Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-07-16

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1 WITH CARPENTERS LANDING Or CAR
PENTER's BRIDGE
The Carpenter family originally settled
in Philadelphia in 1858, Samuel Carpenter
being the first of the same to come to
America He was born in Horsham, Sussex
County, England, November 4, 1649, the
son Of John Carpenter, householder of
that place John Carpenter died in l670,.
Samuel, after receiving his share Of his
fathers estate and joining the Society Of
Friends, went out TO the Barhadoes about
1872, and being persecuted there for his re-
fusal to furnish man and arms, finally set
tied in Philadelphia July 10, 1858, where
he became prominent, being the first
Treasurer of the Province and filling many
offices including Deputy Governor under
William Penn and member of Council. He
died April 10, 1714, after investing consid-
erable money in lands in New Jersey. In
1854, be purchased 800 acres at the mouth
of Timber creek. In 1701 he received title
to tract at Salem, and on July 30, 1903,
a deed was made to him for $50 acres on
Mantus, or Mantua creek, beginning on the
northerly side of said Mantus creek and
ranning several courses and distances be-
tween marked trees which makes the
exact location hard to identify.
His son, Samuel Carpenter, (2nd), had 5
children. The second son, Preston, was
born in Philadelphia, October 2s, 1921.
When about 20 years Of age, he went to
On October II, 1742, he married Hannah
Smith, daughter of Samuel Smith, veal
thy man of Salem county, and settled upon
the farm in Warrington township near
Salem which he acquired through his wife.
They had u children. Samuel Preston
Carpenter, the eldest son, died young.
Thomas Carpenter, the 9th child, and 2nd
son, was born in Salem November 2, 1852,
and died at Carpenters Landing, July Z,
1S47, So years of age. He was married
April 13, 1774, in st. Mary's Church, Bur
lington, New Jersey, to Mary Tonkin,
daughter of Edward Tonkin, 2nd, OF Bur-
lington He started his married life on a
farm called the Josiah Miller farm, belong
ing to his grandfather, near the Salem Co.
Aims House. in Salem county. -
During the Revolution Thomas Carpenter
was first commissioned as Adiutant of Col
Dicks battalion of Salem militia, and took
part in the Princeton and Trenton cam
paigns from February 1776, to the latter
part Of January, 1777. He was for time
Ensign of Capt. Roan's Company of Dick's s
battalion, afterwards he was made Quarter
master of the battalion. March 19, 1777,
be was commissioned pavmaster of the
counties of Salem and Gloucester. When
on the staff OF Colonel Dick he took part in
ehe campaigns of the battles of Princeton
and Trenton and attended General Mercer
in his tent after he was mortally wounded
at Princeton. Thomas Carpenter was very
actively engaged afterward in purchasing
and forwarding supplies for the use of the
Continental Army in the different encamp-
ments.
After the Revolution, about 1885, he re-
moved from Salem to Cooper's Point where
he engaged in mercantile business 2 a
deed for property near Pyne Point, Cam
den), refers to his property at or near that
place. About 1887, he gave the work up
having formed a partnership with Colonel
Thomas Heston, his wife's nephew by mar
riage. The firm Of Carpenter & HestOn
built and established large glass factory
at Glassboro where they acquired large
landed property, store and lumber busi-
ness was also maintained and located on
Mantua creek. The products Of the factory
and lumber had to be shipped to Philadel-
phia by the nearest point, which was on
Mantua creek. member Of the firm had
to live there to superintend this important
work, and Thomas carpenter built large
and commodious house where he lived for
many years, and the place became known
as Carpenters Landing" In this con-
nection would call attention TO the follow
ing description of the place given on page
11S of the Gazetteer Of New Jersey and
History Of New Jersey from discovery by
Europeans to the adoption Of the Federal
Constitution published by Thomas F. Cor
dan. 1s34.''
Carpenters Landing, post town of
Greenwicht, Gloucester county, upon Man
tua creek at the head Of sIoop navigation,
3 miles southwest from Woodbury., miles
by the creek from the Delaware, AZ miles
from Trenton and 148 from w. c. 1t is a
place OF consid cradle trade in lumber, cord
wood, etc., and contains ! tavern, 2 stores,
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