomas Carpenter regular. 8 Dec. 1776 served 16 days. Aug. 2, 1780 marched from Reholboth to Bristol in Rhode Island alarm. (Hard Family Records)
He married Mehitable Read 13 May 1690 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts . Mehitable Read was born at Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts 30 Apr 1667 daughter of John Read and Sarah .
They were the parents of 8
children:
Abiah Carpenter
born 21 Apr 1691.
Thomas Carpenter
born 8 Nov 1692.
Mehitable Carpenter
born 15 Dec 1694.
Samuel Carpenter
born Abt 1695.
Sarah Carpenter
born 3 Mar 1696.
Josiah Carpenter
born Jul 1697.
Rachel Carpenter
born 19 May 1699.
Peter Carpenter
born 22 Apr 1701.
Abiah Carpenter died 28 Apr 1732 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts .
Mehitable Read died 19 Nov 1702 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts .