These are the known descendants of Daniel Carpenter-96698 of Fleming & Lewis Counties, Kentucky. He was born about 1780/1790 in Virginia and died after 23 May 1850 in Lewis County, Kentucky. He married Nancy Mildred "Milly" Carter on 18 May 1811.
See much more at the Carpenter Cousins web page at: https://carpentercousins.com - The Carpenter Cousins Project is part of the Guild of One Name Studies.
This Carepenter line is represented by Group 23 of the Carpenter Cousins Y-DNA Project.
The Carpenter Cousins web project is an effort to update and correct Carpenter/Zimmerman and related surnames.
Group 23 are descendants of Daniel Carpenter-96698 whose claimed father is Richard Carpenter-199356. Unfortunately, we have a serious genetic difference between other claimed sons of Richard Carpenter. Their genetic profile, but unconnected genealogically, is part of Group 3 - the Rehoboth, MA Carpenter line.
BUT ... because of very serious Y-DNA genetic differences we are faced with the spectre of a Non-Paternal or Non-Paternity Event or NPE. Often this ocurrs with a formal or informal adoption of another surname entirely matching our different Carpenter Cousins Y-DNA Project Groups.
Imagine a young widow with a very young son remarrying. The son bonds with his step-father and adopts his surname. In older times this was an informal adoption. In more modern times, society has more formalized this into a legal adoption process. But in olden times things were less formal and a husband was assumed by the community to take care of all children.
Are there other versions of this Non-Parental Events – aka Non-Paternity Events (NPEs)? Yes. This can include rape, child stealing and other similar things. This can includes bad or incorrect genealogy.
With Group 23, with a lack of parental data, we suspect bad genealogy but we can not prove it. Thus we list Daniel Carpenter-96698 as an adopted son of Richard Carpenter-199356 in the Group 3 descendant report. IN THIS REPORT, we list only Daniel Carpenter-96698 and his descendants.
See more details and images on these genetic differences in the Table of Contents below.
FYI - The number after the surname is a record information number (RIN) from the Carpenter Cousins Project master genealogical database. See: The Carpenter Cousins Project
Group 23 is genetically unique from other Carpenter/Zimmerman groups within the Carpenter Cousins Y-DNA Project. Especially compared to the Group 3 genetic profile.
The Group 23 descendants are both genetically and genealogically connected. This includes those who are reasonably believed to be related but are not proved. Read the NOTES.
This file does contain mistakes. This despite great efforts to correct such. Verification is always needed of any data.
Generally speaking, the better the documentation, the better the data is. Serously, Please read the notes.
NOTE: Names and relationships have been retained for those living, but other details have been removed for privacy.
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