This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ljtmen311 Surnames: Bonnell, Bunnell, Dickerson Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.bonnell/244/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Has anyone besides me ever questioned whether Charity DICKERSON, d.o. of Simeon and his wife Mary Slaght, was in fact the Charity who was the wife of Barnet Bonnell? As I was going over what is already out there on Barnet & Charity, I noticed that her d.o.b. was stated to be 1789, the same as Barnet's. She had nine children, the first in 1822 when she was 33 and the last in 1842 when she would have been 53. Could be done, but highly unlikely. That was the first red flag that went up. Checking the U.S. Censuses, the one of 1830 had Barnet in Pike Co., PA, his household consisting of one male 40 to 50 (Barnet), one male <5, two females 20 to 30 (Charity had to be one), two females <5, and one female 5 to 10; there is no female 40 to 50, the age Charity would be if she had been born in 1789. A similar pattern for the 1840 Census for Middle Smithfield, Monroe Co., PA-Barnet's wife (40-50) is still 10 years younger than he (50-60). By 1850, Charity is found living with her daughter Eleanor and son-in-law Milton Armstrong in Milford, Pike Co., PA-her age is given as 50. Where Barnet is in 1850 is a mystery, I couldn't find him anywhere; in 1860 he is living with his son Isaac in Pahaquarry, Warren Co., NJ and there is no mention of Charity. My conclusion is that Barnet's wife Charity, who was born abt 1800, not 1789, in New Jersey, was a different Charity than Simeon Dickerson's daughter and most likely was not a Dickerson at all. Anyone have any thoughts on this? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.