It is possible William was the son of another William Carpenter who appears in the 1569 Muster Roll for Illogan as an archer with 12 arrows.
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In September 1616 William Carpenter and Richard Langdon took inventory of the goods & chattels of Robert Giles (Jeiles) late of Illogan, husbandman.
In January 1624/5 William Carpenter and Henry Carnarther took inventory of the goods & chattels of the late Parken Rodger of Illogan, yeoman.
In 1626 William Carpenter was a beneficiary of the will of his father-in-law Henry Carnarther of Illogan.
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Lease, Tregajorran Wollas, Illogan, 1 Oct 1631. 2
Parties:
1) Francis Bassett [Basset], esquire, lord of the manor of Tehiddy [Tehidy]
2) William Carpenter, husbandman, of Illogan
Consideration: Surrender by 2) to 1) of former lease of 6 November 1623
Term: For the lives of 2) Christian his wife and John his son
Rent: 26 shillings and 8 pence yearly and 4 fat capons at Easter or 5 shillings and 4 pence for the same and 10 days work yearly at harvest or 3 shillings and 4 pence at the feast of St Michael the Archangel
Heriot 50 shillings
One moiety of messuages land and tenements with appurtenances being in Tregaiowran [Tregajorran] wollas alias Tregaiowran wollas and common of pastures upon Carne Tregaiowran wollas in Illogan formerly held by Richard Langdon and William Warde deceased held of the demise and grant of James Basset esquire deceased father of 1) now under the tenure of 2) and the other moiety thereof was in the tenure and occupation of Thomas Richard deceased
Witnessed by Thomas Pelledin and Noel Wattie [Watty]
General Notes: