Background
A Richard Carpenter was baptised at Phillack, Cornwall, on 16 February 1575, son of Thomas Carpenter.
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Richard Carpenter
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He was elected to a Cornish fellowship at his college on 30 June 1596, and retained it until 30 June 1606. Under the advice of Thomas Holland, the Rector, he studied theology, and became noted as a preacher.
Career
He was probably born in Cornwall in 1575. lieutenant is not certain, however, that he and this Richard Carpenter were the same person. He matriculated at Exeter College, Oxford, on 28 May 1592, and took his degrees of Bachelor of Arts on 19 February 1596, Bachelor of Divinity 25 June 1611, and Doctor of Divinity 10 February 1616-1617.
In 1606 he was appointed by Sir Robert Chichester to the rectories of Sherwell and Loxhore, near Barnstaple, and it has been suggested that he was the Richard Carpenter who from 1601 to 1626 held the vicarage of Cullompton.
His will, dated in 1625, describes him as pastor of Sherwell (not Sheviock, as per will abstract), Devon. He died on 18 December 1627, and was buried in the chancel of Loxhore Church, where a monument was erected to his memory.
While he was a tutor at Oxford, Christopher Trevelyan was among his pupils, and through this introduction Carpenter married Susanna, born about 1688, daughter of Sir John Trevelyan, 2nd Baronet and Urith Chichester. his pupil"s youngest sister, and obtained his benefice from Sir Robert Chichester. The marriage took place at Nettlecombe, Somerset, on 1 September 1606.
The children of Richard and Susanna Carpenter were:
1) Susanna Carpenter, bp.
Nettlecombe, 28 October 1607. 2) John Carpenter, b. ca. 1608.
3) Mary Carpenter, b. say 1610.
4) Richard Carpenter, b. say 1612.
5) Ann Carpenter, b. say 1614. 6) Elizabeth Carpenter, b. say 1616.
7) Edward Carpenter, b. say 1618. 8) Sarah Carpenter, b. say 1620.
9) Thomas Carpenter, b. say 1622.
This Richard Carpenter was not the Richard Carpenter of Amesbury, Wiltshire, father of William Carpenter of Providence, Rhode Island. Nor should he be confused with Richard Carpenter (vicar of Poling). This Richard was at Kings College, Cambridge, in 1622, twice lived in Europe for a few years and was vicar of Poling from 1635 to about 1642.
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