I cannot believe the number of trees on
Ancestry.com that contain Reuben Carpenter of
Edgefield as a son of Thomas Jack Carpenter of Nash Co NC.
PLEASE MAKE CORRECTIONS IF YOU SHOW THIS IN YOUR TREE.
Reuben who died in Edgefield circa 1840 was ""NOT"" a son of Thomas
Jack Carpenter & Mary Lee nor is he known to be any part of the Nash County
Carpenters.
Reuben was listed in 1800 & 1810 in Edgefield while the other Reuben (son of Jack) was
listed in the Nash Co census of 1800 & 1810. To say he was accidentally double
enumerated twice in two decades in two different counties and states is hardly likely.
An 1884 diary indicates Reuben of Edgefield was the son of Abigail JORDAN and an Unknown
Mr. Carpenter who died in the American Revolution. Reuben was probably born in SC or at
least lived there in childhood. DNA of descendants of Reuben of Edgefield do not match
the Nash Co NC Carpenters either.
Donna Cuzze