David Carpenter

1806 - 1880  (74 years)   Has 6 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	David Carpenter
  Birth	1805/1806	Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	84
  _UID	18B9888DD2DAD4118AC4444553540000F5EC
  Death	1870/1880	Graham Co, NC
  Person ID	I966	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	12 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Jacob Carpenter,   b. 1778/1779, Surry Co, NC (now Yadkin Co, NC) d. 18 Jul 1856, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Margaret,   b. 1787/1788, Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. 5 Jun 1875, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	1800/1805	Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
  _UID	A77F0B6E17B8E147B65A011C20F0CCC867BE
  Family ID	F767	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Wilson,   b. 1810/1815, Burke Co, NC d. 1838/1840, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age 25 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1829/1830	Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
  _UID	66BFE2496698DD47AC6CF9E94B40A15BF353
  Children	1. William Carpenter,   b. 8 Nov 1830, Ashe Co, NC (now Watauga Co, NC) d. 13 Jan 1885, Graham Co, NC (Age 54 years)   2. Wilson Carpenter,   b. 1833/1834, Ashe Co, NC d. 1882/1900, Graham Co, NC (Age 66 years)   3. Levi D Carpenter,   b. 1836/1837, Ashe Co, NC d. Aft 1893 (Age > 57 years)   4. Thomas D Carpenter,   b. 1838/1839, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. 3 Mar 1862, Grahamville, Beaufort Dist, SC, Civil War (Age 23 years)
  Family ID	F774	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Mira Gregg,   b. 1821/1822, Burke Co, NC (now Caldwell Co, NC) d. 1880/1900, Graham Co, NC (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1840/1841	Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
  _UID	E5997AD59A93CE4EBA93DAE0F38F86395E26
  Children	1. James A Carpenter,   b. 1840/1841, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. 1862/1863, Civil War (Age 22 years)   2. Sarah Elvira Carpenter,   b. 1842/1843, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. 17 May 1905, Mitchell Co, NC (Age 62 years)   3. Albert Ervin Carpenter,   b. 11 Dec 1845, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. 22 Aug 1928, Avery Co, NC (Age 82 years)   4. Jonathan G Carpenter,   b. 1845/1846, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. 1896/1900, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age 54 years)   5. Mary Jane Carpenter,   b. 1847/1848, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. 1880/1900, Osborne Co, KS (Age 52 years)   6. Donna Maria Carpenter,   b. 3 Mar 1851, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. 19 Nov 1916, Graham Co, NC (Age 65 years)   7. Rachel Matilda Carpenter,   b. Mar 1852/1853, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. 2 Oct 1925, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 72 years)   8. Samuel L Carpenter,   b. 1 Oct 1855, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. 3 Apr 1915, Graham Co, NC (Age 59 years)   9. David L Carpenter,   b. 30 Apr 1858, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. 7 Jan 1925, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 66 years)   10. Frances Caroline Carpenter,   b. 4 Jun 1860, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. 15 Dec 1926, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 66 years)   11. Martha J Carpenter,   b. 10 Jun 1864, Cherokee Co, NC (now Graham Co, NC) d. 28 Aug 1925, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 61 years)
  Family ID	F768	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notes

  !NOTES:Marty Grant's 4th Great Grandfather; !REFERENCE: http://www.martygrant.com/ http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/carpenter/ !NOTES:David Carpenter is a proven son of Jacob Carpenter as named in Jacob's Will (1849) and in an 1832 deed; !COURT:Jan 1824 Burke Co., NC Court Minutes Ordered that Thomas Burlison oversee the road in room of Aden Carver leading toward the Yellow Mountain from David Tates plantation to Gilbert Whites with the hands to work thereon (towit): John Ollis Bedford Wiseman William Carpenter Jacob Davis Thomas Davis John Davis John Vance Thomas Vance James Moody David Carpenter Lewis Vance William Vaughan Alexander Wiseman Thomas Burlsion Josiah Wiseman William Roberts ... (no more names); !CENSUS:1830 Burke Co., NC p. 195 David Carpenter 0001-0001 My Analysis (who each person *might* be) 1m 15-19 (1810/1815) David Carpenter (c1806) 1f 15-19 (1810/1815) Wife (1810/1815) > d by 1839 !DEED:21 Sep 1832 Ashe Co, NC M-318 Jacob CARPENTER of Burke County, NC to my son David CARPENTER of Ashe Co, NC, 100a on Left Fork of Rich Hill Creek, that said Jacob CARPENTER entered in 1800; !DEED:-- --- 1832 Ashe Co, NC M-320 State of N.C. Grant # 1882 to David CARPENTER, 50a on Rich Hill Creek (* May be David CARPENTER Sr); !DEED:-- --- 1832 Ashe Co, NC M-321 State of N.C. Grant # 2246 to David CARPENTER, 10a on Rich Hill Creek (* May be David CARPENTER Sr); !DEED:-- --- 1836 Ashe Co, NC M-418 David CARPENTER to William R. ASHLEY, lands on Rich Hill Creek, Joshua JONES line (* May be David CARPENTER Sr); !CENSUS:1840 Yancey Co., NC p. 268 David Carpenter age 30-39 (1800/10) 310001-0 My analysis (who each person *might* be) 1m 30-39 (1800/1810) = David Carpenter (c1806) 1m 5-9 (1830/1835) = William Carpenter (1830) son 3m 0-4 (1835/1840) = 1. Wilson Carpenter (c1834) son "m 0-4 (1835/1840) = 2. Levi Carpenter (c1837) son "m 0-4 (1835/1840) = 3. Thomas D. Carpenter (c1839) son; !TAXLIST:1840 Yancey Co, NC Captain Vance's Company - David CARPENTER, 300a, $125, 1 white poll, $2.12 1/2 tax due; !TAXLIST:1841 Yancey Co, NC Captain Swan's Company - David CARPENTER, 200a, $100, 1 white poll; In Blount Co., TN Court on 6 Feb 1843, a settlement of the estate of James Sparks deceased was filed. Moses Y. Burchfield and Amanda Sparks were administrators. Vouchers were paid to several including Jacob Davis $104.72, Nathan Rose for $11.32 Dave Carpenter for $5.00, Thomas Davis for $8.00. This doesn’t meant those paid were heirs to the estate, but were probably owed money on unpaid notes (loans) or had done some service toward the settling of the estate which expenses were paid. Jacob Davis and Thomas Davis are brothers. Nathan Rose is their nephew. David Carpenter is their 1st cousin. !COURT:Spring 1848 Yancey Co, NC- Revaluation of Property value - North Toe River District - David CARPENTER from $100 to 66 2/3; !NAMED: 8 Sep 1849 Yancey Co, NC Wills 1-111 Jacob CARPENTER. Naming wife Margaret, grandson Thomas D. CARPENTER, children: William CARPENTER, David CARPENTER, Sophia ENGLISH, Samuel CARPENTER, Nancy FRANKLIN, Elizabeth WISEMAN, Levi CARPENTER, Mary CUTHBERTSON, and Frances M. PYATTE. Executor Leander PYATTE, witnessed by William DAVIS, and George W. DAVIS; !CENSUS:1850 Watauga Co., NC Watauga # 477/481 David Carpenter 44 Farmer $300 NC Mira 28 Wilson 16 Levi 13 James 9 Sarah 7 Ervin 6 Jonathan 4 Jane 2; !CENSUS:1860 Yancey Co., NC Childsville PO # 1210/1210 David Carpenter 54 Farmer $-/176 NC Mira 40 James A. 18 Farmer Erwin (sic) 15 " Jonathan G. 13 Mary J. 11 Dolley M. 9 Rachel M. 7 Samuel L. 5 David 3; !CENSUS:1870 Cherokee Co., NC Cheoah, Valley Town PO # 195/195 David Carpenter 56 Farmer $-/- NC Myra 49 Maria 19 Rachel 17 Samuel 14 David 12 Caroline 9 Martha 8; !CENSUS:1880 x * Deceased, as wife Myra was living alone in Graham Co, NC;