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as his son Abiah was admitted a freeman
of Rhode Island in 1681. The indications
are that he married for his second wife
a sister of Ann Wickes, the second wife of
Joseph Carpenter, of Mosquito Cove,
Long Island, but have been unable to find
any account of his marriage on the Rec-
ords of the Providence Plantations.
William Carpenter, in his will, divided
his real estate at Pawtuxet between Hannah
and Abiah, but gave the largest portion
to Abiah, including the house lot on
this land which he settled (probably the
same land that William, his father, bought
of Benedict Arnold, in 1652). Abiah was
sixteen years of age when his father died,
and about this time chose the calling of a
mariner. Possibly it was for this reason
that his father left him the "History of
the World" in his will. Abiah and his
wife were appointed guardians to Mary
Baker, daughter of William and Mary
Baker, in 1669, for which Abiah agreed
to give Mary a cow calf in one year, the
calf to be one year old. He took a receipt
of William Baker and his wife Mary for
a yearling heifer in 1669.
He testified before the Court-Martial
which sat at Newport to try certain Indians
charged with being engaged in King
Philip's designs, that Wenanaquabin, who
had been living with him, went away
from his house some time in May, 1675,
and he did not see him again nor could he
hear from him until towards winter.
Wenanaquabin had been charged with be-
ing at the wounding of John Scott in
Providence. There was an attack made
by the Indians on Carpenter's garrison in
Pawtucket at Askaway, January 27, 1675,
and they took a large number of cattle.
Abiah Carpenter was fined twenty pounds
for not serving on a jury. He was elected
deputy in 1682, and was on the Grand
Jury, December 13, 1687.
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Joseph Carpenter, of Mosquito Cove,
Long Island, (his brother-in-law), sold
land to Abiah Carpenter, November 30,
1668. Abiah Carpenter deeded the same
back to Joseph Carpenter, January, 1669.
It is evident that Joseph Carpenter, of
Mosquito Cove, deeded this land as a fight
to induce Abiah Carpenter, his brotherin-law,
to move to Mosquito Cove, which
the latter declined to accept. It is very
certain that Abiah Carpenter went with
Joseph and Hannah Carpenter to Long
Island, but after the death of his sister
Hannah he returned to Pawtuxet. Hence
the exchange of land, Abiah Carpenter
having a house lot at Mosquito Cove
which he deeded to Joseph Carpenter. (A
copy of the deed from Joseph Carpenter,
of Mosquito Cove, to Abiah Carpenter, of
Pawtuxet)
This instrument in writing declareth to all to
whom it may concern that Joseph Carpenter, of
Mosquito Cove on Long Island, within the Colony
of His Royal Highness James Duke of York, do
make and have made an exchange of lands with
my brother-in-law, Abiah Carpenter, of Pawtuxet
in Rhode Island Colony. The said land which I
exchanged with my brother, Abiah Carpenter, is
all my right of land and commonage which fell to
me by my wife by will of her father, and also a
third part of my land which lieth between the
cove and the Pawtuxet River, and also five pounds
to be paid at Michaelmas following the date
thereof. I say I have made over from me, my
heirs and assigns from all my right, title and inter-
est of the above referred to lands, to my said
brother-in-law, Abiah Carpenter, to him, his heirs
and assigns forever and to hold as his or their own
perfect right, title or interest and this as my real
act I have herewith set my hand and seal in Oyster
Bay, the 8th day of June, in the year of our Lord,
one thousand six hundred and seventy-three and
in the twenty-fourth year of the reign of our sov-
ereign King Charles the Second.
(Signed) Joseph Carpenter.
We find by the marriage record of his
son, Joseph Carpenter, that Abiah Carpenter
died previous to 1702. Land was