THANK YOU ANITA !
I received my copy of the Reuben Carpenter Sr estate papers.
But now I have QUESTIONS.
The way I read the estate docs, it was divided into 9 shares as follows:
1. Reuben Carpenter Jr took his share in 1832 before his father died.
2. widow Rebecca
3. George Hancock (spouse of Elizabeth Carpenter)
4. Samuel Stalnaker (spouse of Abigail Carpenter - she was still alive in
1870)
5. Samuel Butler (spouse of Jane Carpenter )
6. John S. Bardon (spouse of Ellen Carpenter, dscd)
7. James Gray (spouse of Mary Carpenter, dscd)
8. Joel Hill (spouse of Frances Carpenter, dscd -minors Mary
Ann & Unity Hill)
9. Stephen Stalnaker (spouse of ????)
QUESTION 1: Who was the wife of Stephen Stalnaker?
QUESTION 2: Thomas Carpenter b.1800 who was enumerated next to Reuben
Carpenter Jr in Chickasaw MS in 1841 has been a suspected son of Reuben Sr
and brother of Reuben Jr. The Thomas b.1800 of MS is said to have married
AVEY FAULKNER / FORTNER. However, there is no mention of him in the
division of estate. All the rest of Reuben Sr's children received a share,
even if deceased.
Doesn't this rule out Thomas Carpenter b.1800 lived in Chickasaw 1841 as a
son of Reuben Sr?
QUESTION 3: Martha & Mindy Carpenter were buyers at the estate sale, yet
neither is mentioned in the estate division. Were they relatives of Reuben
or perhaps neighbors from the Adam Carpenter line?
ANYONE CAN REPLY IF YOU HAVE AN ANSWER OR
INFO,
Thank you,
Donna Cuzze