Benjamin Carpenter was born 15 January 1796 in Musketa Cove, Nassau County, New York, United States to Latting Carpenter (1771-1858) and Martha Searing (1774-1855) and died 4 February 1874 of unspecified causes. He married Sarah Ann Hoagland (1805-1862) 26 April 1827 .
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Daniel Hoagland Carpenter (1828-1903) | |||
| Benjamin Coles Carpenter (1830-1899) | |||
| Andrew Hoagland Carpenter (1832-1834) | |||
| Abram Hoagland Carpenter (1836-1875) | |||
| Mary Elizabeth Carpenter (1839-) | |||
| James Wesley Carpenter (1842-) | |||
| Washington Smith Carpenter (1845-) | |||