Carol, I don't have a birthdate but his will (#272, Book L) was filed in 1828 in Caswell Co. NC.---At one time I had a book of Caswell Co. Records from the Shawnee Collection after it was moved to Mt. Vernon Illinois and Obediah was mentioned quite often--I remember I copied nearly half the book. This is where I got the names of his children and the information on at least 2 other families in my line. Joan