 Alder left for Paul 's house , with Moore , in November 1805 . He and Moore arrived in Virginia the Sunday after New Year , and Alder was reunited with his biological mother and siblings . Alder stayed with his family in Virginia for over a year , and while visiting his family he met and fell in love with Mary Ann <unk> , a woman from Virginia . The couple were married on January 6 , 1806 , and in August 1806 , Alder , <unk> , and the rest of Alder 's family returned to Pleasant Valley . Alder built another log cabin along the Big Darby Creek in 1806 , and he and Mary had 12 children between 1808 and 1830 . 
