Chris & All, The source for the 2 May 1701 date can be obtained by using the Legacy date calculator. Enter the date of death 24 Oct 1772 and the age at death; 71y, 5m, 12 d. and the result is; "Cal 12 May 1701" Thurmon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Sackett" <chris@sackett.org.uk> To: <sackett@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2013 10:37 PM Subject: Re: [SACKETT] Sackett Lawrence > Ted & Debbie, > > The birth date of 1700 for Patience Sackett came from Weygant's Sacketts > of America. Weygant did not give a source. > > Find A Grave has a transcription of the gravestone inscription, giving a > birth date of 12 May 1701: "Sacred to the Memory of Patience Lawrence, > wife of John Lawrence, Esqr., and daughter of Joseph Sackett of Newtown, > who was born on the 12th day of May, 1701 and departed this life October > 24th, 1772; aged 71 years, 5 months and 12 days." The age matches the > dates, which helps to confirm the accuracy. > > I don't find a source for 2 May 1701. > > Chris > > On 21 Jan 2013, at 02:05, Ted Smith <tcsmith@surewest.net> wrote: > >> Good question, Debbie. >> >> Good research usually involves documenting the source of information. If >> you >> check Thurmon King's database at >> http://sackettfamily.info/tekdatabase/g7/p7077.htm , you will see the >> information that TSFA has. Patience's death information comes from The >> Annals of Newtown in Queens County, New York, by J. Riker (1852). The >> text >> of her will is on that web page. King indicates that she was born in >> 1700, >> but no source is cited. The birth and death date for John Lawrence >> appears >> to be 9 Sep 1693 and 7 May 1865, again in the database, reportedly from >> Riker. >> >> Now we all know that people can make typographical errors. One can check >> Riker (1852) to see whether Thurmon correctly copied the date. However, >> that >> does not preclude Riker's having made an error. I have sometimes found >> that >> an author of some local history reports two different birth dates or >> birth >> locations for one individual. >> >> For birth dates and locations, the best sources are birth certificates (a >> fairly modern innovation), a family bible, or a church record. Death >> records >> sometimes incorrectly report birth dates and locations. >> >> Where did the date you report come from? >> --------------------------------- >> Ted Smith >> tcsmith@surewest.net >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Debbie McDonald" <sassy1627@centurylink.net> >> To: <SACKETT@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2013 10:59 AM >> Subject: [SACKETT] Sackett Lawrence >> >> >>> I am researching my Lawrence family branch off of Lewis Davis It has >>> brought me to my 7th great grandparents >>> Joh Lawrence bn 9 Sep 1695in Newton, Queens, New York Death7 May 1765in >>> Newton, Queens, New York >>> >>> and my 7th great grandmother >>> Patience Sackett bn 2 May 1701 in Long Island City, Queens, New York >>> Death 24 Oct 1772 in Newton, Queens, New York >>> >>> How can i besure this is correct? >>> >>> ty >>> >>> debbie >>> texas