(XV) Increase (2), son of Jacob Carpenter, was born July 14, 1766, according to family records. In 1808 he came to Victor, Ontario county, New York, and settled. Some accounts give the date as 1811. He was a farmer. He married Mary Kinny. Children: Merritt; Rosewell; Henry; David, mentioned elsewhere; Platt, born in Dutchess county, August 10, 1802, married Jane Ellis, of Victor, and had four children, Willett, Smith, Jane and Ann.
This entry is fairly accurate. It cites information from the following book.
BOOK:
History of Ontario County, New York : with illustrations and family sketches of some of the prominent men and families.
Chapter XIX. History of the town of Victor
Ancestry.com. History of Ontario County, New York : with illustrations and family sketches of some of the prominent men and families [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
Original data: Aldrich, Lewis Cass.. History of Ontario County, New York : with illustrations and family sketches of some of the prominent men and families. Syracuse, N.Y.: D. Mason, 1893.
This person is part of a large descendant report on the Carpenter Cousins Project web page. https://carpentercousins.com – Look on the left side for the most recent report. Click on: Group 3 – Descendants of the William Carpenters of the 1638 Bevis
Increase Carpenter (b. 14 Jul 1766) above can be found on the descendant report above with notes. Use the Surname search for his wife’s maiden name of Kinney – click on the maiden name. Then click on the forename Mary. That will take you to the correct family. Scroll up, if needed, to see her spouse.