Individual Details
Margaret Sutton
(Abt 1635 - Bef 4 Oct 1676)
Note: The commonly noted death date of 1700 in Swansea is wrong. 1 3 4
She died after Mar 21,1675/6 (when she,as executrix, presented the inventory of her husband's estate) and before Oct 4,1676 (date of inventory of her estate).
NOTE: A stone marked "M C" in Newman Cemetery in East Providence,RI (see photo to the right) has been said to be hers, and the death date of 1700 on it has been repeatedly, in error, been attributed to her. (Reference: NEHGR 159:44-5). The same article indicates she was likely buried in the same cemetery as her husband, and provides detail on her death in 1676.
Marriage 1 Joseph CARPENTER b: ABT 1633 in England Married: 25 NOV 1655 in Rehoboth, Bristol, MA likely
Note: Torrey indicated two possible marriage dates 25 Nov and 25 May 1655 and indicated they resided in Rehoboth, MA. 5
Children:
Joseph CARPENTER b: 15 AUG 1656 in Rehoboth, Bristol, MA
Benjamin CARPENTER b: 19 JAN 1658 in Rehoboth, Bristol, MA
Abigail CARPENTER b: 15 MAR 1659 in Rehoboth, Bristol, MA
Esther CARPENTER b: 10 MAR 1661 in Rehoboth, Bristol, MA
Martha CARPENTER b: 1662 in Swansea, Bristol, MA
John CARPENTER b: ABT 1667 in Rehoboth, Bristol, MA probably
Hannah CARPENTER b: 21 MAR 1671/2 in Swansea, Bristol, MA
Solomon CARPENTER b: 27 APR 1673 in Swansea, Bristol, MA
Margaret CARPENTER b: 4 MAY 1675 in Swansea, Bristol, MA
Sources:
1. Abbrev: Torrey - New England Marriages Prior to 1700 Title: Torrey, Clarence Almon with a revised introduction by Gary Boyd Roberts, New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Baltimore, MD, Genealogical Pub. Co., 1985) Page: p. 135
2. Abbrev: Carpenter, Journey through Carpenter Country Title: Carpenter, William S., A Journey through Carpenter Country (by the author, 1985) Page: p. 199
3. Abbrev: Carpenter - Gen. and Historical record Title: Usher, James, Genealogical and Historical Record of the Carpenter Family with a brief genealogy of some of the descendants of William Carpenter, of Weymouth, and Rehoboth, Mass., William Carpenter, of Providence, R.I., Samuel Carpenter of Providence, R.I. Samuel Carpenter, of Penn., and Ephraim, Timothy and Josias Carpenter of Long Island. (by the author, 9 Murray Street, New York City, NY, not dated) Page: p. 16
4. Abbrev: NEHGR Title: New England Historic Genealogical Society Register (Boston, MA, NEHGS, 1847-) Page: v. 159, no. 633, (Jan 2005), p. 44; author Eugene Cole Zubrinsky
5. Abbrev: Carpenter, Hist. of the Rehoboth Carpenter Family Title: Carpenter, Amos B., A Genealogical History of the Rehoboth Branch of the Carpenter Family in America brought down from their English ancestor, John Carpenter, 1303, with many biographical notes of descendants and allied families (Amherst, Mass., Press of Carpenter & Morehouse, 1898) Page: p. 45
She died after Mar 21,1675/6 (when she,as executrix, presented the inventory of her husband's estate) and before Oct 4,1676 (date of inventory of her estate).
NOTE: A stone marked "M C" in Newman Cemetery in East Providence,RI (see photo to the right) has been said to be hers, and the death date of 1700 on it has been repeatedly, in error, been attributed to her. (Reference: NEHGR 159:44-5). The same article indicates she was likely buried in the same cemetery as her husband, and provides detail on her death in 1676.
Marriage 1 Joseph CARPENTER b: ABT 1633 in England Married: 25 NOV 1655 in Rehoboth, Bristol, MA likely
Note: Torrey indicated two possible marriage dates 25 Nov and 25 May 1655 and indicated they resided in Rehoboth, MA. 5
Children:
Joseph CARPENTER b: 15 AUG 1656 in Rehoboth, Bristol, MA
Benjamin CARPENTER b: 19 JAN 1658 in Rehoboth, Bristol, MA
Abigail CARPENTER b: 15 MAR 1659 in Rehoboth, Bristol, MA
Esther CARPENTER b: 10 MAR 1661 in Rehoboth, Bristol, MA
Martha CARPENTER b: 1662 in Swansea, Bristol, MA
John CARPENTER b: ABT 1667 in Rehoboth, Bristol, MA probably
Hannah CARPENTER b: 21 MAR 1671/2 in Swansea, Bristol, MA
Solomon CARPENTER b: 27 APR 1673 in Swansea, Bristol, MA
Margaret CARPENTER b: 4 MAY 1675 in Swansea, Bristol, MA
Sources:
1. Abbrev: Torrey - New England Marriages Prior to 1700 Title: Torrey, Clarence Almon with a revised introduction by Gary Boyd Roberts, New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Baltimore, MD, Genealogical Pub. Co., 1985) Page: p. 135
2. Abbrev: Carpenter, Journey through Carpenter Country Title: Carpenter, William S., A Journey through Carpenter Country (by the author, 1985) Page: p. 199
3. Abbrev: Carpenter - Gen. and Historical record Title: Usher, James, Genealogical and Historical Record of the Carpenter Family with a brief genealogy of some of the descendants of William Carpenter, of Weymouth, and Rehoboth, Mass., William Carpenter, of Providence, R.I., Samuel Carpenter of Providence, R.I. Samuel Carpenter, of Penn., and Ephraim, Timothy and Josias Carpenter of Long Island. (by the author, 9 Murray Street, New York City, NY, not dated) Page: p. 16
4. Abbrev: NEHGR Title: New England Historic Genealogical Society Register (Boston, MA, NEHGS, 1847-) Page: v. 159, no. 633, (Jan 2005), p. 44; author Eugene Cole Zubrinsky
5. Abbrev: Carpenter, Hist. of the Rehoboth Carpenter Family Title: Carpenter, Amos B., A Genealogical History of the Rehoboth Branch of the Carpenter Family in America brought down from their English ancestor, John Carpenter, 1303, with many biographical notes of descendants and allied families (Amherst, Mass., Press of Carpenter & Morehouse, 1898) Page: p. 45
Events
| Birth | Abt 1635 | England | |||
| Marriage | 25 Nov 1655 | Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts - Joseph Carpenter |  |  | |
| Death | Bef 4 Oct 1676 | ||||
| Burial | Knockum Hill Cemetery, Barrington, Bristol County, Rhode Island | |
Families
| Spouse | Joseph Carpenter ( - 1675) |
| Child | Joseph Carpenter (1656 - 1718) |
| Child | Benjamin Carpenter (1658 - 1727) |
| Child | Abigail Carpenter (1659 - 1709) |
| Child | Esther Carpenter (1661 - 1735) |
| Child | John Carpenter (1671 - 1753) |
| Child | Hannah Carpenter (1671 - 1750) |
| Child | Solomon Carpenter (1673 - 1674) |
| Child | Margaret Carpenter (1675 - 1735) |
| Father | John Sutton (1593 - 1672) |
| Mother | Julia Ann Little (1595 - 1678) |
Notes
Marriage
Marriage 1 Joseph CARPENTER b: ABT 1633 in EnglandMarried: 25 NOV 1655 in Rehoboth, Bristol, MA likely
Note: Torrey indicated two possible marriage dates 25 Nov and 25 May 1655 and indicated they resided in Rehoboth, MA.
Endnotes
1. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-33CH : 29 November 2018), Joseph Carpenter and Margaret Sutton, 25 Nov 1655; citing Marriage, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007578641..
2. Find A Grave Memorial# 44237523.