I am having a great deal of difficulty with the history that keeps showing up re James Bedell born 1710 died 1753 and his wife Mary Baldwin died 22 Sep 1753 Hempstead, Long Island, New York, USA. I continue to find them having three children after they were both dead, James born 1754, Sarah born 1797 and John born 1805.

If we decide that James and Mary did not die, that would still mean that Mary had to have given birth to John at the age of over 75 years. I realize that with the absence of birth control, women did have children at a more advanced age in that era, but do we really believe she would be fertile at that age?

They also had a son Isaac in 1750. Isaac married Sarah Palmer born in 1752. One of their children supposedly was a girl named Mary. Any records I find show her death in 1901. The date of her birth is sometimes shown as 1818, which would have her born when her mother was age 66, or 1785 which would mean she lived to 116. I find that more believable than being born when her mum was 66, but would like to see a picture of the tombstone or some other documentation that would show a 116 year old individual in 1901.

Can anyone substantiate or give clarification to any of the dates being displayed?