Abraham and Mary Bishop Doud / Reuben's Date of Birth

Abraham Doud was born to Abraham and Sarah Doud on April 25, 1718. He married Mary Bishop. The birth records for their children, including Reuben, can be found in the original town records of Guilford. Reuben, Anna, Ruth, Olive, Eber and the twins Henry and Lemuel. Some records list Mary’s name as Mercy. From these records it is clear her name was Mary. The various Doud histories included several different dates of birth for Reuben. A close examination of the original town record shows the date to be February 25, 1748. The dates are in somewhat of a chronological order with the dates on the two consecutive pages ranging from 1747 to 1749. When viewing the original record you can clearly make out that the date is 1748 and not 1743 or 1745. Reuben married Polly Griffin June 24, 1779 in Killingworth Connecticut. Doud histories written in the 1800s state that he died in 1805 in Cortland New York.