Re: Owen Mullins and Jane "Jenny Potter married Oct. 11, 1846
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Re: Owen Mullins and Jane "Jenny Potter married Oct. 11, 1846
Lisajean Morris-Yavner 3/12/12
Lisajean, Thank you for your comments. I secondyour logic. Crunching the numbers of the 1850 Pike County Census then comparing it to that contained in other gedcoms and Pike County records yields the following:
By the 1850 Census my Jane Potter is 22 years of age.
Thoughts on Thomas Stewart:
29259259 Stewart Thos30
30259259 Stewart Sarah31
31 Thru 35 The children: ages 7 to 6 months
36259259 Lunsford Eliza11
37259259 Lunsford James35Labourer
Pike County marriage records indicate a Thomas Stewart m. Sara Lunce on Oct. 24, 1841. I believe this entry to be a misprint with the last name being Lunsford as evidenced by the Lunsfords also in the household in 1850. If this is fact, then all other data listed by Census fits. Sara stated in her marriage bonds that she was 21 this last July, making her 31 by the time of the census. If we backdate my Jane age 22, My Jane would have had to be married to this Thomas Stewart before 1841 and under age 12. While possible, not probable.
Thoughts on Abraham Potter:
38 260 260 Potter Abraham46FarmerNC
39 260 260 Potter Martha35
With 2 Children age 18.
By the same number chunching: This Abraham is certainly old enough to be the Abraham that signed My Jane's consents for marriage in 1846 to Owen Mullins, however Martha would have to have been 13 at Jane's birth. Again possible, but is it likely?
One last note on the Thomas Stewart above. His youngest child is named Jenney age 2. The wife says naming a child after the husband's ex will not fly, even in 1850. lol
Thanks for your interest. I still think Abraham b. 1745 is not my Jane's father. Nor do I think Thomas Stewart b.1766 was her husband. Nor do I believe Thomas b.1766 was a Revolutionary Soldier. Perhaps an Abraham Potter and Jane Potter his daughter existing between the 2 points in time (1745 and 1850)is the answer. Thanks again...that other Gary Mullins
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Re: Owen Mullins and Jane "Jenny Potter married Oct. 11, 1846
Lisajean Morris-Yavner 3/12/12
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Re: Owen Mullins and Jane "Jenny Potter married Oct. 11, 1846
Gary Mullins 3/12/12
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Re: Owen Mullins and Jane "Jenny Potter married Oct. 11, 1846
Gary Mullins 3/12/12
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Re: Owen Mullins and Jane "Jenny Potter married Oct. 11, 1846
Tracey Johnston 4/04/12
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Re: Owen Mullins and Jane "Jenny Potter married Oct. 11, 1846
Tracey Johnston 4/04/12
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Re: Owen Mullins and Jane "Jenny Potter married Oct. 11, 1846
Gary Mullins 4/07/12
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Re: Owen Mullins and Jane "Jenny Potter married Oct. 11, 1846
Tracey Johnston 4/07/12
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Re: Owen Mullins and Jane "Jenny Potter married Oct. 11, 1846
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Re: Owen Mullins and Jane "Jenny Potter married Oct. 11, 1846
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Re: Owen Mullins and Jane "Jenny Potter married Oct. 11, 1846
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Re: Owen Mullins and Jane "Jenny Potter married Oct. 11, 1846