I found my information on the SC Capeharts.
John Capehart, the son of Leonard, was born in 1806. Since Rosanna Capehart
was born in 1800, I don't think she could be his daughter.
I am pretty sure that Leonard didn't get married until after 1800. He is not
enumerated in the 1800 census and I believe that he is living with Jacob at
that time. I believe that he and Jacob were brothers. Jacob was enumerated in
the 1790 and 1800 censuses.
I believe that the John you are referring too (married to Isabella) was
Jacob's son. He is enumerated in the 1820 census as having 2 daughters under
10 years old. He has no wife living with him at that time. In 1860, he is
shown in the census as being 67 years old. That would have made him 30 years
old in 1823 when Rosanna got married. So I don't think he could be Rosannah's
father either.
I have always thought that she was Jacob's daughter. In 1800 Jacob had two
daughters under 10 years old. In 1810, he had one daughter aged 10-16 and 3
under 10. In 1820, he had 3 daughters aged 26-45, 1 age 16-25. I think that
Rosannah must have been one of these girls.
If John were Rosannah's brother instead of father, it would make some sense
for her to have been buried on his property. Maybe she inherited it when he
died.
I have found that family "memories" are not always perfect. Sometimes people
skip generations in their memory, or they confuse great-uncles with
great-grandfathers. Unless the information is written down somewhere like a
family Bible, and it was written at the time of the event--not later when
someone thought it should all be recorded--then the information is often
questionable. Sometimes accurate, sometimes not.
Thanks again for the picture of Rosannah's gravestone. That is helpful in
knowing her age and helping to eliminate some people as her parents.
Lynne Capehart