Reason CARRICO & Elizabeth ENGLE

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Reason CARRICO
Elizabeth ENGLE

NOTICE: a patrilineal descendant of our subject, through his son William G. CARRICO, is participating in the CARRICO Y-chromosome DNA Surname Project. This descendant is not a match with descendants of Reason's brothers, Basil and Josiah, and is thus not a match with the descendants of Peter CARRICO I, 1674 immigrant to Maryland. This individual apparently has an NPE in his patrilineal line. Where in his line this NPE occurred can be determined through the testing of cousins, a strategy for which is discussed on this page. I urge anyone descended on a patrilineal line from Reason to be tested to 1) determine whether they, too, have the NPE and 2) to help determine where this NPE occurred. If you are a descendant, but not an appropriate candidate for testing, please help us find suitable candidates and please consider making a contribution towards funding the testing of one. Anyone descended from Reason has a stake in the outcome of resolving this NPE. Note that we have always had a problem with the fact that, based on their tombstones, Reason's birthdate is too close to that of his alleged brother, Basil, who was born 11 May 1794. We may have our explanation, that is, that Reason was adopted.

Husband: Reason CARRICO
Birth: 8 Feb 1794, KY
Death: 23 Feb 1878, Sullivan Co., IN
Military: War of 1812: Militia, Knox Co., Northwest Territory [now Sullivan Co., IN]
Occupation: farmer
Y-DNA Haplogroup: uncertain
Father: Charles CARRICO
Mother: Martha REASON

Marriage: 11 Dec 1814, Knox Co., Northwest Territory [now Sullivan Co., IN]

Wife: Elizabeth "Betsy" ENGLE
Birth: 1794/5, KY
Death: aft. 1870 census
Occupation: homemaker
Father: John ENGLE

Children:

— born in Knox Co., Indiana Territory [now Sullivan Co., IN]:
1. John Maxwell CARRICO, b. 1815/18
2. Sarah CARRICO, b. 1816/7

— born in Sullivan Co., IN:
3. Josiah CARRICO, b. 17 Jun 1821
4. (Daughter A) CARRICO, b. 1825
5. Eliza CARRICO, b. 6 Nov 1828
6. William G. CARRICO, b. 1830/1
7. Lovicia CARRICO, b. 1831/2
8. Basil W. CARRICO, b. 11 May 1836

May or may not have had these two children:
9. (Daughter B) CARRICO, b. 1835-40; d. by 1850
10. (Daughter C) CARRICO, b. 1835-40; d. by 1850

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Timeline
Year	Location	Event
1790	Northwest Territory: Knox Co. formed as original county
1791	VA [now KY]: Jefferson [now Carroll?] Co.	birth of Reason CARRICO
1792	KY achieves statehood; Shelby Co. formed from Jefferson Co.
1794/5	KY	birth of Elizabeth ENGLE
1798	KY: Gallatin Co. formed from Shelby Co.
1800	Indiana Territory formed from Northwest Territory
1812	IN Terr: Knox [now Sullivan] Co.	Reasin/Reson CARRICO, State Militia
1814	IN Terr: Knox [now Sullivan] Co.	marriage of Reason CARRICO & Elizabeth ENGLE
1815/18	IN	birth of son, (John) Maxwell
1816/17	IN	birth of daughter, Sarah
1817	IN Terr: Sullivan Co. formed from Knox Co.
1819	State of Indiana formed from Indiana Territory as 19th state of the Union
1820 Census	IN: Sullivan Co.	Reason CARRICO, head-of-household
1821		birth of son, Josiah
1828	IN	birth of daughter, Eliza
c1829/30		marriage of daughter, Sarah, to John COWDEN
1830 Census	IN: Sullivan Co.	Reasan CARRICO, head-of-household
1830/1	IN	birth of son, William
1831	IN: Sullivan Co.	Reason CARRICO patents land
1831/2	IN	birth of daughter, Leircy
1836	IN: Sullivan Co.	birth of son, Basil
c1837		marriage of son, Josiah, to Nancy Jane PADGETT
1837	IN: Sullivan Co.	Reason CARRICO buys a land patent
1837	IN: Sullivan Co.	Reason CARRICO buys two land patents
1838	KY: Carroll Co. formed from Gallatin Co.
1839/40		marriage of son, John Maxwell, to Nancy SIMMONS
1840 Census	IN: Sullivan Co.	Reason CANICOE, head-of-household
c1844/5		marriage of daughter, Sarah, to William G. COX
c1846		marriage of daughter, Eliza, to James DEVORE
1850 Census	IN: Sullivan Co.: Haddon Twp.	Reasur CARRICO, head-of-household
1855	IN: Sullivan Co.	marriage of son, William, to Susan SMITH
1855	IN	marriage of daughter, Lovicia, to George W. SMITH
1858	IN: Sullivan Co.	marriage of son, Bazil, to Elizabeth DEVORE
1860 Census	IN: Sullivan Co.: Haddon Twp.	Reason CARICO, Sr., head-of-household
1864	IN: Sullivan Co.	marriage of son, Josiah, to Susan PURCELL
1870 Census	IN: Sullivan Co.: Haddon Twp.	Reason CARRICO, head-of-household
1878	IN: Sullivan Co.	death of Reason CARRICO

Sources:

1. Jordan R. Dodd, ed. 1993. Indiana Marriages: Early to 1850. Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-228):

Carrico, Rezin Engle, Elizabeth 11 Dec 1814 Knox Co.

2. 1820 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #8 of 14; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1820 IN Sullivan Co. Roll 15 p. 118 Ln. 11 Reason Carrico 100100-10100-0-100

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 9 or under 1810-1820 = Maxwell (b. 1817/8)

1 male 19-25* 1794-1801 = Reason (b. 1791)

1 female 9 or under 1810-1820 = Sarah (b. 1816/7)

1 female 16-25 1794-1804 = Elizabeth (b. 1794/5)

1 person engaged in agriculture

*In the 1820 Census, the third column is age class 16-18 and the fourth column is age class 16-25, which means any individual in column three is duplicated in column four. So, for an accurate representation of the household, the number in column three should be subtracted from the number in column four. If, after the subtraction, any individuals remain in column four, then they have to be age 19-25, thus creating a "new," more precise age class.

3. 1830 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #43 of 76 — indexed "Crrco"; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1830 IN Sullivan Co. Roll 26 p. 178 Ln. 13 Reason Carico 011 001 - 201 001

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 5-9 1820-1825 = Josiah (b. 1821)

1 male 10-14 1815-1820 = Maxwell (b. 1817/8)

1 male 30-39 1790-1800 = Reason (b. 1791)

2 females 4 or under 1825-1830 = Eliza (b. 1828)
= Daughter A

1 female 10-14 1815-1820 = Sarah (b. 1816/7)

1 female 30-39 1790-1800 = Elizabeth (b. 1794/5)

4. 1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #21-22 of 90; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1840 IN Sullivan Co. Roll 94 pp. 59B-60A Ln. 4 Reason Carricoe 110 111 - 211 111 0201000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 4 or under 1835-1840 = Basil (b. 1836)

1 male 5-9 1830-1835 = William (b. 1830/1)

1 male 15-19 1820-1825 = Josiah (b. 1821)

1 male 20-29 1810-1820 = Maxwell (b. 1817/8)

1 male 30-39 1800-1810 = Reason (b. 1791)

2 females 4 or under 1835-1840 = Daughter C or granddaughter
= Daughter B or granddaughter

1 female 5-9 1830-1835 = Leircy? (b. 1831/2)

1 female 10-14 1825-1830 = Eliza (b. 1828)

1 female 15-19 1820-1825 = Daughter A

1 female 20-29 1810-1820 = Sarah (b. 1816/7)

1 female 30-39 1800-1810 = Elizabeth (b. 1794/5)

2 persons employed in agriculture

1 persons employed in manufactures and trades

I'll bet Elizabeth was the informant. ;-)

5. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #33 of 72 — indexed "Reasur Carrice"): District No. 105, Haddon Twp., Sullivan Co., IN, Roll 173, p. 214A, 206/208, enumerated 16 Aug 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Reasen Carrico 59 M Farmer 600 Ky

Elizabeth Carrico 55 F Ky

William 19 M Laborer Ind^a

Lericy?/Levicy? 18 F Ind^a

Bazil 14 M Ind^a

Elizabeth Cowden 9 F Ind^a

Elizabeth COWDEN is our subjects' granddaughter, through their daughter, Sarah (CARRICO) COWDEN COX; Elizabeth managed to get enumerated twice, once here with her grandparents and once with her re-married mother. Listed next to their daughter, Eliza (CARRICO) DEVORE, in one direction; and, in the other direction, two households from Reason's sister, Catharine (CARRICO) TRIMBLE.

6. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #32 of 51): Carlisle P.O., Haddon Twp., Sullivan Co., IN, Roll M653_298, p. 738, PN 32, 223/223, enumerated 15 Jun 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Reason Carico Sr 68 M farmer 3000 750 Ky

Elizabeth 55 F do

Elizabeth Booker 20 F Ind

John Booker 20 M do

Elizabeth is telling a whopping fib about her age. Elizabeth (COWDEN) BOOKER is their granddaughter; John is Elizabeth's husband.

7. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #53 of 57): Merom P.O., Hadden [Haddon] Twp., Sullivan Co., IN, Roll 361, p. 119A, PN 53, enumerated 28 Jul 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1870: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 15 16 17 19

395 372 Carrico Reason 76 M W Retired Farmer Kentucky / / /

_______ Elizabeth 73 F W Retired Life " / /

Booker Elizabeth 32 F W Keeping house Indiana /

______ Sarah J 10 F W "

______ Mary J 10 F W "

______ Charles W 7 M W " /

Elizabeth (COWDEN) BOOKER is their (now divorced) granddaughter. Listed two households from their son, William G. CARRICO.

8. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):

9. Bureau of Land Management, Eastern States, General Land Office. Official Land Patent Records Site:

Reason/Reson Carrico received the following land patents in Sullivan Co., IN

1831 Jun 01 N fraction of E½ NW S5.T6N.R8W 120.37 acres

1831 Dec 31 N fraction of W½ NE S6.T6N.R8W 118.86 acres

1837 Aug 05 N fraction of NE NE S6.T6N.R8W 59.43 acres

1839 Feb 01 N fraction of NE NW S6.T6N.R8W 57.17 acres

1839 Aug 01 N fraction of SW NE S5.T6N.R8W 60.12 acres

10. 1790-1870 Indiana Census Index (online at Ancestry.com):

1812 Militia CARRICO REASIN/RESON Knox Co. IN

11. Homer E. Carrico. 1951. "The Carrico Family." Filson Club Historical Quarterly 25: 217-252 (republ. 1981 as pp. 215-250 in Genealogies of Kentucky Families by Genealogical Publ. Co., Baltimore, MD). [This article is known to contain errors; consult with caution.]

12. Messages posted to the Carrico Family Genealogy Forum (online at GenForum.com).

13. Al B. Beard. Descendants of Peter Carricoe I. User Home Pages (online at FamilyTreeMaker.com).

14. Archives of the CARRICO-L mailing list (online at RootsWeb.com).

15. OneWorldTree (online at Ancestry.com).

16. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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