Show ira A cor corner ne jr in in ancestors by ELEANOR LEXINGTON far carpenter penter family by mcclur carpentras Carpen tras la Is a town ot of Van eluse uee france nance all and d Is identified with carpen toracie tor acte a town mentioned by pliny that the he t name carpenter or car a as a surname ur nanie bad had it its origin here Is not impossible and the suggestion in offered for what it Is worth aria australia was first called carpentier Car and thua thus named for pieter carpentier Car Carpe tir governor general ot of the dutch indies la in 1623 no family la in england stood u for good deeds or received more honors from the kine king than that of the carpenters among the first ot of whom any records have been kept was john carpenter born 1300 at 20 years of age he waa was an M P ilia his father whose name ha has not been handed down being flown as a the father of hi his son was also prominent in aad and took active fart part in all matters I 1 cal atins to the tb crown carpenter another john carpenter wae the famous town cleric clerk of london who died 1442 nearly years yea re after schools for or boy boys sore established in london by 67 money bequeathed for the purpose payable hom the profits of certain landa the school ae as direct ad J by hie his will ie in for the finding and bringing up of foure mens children with meats drinke apparel and until they are preferred and then men othere others in their places forever the rho school now accommodates about TOO boys oakes oakes oak oaks and oke are varl actions of the name which anally oak a form found in colonial record records oake oakes and oaka oaks are the th usual present day spelling pell lag ac or ack was an anglo saxon word meaning cauthe oak the oak tree and it formed part of many local weal names in n great britain ackley now oak ley or ackfield now oakfield abden new Oa kilen acham now oak aam kam and baw flo lo lybrook or or heloke from t rom residence la in an oak forest or near oaks the family came to be called oak aid all cons coals af arms of the family have borne calit oal or acorn acorns another theory account accounts for or the camp oak as derived from the gaelic ach or auch such meaning a field in Somerset shire there la Is an an ilent lent pariah called oake oaks ID in hire shire lire live the oakless Oa Oak kleya leys who trace back to philip lord ford of oakley in the time at henry III del oke or ot of the oak Is a surname found in old english records nathaniel oak immigrant some ahnes wrote bis his name came oake it was bis his eon son jonathan who added a to the name oaks or oakes the maine blaine branch of the family farally kept the original form oak marlboro now northboro North boru boro not far ahm boston waa was the bome of nathaniel who la in documents of the day ie to called yeoman planter and gentleman ten a goodly army of oaks are the number of the descend ante ants of nathaniel through hie his anve sons eons if the children to the present generation of tile his three daughter were included the number would be or thereabouts nathaniel had as grandchildren and great grandchildren revolutionary i sires abound in this branch of the oak family capt seth of the third generation waa was a soldier eold ler andiola and thin son calvin six ix days at the L hington alarm hie his broth er nathaniel entered the continental army when about eighteen dearv old many well known an statesmen pro fliss ional men and literary lights are found in the family faintly lyndon oak wax was a power in bidne in the business buel nee and educational world and for half halt a cen pen tury dictator in state politic politics the historian of the family waa was henry lebbens oak born 1844 of the sixth generation from nathaniel and of the maine branch when 25 yeara years old he became librarian of the dan ban rott library of san stu francisco fyr pir genealogical data of the oaks the family are indebted to him lie ile pent spent years collect collecting Inc material german rind dutch immigrants who rote wrote abeli nime och and ochs and john seems to be a fa favorite corito name with the Carpen carpenter tem aad a fellow etu stu jent and intimate friend of prince henry afterward glenry V was john carpenter who became bishop othor of worcester he ile held his manor in hereford shire by the annual rendering of one bow of the value of two shillings and one barbed arrow valued at three penco pence ong one of tha tho first ot of the carpenters here was villain 1635 ile wan was one of roger williams companions la to providence all of samuel carp n ter have tha the way made plain to mem barship with the patriotic vat societies for he was lieutenant governor and treasurer a of pennsylvania besides boldin g othy othe office the second wife of gov bradford of mayflower renown was alice carpenter the coat etame of arms illustrated Is in paly of six argent and drilea on a chey chevron sable three plates argent charged with a crose cross pattee griles croat crest a demi deml lion rampant rampart griles gr ilesi holding between the paw paws a croe cross pattee vert motto fortuna judat for fon fori i tune favors the brave thie this coat armor in blazoned by burke and by his of the carpenter family it Is assigned to samuel of pennsylvania in 1673 this coat ot armi belonged to the carpenter carpenters of Til billington lington hereford 1 hire shire and to the family to which sam uel belonged but it has ban never been settled where be he came from some as a from surrey of the de Til billington lington carpenters george for faithful service rendered the crown was created adeer a peer of ireland as baron carpenter of 1 Kill aghy 1719 and h hilt grandson george glorge third baron was created vis i count and earl of dyrcon nel 1761 1761 these dignities expired with jehn carpenter fourth earl tho died 1853 A sketch of this branch of me the family may be seen in the british museum in 1603 1663 coat armor wa was ranted granted to too william carpenter a gentleman of thet thel kings privy 1 chamber it wa was argent a greyhound passant paie ant and a chief sable crest a greyhound greyhounds bead head erased per ten fesse able sable and argent motto celeritas virtue virtus the greyhound Is 1 an embodiment ot of peed speed courage and fidelity the oar car penter to whom this charge wae was granted wai was ae as stated th thi kiniry chamber lain or messenger an office of honor a and a little beoit greyhound on 0 n all chain in today to day the badge of om office e 0 of the kinge kings messenger family whose descendant descendants new generally general lr bear the name oakes oake oaks or dokea nettled settled in new york and aud penneys Pen Penu neyl syl 1 bin buak I 1 s peerage blazons arm arms for or the oakes the one illustrated was borne by str sir henry oake oakes of ILI aj X LT hall surrey baronet it la Is argent on a chevron eng cable sable between three sprigs of oak proper a cross of eight points of the field on a canton gule gulet a mullet of ae ax many point points within an of the farl crest out of a mural crown gules a buck bucks head erased proper gorged with a collar embattled counter em battled or motto persevere the arm arms for the oakes of suffolk borne by jamee james oakes ch ef burgess burg cea magistrate and deputy of suffolk data date not given ie Is able oo 00 a fesse engral led between six alx lx elipe of oak truc ted or three oak leaves vert ert a badure engral led ermine no crest and no motto with this the oakes or okes of gundl northampton bear arms gulps two llona lions combatant argent a chief of the laet last quartering quart erint able sable a f fesse be tween sit alx lx acorns or creat crest an oak tree vert fruct truc edrO tedor supported up ported by two uon lions aegert ar gerit rant PAUL ant bui |