Sophia Carpenter

1808 - 1884  (75 years)

• Name	Sophia Carpenter
  Birth	25 Dec 1808	Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
  Gender	Female
  _UID	A8C1888DD2DAD4118AC44445535400008D64
  Death	19 Jul 1884	McDowell Co, NC
  Burial	English Family Cem, McDowell Co, NC
  Person ID	I2062	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	17 Jul 2025

  
  

  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)
  Family ID	F767	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gabriel English,   b. 31 Jul 1809, Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. 6 Feb 1890, McDowell Co, NC (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	1820/1830	Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
  Family ID	F1595	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Dec 2025

  
  

• Notes

  !NOTES:Marty Grant's 4th Great Grand Aunt.; !CENSUS:1810 Burke Co, NC pg 320 w/Jacob CARPENTER age 0-9 (1800/10); !CENSUS:1820 Burke Co, NC pg 61 w/Jacob CARPENTER age 0-9 (1810/20); !CENSUS:1830 Burke Co, NC pg 186 w/Gabriel ENGLISH age 20-29 (1800/10); !CENSUS:1840 Burke Co, NC pg 328 w/Gabriel ENGLISH age 30-39 (1800/10); !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 McDowell Co, NC # 136 Sophia ENGLISH age 40 (1809/10) born NC; !CENSUS:1860 McDowell Co, NC # 192 Sophia ENGLISH age 52 (1807/08) born NC; !NAMED-WILL: 2 Jan 1862 McDowell Co., NC Gabriel English of McDowell Co., NC beloved wife Sophia <--- and her friend Jane B. Swan and to her illegitimate son William J. Swan to Nancy E. Franklin neice of my wife my brothers and sisters to wit Daniel English Henry English Isaac English Jane Chandler wife of Levi Chandler Rachel Cox Abigail McGee wife of Abe McGee D. J. English John M. English Samuel W. English James C. English Olive A. Swan widow of Wm Swsan and Minerva English My brother James C. English Executor S: Gabriel English (his mark) W: W. W. Avery, E. J. Erwin Codicil dated 9 Feb 1876 W: John S. Brown, Jno C. Brown Proven 9 Feb 1876; !CENSUS:1870 McDowell Co, NC North Cove Twp # 129 Sophronia ENGLISH age 60 (1809/10) born NC; CENSUS:1880;