More information on James Tinker, from Tim Pratt at the Tinker Homestead and Nature Park in Pittsford NY....

James Tinker: b.1772, d.1856. Originally from New London (Waterford), CT. Moved to Pittsford (Henrietta), NY in 1812.

Would have been 17yrs when he wrote that entry. His father was John Tinker (1742-1790). James married Rebekah Tyler in 1799 in Branford, Ct.