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pensary many years, member Salem Light 
Infantry, Iieut., capt., major and col. of 
Salem Artillery tSU-22, member Taber~ 
nacle Church, identified with most of the 
interests of Salem, active and prominent 
in benevolent and social affairs his bookstore 
was the resort of all the eminent men 
of Salem (m. Sep. 25, tSt6, Harriet, b. Nov. 
8, 1793, d. Jan. 13, 1854, dau. of James 
and Judith (Norris] King of Salem and bad 
tea children: Harriet Lawrence, b. Aug. 
JI, t817, Mary Jennison, b. July 23, tSxg, 
Henry, b. June 18, rS2r, Elizabeth King, 

b. Nov. 7, 1823, Charles Hor:1ce, b. June 4, 
1826, Charles James, b. Sep. g, 1827, George 
Manton, b. Jan. g, t8JO, Martha Ellen, b. 
Jan. 16, 1832, William Horace, b. Dec. xS, 
1833, and Catharine, b. Mar. 11, 1836); son 
of Jonathan of Uxbridge, Mass., b. at 
Douglas, Mass., Sep. 8, 1752, d. at Uxbridge 
Dec. 17, 1839, "a man of much dignity, 
exceeding hospitality and a thorough 
gentleman" (m. Dec. 25, 1776, Mary, b. 
Oct. 13, 1755, d. Sep. 3, 1812, eldest child 
of Dr. \Villiam and Mary [Staples] Jennison 
of Milford, Mass.); son of David of 
Cumberland, Mass., d. 1776 (m. July 7, 
1737. Martha Reed). 
ARPENTER, JAMES EDWARD ofCPhila., Pa., lawyer, brev. maj. of volunteers, 
capt. 8th Pa. cavalry, asst. commissary 
of musters, 2d div. cavalry corps, 
army of Potomac, 1862-4, author of " List 
of Battles of 8th Pa. Cavalry," and of various 
contributions to journals, treas. of 
Historical Society of Pa., etc. (m. Oct. 17, 
1867, Harriet Odin Dorr, dau. of Rev. 
Benj. Dorr, D. D. [see Dorr lineage]; has 
two brothers, Louis H~nry Carpenter, brev. 
col. U.S. army, now major 5th U. S. cavalry, 
was on staff of Gen. Philip H. Sheridan; 
Thomas Prtslon Carpenter of Buffalo, 

N. V., general passenger agent of Lake 
Superior Transit Co.; sons of Edward of 
Phila., b. at Glassboro, N. J., May 17, r813 
(m. Nov. 16, 1837, Anna Maria dau. of 
Benjamin Matl:l.ck and Isabella [Strauon) 
Howey of" Pleasant Meadows,'' Gloucester 
co., N.J., she, dau. of Dr. James and Mary 
[Creighton] Stratton of "Stratton Hall," 
Gloucester county, N.J., the old family 
ANCESTRY. 

seat); son of Edward, b. at Carpenter's 
Landing, N. J., June 4. 1777, d. at Glas.. 
boro, N. J., Mar. 13, 1813, succeeded to 
the glass works (m. Sep. s. 1799, Sarah, 
dau. of Dr. Jas. Stratton by first wife, Anna 
Harris, and desc. of Richard Stratton of 

E. Hampton, L. 1., 1634); son of Tbomaa 
of Carpenter's Landing, N. J., b. in Salem 
co., N.J.. Nov. 2, 1752, d. at Carpenter's 
Landing July 7, 1847, officer of N. J. 
troops in Rev. war, established with Col. 
Heston the glass works at Glassboro, N. J. 
(m. Mary, dau. of Edward Tonkin, warden 
of St. Mary's Episcopal Church at Burlington, 
N.J.); son of Preston, b. Pbila., Pa., 
Oct. :zS, 1721, d. in Salem co., N.J., Oct. 
20, 1785, settled there, judge of Common 
Pleas Court, commr. of loans, justice of 
peace, etc. (m. Oct., 1742, Hannah, dau. of 
Samuel Smith of Salem co., N. J .); son of 
Samuel of Phila., b. there Feb. 9, 1688, d. 
there Nov., 1748, merchant, justice of pe:1ce 
of Phila. 1715-25, member of common 
council of Phila. 1716-.JS, trustee of loan 
office, etc. (m. July 2, 1711, Hannah, dau. of 
Samuel Preston, mayor of Phila. 1711, 
and his wife Hannah, dau. of Thomas 
Lloyd, first gov. of Pa., son of Charles 
Lloyd of Dolobran, Wales); son of Samuel 
of Phila., b. in Surrey co., Eng., 16"9' d. 
Phila. Apr. 10, lil4 (m. Dec. 12, 168_., 
Hannah Hardiman), came to Phila. 1683, 
trustee of estate of \Vm. Penn, treas. of 
Prov. of Pa. r685-1714, member of Governor's 
Council t685-17I4, dep. gov. 1694, 
member Prov. Assembly 1689, was, next 
to Wm. Penn, the richest man in the prov. 
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ALTONSTALJ,, LEVERETT of Chest· 
nut Hill, Mass., b. at Salem Mar. 
16, 1825, grad. Harvard Colt. 1844, LL. B. 
and A. M. 1847. adm. to Suffolk bar r8sx, 
overseer of Harvard Coli. 1876-88, member 
Mass. Hist. Society, N. E. Hist. Gen. Soc., 
Bostonian Soc., collector of port of Boston 
and Charlestown 1885-8 (m. Oct. 19, 1854, 
RoseS., dau. of John Clark Lee and Harriet 
Rose, desc. from the Pickering.s and 
Ornes of Salem and Paine.s of Worcester), 
had six children, viz.: Ltvtrell, b. Nov. 3, 
18ss. d. Feb. 14, r863, Hidrord Af., b. Oct., 
1859, Rost L., b. June 17, 1861 (m. 1884,