Hi list, i have something that has bugged me for a long time and that is the year of birth
for my Leonard ( who married Tabitha). some resources say he was born in 1780, like his
will which is dated 12/6/1854. the John Carden VS Larkin Carden court case where the 2
brothers of my Reuben are fighting over land says Leonard Sr. age 66, Larkin Sr. age 61,
so there would be just a 5 yr. difference in their ages. if you subtract 66 from 1847 you
get 1781, close enough.
Article # 547 of the History of Monroe Co. , written by DeWayne Carden says he was born in
1793.
Goodspeed's History of Monroe Co. says he was a soldier of the the War of 1812, if he
was born in 1793 he would have been 19 in 1812 or 30 if born in 1780. Goodspeed's also
says he died at an advanced age, if born 1793 he would have only been 41 but 1780 , aged
74.
i'm more likely to go with the 1780 date , but could anyone give me an idea why the
difference or does anyone have proof of which one is correct.
Elisa