Hello Jeannie,
You wrote:
... I have a Joseph W. Carden, married to Judith Kenner. There has
been some debate over where this family fits in, but supposedly, his
parents are James J. Carden (my gggg grandfather) and his first wife,
Sarah DePriest. I have no proof of this however.
Jeannie
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Like you say over the years, there's been a mystery concerning the
wife/wives of your James J. Carden.
So far as I know, it's never been firmly established by dates & records
that he was married to both the Fuller AND the DePriest ladies. Most
reserachers have info. that leads to either one or the other, but conflict
over his possible marriage to both. Even though I may be connected to
this part of the Carden line, there isn't real proof of it yet. There are
those more closely related to this part of the Robert Carden, 1705-1785,
Goochland Co, VA than I am, like Elisa for one. So, I'm not trying to
'argue' about it at all, just trying to gather more facts, if possible.
That said, I'm in hopes that you have some answers needed. Do you have
any definite dates for your James J. Carden and either of his (two?) wives -
like Birth, Marriage & Death dates? Some think that this question exists
because there are TWO different Carden men involved in this mystery,
not just one man who mar. to two different women.
Didn't your Carden family live near the border of VA & NC at one time?
Specifically Orange Co, NC ?
It might be helpful if you have a male in your Carden line who is a provable
descendant of James J. Carden & Elizabeth Fuller, or Sarah DePriest, who
would be willing to have his DNA tested, if that hasn't already been done.
The resulting info. has helped many who post here determine which 'branch'
of the Carden ancestral heritage they belong to on a mostly accurate basis.
Just some ideas,
Martha in AL
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From: carden-bounces(a)rootsweb.com
Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2010 3:00 AM
To: carden(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: CARDEN Digest, Vol 5, Issue 10
Today's Topics:
1. Re: Scottish Carden Line- clan??? (Richard O Carden)
2. Re: Scottish Carden Line- clan??? (monarn)
3. Re: Scottish Carden Line- clan??? (elisa sanford)
4. Re: Scottish Carden Line- clan??? (Vivian Hall)
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