Hi Leland,
It's good to hear you 'chiming in' and letting us know how you're doing.
I knew that I'd read something abt. the 'Phyllis Woolbank / Wilbank
issue being 'laid to rest' on this list a while back,
and since I'm trying to 'un-kink' some of my Carden 'knots', I
figured
that one could stand to be repeated once more.
Cheers, Martha
-----Original Message-----
From: Leland T Carden [mailto:thornburg@tnets.net]
Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 6:28 PM
To: Martha
Subject: Re: [Carden] RE: Phyllis Woolbank / Wilbank(s)
Hello to all....
Leland Thornburg Carden, Jr., here, still in Tennessee. I have been
reading with interest all of the email traffic flowing lately on the
Carden-L. Due to family and professional responsibilities I have not
been able to participate in genealogy research for quite a while now.
In the past I did accumulate quite a collection of family data, and
analyzed it with the help of many "cousins" and reseach materials. Re:
the subject of this listing, I long ago ascertained to my satisfaction
that the Phyllis could not have been the mother of Robert's children
born before1755-60.
At one time I had made some conjectures as to who the first wife might
have been, but cannot put my hands on those files at this time (nor can
I find the info in my memory bank). Maybe someone on the List will
discover, or may already have discovered her identity.
Just thought I'd chime in on this.
Leland
----- Original Message -----
From: "Martha" <dixiepeanut(a)comcast.net>
To: <CARDEN-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 3:55 PM
Subject: [Carden] RE: Phyllis Woolbank / Wilbank(s)
This info. isn't 'set in stone' but does come from a source outside
the Carden family line... so, let's see if the following info. agrees
w/ what anyone else here has.
I hope it helps someone --
MARTHA
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Robert James (James Robert?) Carden/in, b. bet. 1700-1705, Fauquier
City, Rappahannock Co,VA - d. 1785, Goochland Co,VA
This Robert Carden must've had TWO wives - one before Phyllis
Woolbank/Wilbank(s), but her name is unk.
According to Robert Wilbanks [a prominent researcher for that family,
also including the sp. of the name as Woolbank(s)] Phyllis Wilbanks
/
Woolbank(s) was born abt.1740; and was the mother of Robert Carden's
last five children only - these, inc. Archer Carden and 4 girls.
Phyllis was not old enough to have borne any of his older children
except for the 2 younger sons - James (1756-8) & Jesse (1760), but
that's not probable.
Robert's will may be found in the VIRGINIA STATE LIBRARY, Richmond.
It reads as follows:
In the Name of God, Amen.
I, Robert Carden of Goochland County and the Parish of James Northam
being sick of body but of sound and perfect sense and memory thanks to
the Almighty God for the same and knowing the uncertainty of this
life
and that it is afforded for all men once to die, do make, constitute
and appoint this my last will and testament in the manner and form
following to wit:
Imprimis my will and desire is that all my lawful debts should be paid
the first convenient opportunity after my decease. Then my will and
desire is that all my estate real and personal I lend to my beloved
wife Phillis (Wilbank) during her natural life of widowhood.
After her marriage or decease my will and desire is that all my
estate, real and personal, be equally divided amongst all my children
share and share alike to wit. John, Molley, Reuben, Larkin, Robert,
Dicey, James, Jesse, Leonard, Sally, Pattey, Archer, to have an equal
share with each other.
Lastly I constitute and appoint my Beloved Wife Phyllis
(Wilbank)...(and) Robert Carden, James Carden, Reuben Carden,
Executors to this my Last Will and Testament in witness whereof I have
here unto let my hand and affixed my seal this fourth day of January
one thousand seven hundred and eighty five (1/4/1785).
Signed sealed published and delivered in presence of:
John Salmon
William Crutchfield
Benjaman (?)
Robert Carden (SEAL)
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CHILDREN: Born in Goochland Co, VA to wife # 1 - name unk.
Name Birth
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1. Robert # 2 - 1740
2. Reuben Henry - 1745
3. John - 1746
4. Laodicea "Dicey" - 1747
5. Mary "Molley" - 1749
6. Larkin - Bet.1750-1752
7. Leonard - 1755
8. James B. - Bet.1756-1758
9. Jesse - 1760
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CHILDREN: Born in Goochland Co, VA to Wife # 2 - Phyllis
Woolbank/Wilbank(s), mar. 1763
1. Elizabeth "Betty" - 1764 - d.1774
2. Sarah "Sally" - 1765
3. Patricia "Pattey" - 1768
4. Frances "Fannie" - 1770 - d.1771
5. Archer Carden - 1773
SOME OTHER FACTS ABOUT ROBERT CARDEN :
(1) Most researchers place (this) Robert as the son of John Carden and
Mary Ann Parker, and place Robert's birth date as abt. 1700-1702,
and
Robert's first child being born 1742-1745. His last child, Archer was
born in 1773. This would make Robert about 40 years old when his first
child was born and at least 70 years old when his last child was
born.
(2) Robert's land was probably located on upper Little Lickinghole
Creek near Three Chop Road in Goochland County. The creek and the road
are easily located today.
(3) Robert, being too old to fight in the Revolution, subscribed to a
voluntary contribution to the commander of the militia in Powhatan
County (1777) to help pay bounties to able bodied men who would
volunteer to serve in the Virginia Continental Line.
(4) All of Robert's children listed herein are mentioned in his will
except Betty, who died at the age of eleven (1774) ; and Fannie who
died as a baby in 1771.
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