I have been researching -

(1) The Michael Roha (Rohé, Rohe, Roae) (1821-1898) family (Crawford Co PA),

(2) Carpenter families (descendants of James Carpenter (1738-1829), Rehoboth and Brattleboro VT) with the emphasis on Abner Carpenter (1787-1845)(Windham Co. VT and Crawford Co. PA) plus Josiah Carpenter and Rhoda Carpenter (Ohio in early 1800's).

(3) The genealogy of Col. William H Chapman (born Page Co., VA) who served with Mosby in the Civil War, and his wife, Josephine Jeffries (Fauquier Co. VA), her family and her Blackwell, Eustace, Edmonds, Lee, Stuart, Allerton and Brewster ancestors.

(4) The ancestors and descendants of Joel Jones (1764-1845) who settled in Guys Mills (Crawford) PA in 1817. Especially his son, David Jones (1807-1862) and his family; and grandson, Ira Moses Jones (1850-1913) and family.

This research (as of October 2000) is ongoing and new information, revisions and corrections will be posted as available.

I welcome comments, additions and corrections by e-mail.

• James Carpenter, Abner Carpenter Welcome Carpenter (134 KB)
  James Carpenter was born in Rehoboth MA 1738, married Bethia Hyde (Ide) and moved to Brattleboro VT where he died in 1829. His son, Abner Carpenter was born in 1787, married Nancy Hawes and moved to Guys Mills PA where he died in 1845. After Nancy died in 1835, Abner married Mary, widow of Joshua Barlow. Welcome A Carpenter, one of Abner's sons, was born (1814) in Brattleboro and died (1894) in Guys Mills. He married Lucinda Dickson of Guys Mills PA (1819 - 1889).
• Josiah Carpenter (1768-1823) and Rhoda Carpenter (114 KB)
  Both Josiah Carpenter and Rhoda Carpenter were children of James Carpenter (1738-1829). Their descendants were early settlers in Northeastern Ohio in the early 1800's. Rhoda Carpenter was born (1773) in Rehoboth MA, and married Rev. Samuel Carpenter, a very distant relative, They moved to OH and then MI. Her brother, Josiah Carpenter, born 1768 in Rehoboth, married Lois Bullock who was also born (1772) in Rehoboth. They moved to OH where Josiah died in 1823 and Lois in 1862 in Strongsville OH. James' other children, including Abner, are listed with him in an adjacent site.
• Joel Jones (1764-1845) Charlton MA - Guys Mills PA (54 KB)
  Joel Jones, born in MA, descended from early New England stock, served in the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. He progressively migrated to Pittsfield, South Hero, and Bridgewater VT. After the death of his first wife in 1795, he married her cousin, they moved to Whitehall NY and then in 1817 with nine children into the untamed wilderness of Western Pennsylvania near Guys Mills (Crawford) PA. He and his family were important members of the early history of Guys Mills.
• Col. William H Chapman & Josephine M Jeffries (98 KB)
  Col. W. H. Chapman (b 1840 Luray, Page Co VA, d 1929 Greensboro NC) was second-in-command in Col. Mosby's Rangers during the Civil War. During that time he married Josephine M. Jeffries (b 1846 Fauquier Co VA, d 1927 Greensboro NC). She was descended from the Pilgrim Fathers by Brewster, Allerton, Lee, Eustace, Edmonds and Blackwell. Their ancestors and descendants are listed here.
• Michael Roha (Rohé, Roae) of Meadville PA (21 KB)
  Michael Rohe (Rohé)(b 1821 Germany, d 1898, Meadville PA) settled in Meadville, Crawford Co PA. The names of his father (Ferdinand?) and brother's (Augustine?) family are derived from information on persons of the same name and age living near him in PA. His descendents are listed under Roha and Roae, phonetic misspellings of the German name. His descendents included a son, August A. Roha, who with his sons were prosperous dairy farmers.

• The Roha / Roae Family Story (41 KB)
  This is the story of the Roha / Roae families who are descended from Rohe line in Germany. The name has had numerous phoenetic spelling changes. They settled in western Pennsylvania in the mid 1800s. In the early 1900s, most were living near Meadville (Crawford) PA. This story is compiled from the genealogy studies of many people with census information filling in many gaps. An index is provided and references are given to most of these sources.
• PA Descendents of James Carpenter, Brattlebore VT (87 KB)
  Abner Carpenter (b. 1787 Brattleboro VT, d. 1845, Guys Mills PA), son of James Carpenter (b 1738 Rehoboth MA, d. 1829 Brattleboro VT) settled on the frontier in Guys Mills (Crawford) PA in the early 1800s. This is the story of his life and that of many of his descendents, as created by a Family Origins GEDCOM file.

Max Roha
rohasark@cs.com

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