Philip Strong continued

From: Cayuga County Historian
Date: July 23, 2008 7:27:55 AM PDT
To: "D. Michael Strong"
Subject: Re: Strong search

Mike:
I found an abstract of Philip Strong's will as follows:
Philip Strong of Scipio
Dated Nov 30, 1812
Probated Jan 18, 1813
Mentions: sons: Joseph, Philip, Daniel Reed, John
wife: Reliance
daughter: Phebe
Executors: Abraham Dunning of Scipio
Alanson Tracy of "
Glen Cuyler of "
Witnesses: Lovice Reed
John Toll
Norman Stevens


Up to this point, everything seemed to point to Philip as a likely connection for Reuben. I would have expected him to be named in the will if that were the case but, unfortunately, there is no mention in the probate abstract.
Joseph was from Philip's first wife, Phebe, who would have been the primary candidate for Reuben due to birth dates.
John B. is from his second wife, Patience, and Philip and Daniel Reed are from the third, Reliance.
These are also the only children mentioned in Dwight's History of the Strong Family. From the 1810 Scipio census, there were two males under 10 which would have been Philip and Daniel. There was one male 10-15, which would have been John. There was one 16-25, which could have been Joseph and we had hoped maybe Reuben.
There is one female under 10 which is not accounted for, 3 that are 10-15 also not accounted for unless one is Phebe who would have been 15 or 16 and is mentioned in the Probate, but the others are not accounted for; one who is 16-25, either Phebe or we had hoped Mary; and 1 26-45, Reliance, Philip's third wife.
I have not looked for Joseph in the census but it is worth a look if he is separate from the family. He moves on to Chautauqua Co and was married in 1809 so may be out of the family, leaving Reuben still in the running. It's not clear though why he wouldn't be in the will unless he's related to another in the family. The search goes on.