Let me offer up the suggestion that there was no "John
Smith Carden."
First of all, I'm not convinced the lastname in the census
record is "Carden." I believe others have transcribed
it as something else ("Darden" perhaps?) though I
don't have the reference in front of me. Secondly,
I'm extremely suspicious of the middle name "Smith."
Note that immediately following "John Smith Carden" we
have "John Smith Bailey" and elsewhere in Capt Hardman's
district we have a "John Smith Taylor." My suspician
is that Capt Hardman used Carden/Darden/Bailey/Taylor to
distinguish the "John Smiths". I dunno.
The roots (of at least some) of these Cardens is in Wake
Co NC. In 1777 Elizabeth CARDEN was made administratrix
of her late husband's (William ) estate. She was also made
guardian of minor children Charles, John, and Sarah CARDEN.
A William CARDEN and a Margaret CARDEN were buyers at
the estate sale. My *assumption* is that they were adult
children of William (decd) and Elizabeth.
Over the next couple of years Elizabeth is involved in
several land transactions. (So much for the myths about
women not owning property). And then in 1799:
"Elizabeth Cardin of Oglethorpe Co., Ga. to Jesse Olive
of Wake Co., Sept. 24, 1799, for 10 dollars a tract
of 350 acres in Wake Co. lying on both sides of Houses
Creek at the mouth of gulloways Branch adjoining Micajah
Muckelroy, Ozias Vincent, and Elizabeth Cardin's old
line, it being part of a tract granted by the State
to said Elizabeth Cardin by grant bearing date Aug. 9,
1779. Wit: Abel Olive, Joseph Embry."
Elizabeth is not named in the 1800 Oglethorpe Co census so,
assuming she has not died in the past year, she is living
with someone.
I have several questions about the online rendition of
the 1807 lottery, but it shows drawers to be:
William Cardin Smith's Dist
Elizabeth Cardin (widow) Smith's Dist
Elizabeth Cardin (21 years old, unmarried) Pope's Dist
John Cardin Pope's Dist
Not clear why a 21 year old women was eligible to draw
unless she was a widow.
Also in 1799
"[Deed Book D, 1800-1806] p. 92 4 Oct. 1799, William
Carden & Dicey, his wife, to James Pey, all of Oglethorpe
Co., for $60, 30 acres in said co., beg. black oak
on Pey's cor., on Goosby's line to cor. post oak,
on new line made by Carden and Pey to maple in fork
of branch, down branch to Pey's line, on Pey's line
to beg. (signed) William (X) Carden, Dicey (X) Carden.
Wit: Thos. Nunnally, James (X) Goolsby, Mary (X) Carden.
26 July 1800, proved by Jas. Goolsby before Charles
Campbell, J.P."
It should be noted that back in Wake Co Elizabeth's
security (administration and guardianship) was a James Pey.
Steve
http://users.waymark.net/shmartonak/carden.htm
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