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From: Sheila Cadwalader <>
Subject: Re: William Hatchett & Rhoda Powell
Date: Wed, 08 Aug 2001 10:53:12 -0400
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Sheldon Jones wrote:

> I'm not sure I believe Rhoda could be 58 and still having children..?
> are we way off on age of Rhoda ?...

We could be "off" a few years on Rhoda's age...but William and Rhoda were
definitely married in 1801 in Orange County, NC. IF...she married at 15 in 1801,
this would still make her 55 years in 1840.

I have a tons of Hatchett records but I have not been able to identify Robert
Hatchett......could it be an extractors error ? Albert to Robert ???

> I still question Albert as a son here...
> there are several Albert HATCHETT marriages:
>
> Albert HATCHETT (b. 1840)
> married to Malinda SUMMERS (d/o Alexander SUMMERS and Mary ING)
> in 1860 - but not in FCI, or Hamilton or Jefferson Co., IL ...this makes
> the most sense for an Albert b. 1840, but the license or
> the marriage record will not list parents.
> (1860 Northern Twp, FCI census lists Albert age 20 and
> Malinda age 16 in household of her father)
>
> There is an Albert HATCHETT who
> 2/m Glovina BATES WILKERSON on 25 Mar 1881 FCI
> but this one is s/o Robert HATCHETT and Eliza EUBANKS
> and would be b. abt 1843
>
> There is an Albert HATCHETT who
> 3/m Ellen M MAIZE (d/o Thomas MAIZE and Mary FLOWERS)
> on 27 Nov 1884. This Albert states he will be
> 40 next b-day and s/o William HATCHETT and Rhoda POWELL
>
> There is an Albert HATCHETT who
> 4/m Ella MOORE on 05 Apr 1888
> This Albert states he will be 46 next b-day
> and is s/o W HATCHETT and ? POWELL
>
> The marriage numbers above are correct per hand-written marriage register.
>
> Note that Albert and Malinda had a son (their second) whom
> they named Robert HATCHETT ; could he really be Robert's but
> was raised by his grandparents ? he is in household of Wm & Rhoda
> by 1850 - he is age 9. No Robert HATCHETT is in 1850 FCI census...
> this needs work in 1840 and 1830 censuses to determine all the
> children of William & Rhoda...
>
> -SRJ
>

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