If you do, request to be put on the trusted list. (interested so kept on trusted list for now, but will make no further edits. This is an important person in history, and should probably be part of a protected project. Does this have a blending of two Fishers? Certainly a possibility for sure. WHAT … Continue reading Wikitree is a load of shit
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Who wants a serial killer in their genealogy – not me
I have downloaded Legacy 9.0 free version to upload my Ancestry ged.com. I have spent most of the day deleting copyright material from my tree. Most concerning is that Ancestry create derivative indexes from my research. Therefore, because most of it is in nascent stages and obviously contains errors, I am concerned about the propagation … Continue reading Who wants a serial killer in their genealogy – not me
Robert Craig d. 1763
In reassembling the life of Robert Craig born before 1700, died 1763, Sussex, Delaware, and his children, using extant records, I am attempting to determine kinship relationships among his descendants and other colonial families of Sussex, Delaware. It appears no extensive research for the Craig, Cragge (variations in spelling) family of colonial Delaware is existent. … Continue reading Robert Craig d. 1763
the cost of a schooner, Delaware 1763
1763 - Bound to Baptist Lay £520 for schooner 40 feet keel and 17 feet beam; 6 feet and a half foot in the hold 1763 KNOW all men by these presents that I Samuel Rowland of the county afsd Marriner am hereby held and firmly bound unto Baptist Lay Shipwright of said county in … Continue reading the cost of a schooner, Delaware 1763
DNA, Meritta Paynter and a whole lot of BULLSHIT
How, when, based on DNA results, can Meritta Paynter be a descendant of the following families, if the corpses of those cited have not been exhumed and tested for their DNA? How do we know whether Meritta Paynter is actually a descendant or ancestor of these people. Looking at the names; seems like a whole … Continue reading DNA, Meritta Paynter and a whole lot of BULLSHIT
A mis-interpretation of the matriliny of Samuel Paynter, (1768 – 1845)
Hazzard-222 Meritta (Hazzard) Paynter (abt. 1748 - aft. 1814)Paynter-415 Samuel Paynter Sr. (abt. 1736 - bef. 1815)Paynter-166 Samuel Paynter (1768 - 1845) [1] While wikitree contributors to the profile for Samuel Paynter, Governor of Delaware, between 1824-1827, and the profiles for his parents, Samuel Paynter Sr. and Meritta Hazzard, cite extant records as their sources, … Continue reading A mis-interpretation of the matriliny of Samuel Paynter, (1768 – 1845)
Charles Dingee
Charles trusted his "well-beloved" first wife, as his financial and legal representative, to enter into valid contracts, on his behalf, without male supervision, although the law permitted him to repudiate Mary's actions, if a contract entered into was not of his will.[1] By contrast Charles' second wife, also Mary, the widow of mariner John Paynter, … Continue reading Charles Dingee
Amassing discoverable records
"... how do genealogists assemble an identity, birth family, and origin ...? They must amass all discoverable records to identify the subjects and their families. Then they repeat that process for all known associates, neighbors, and same-surnamed contemporaries in their locales. They must sift that mass of data, building a case from patterns and links, … Continue reading Amassing discoverable records
A fan of the fan methodology
Thinking of ancestors as a part of a greater cluster of inter-related families within a community provides greater scope for investigating the past, rather than, concentrating on one-dimensional studies. By narrowing the focus, nascent family researchers, miss many of the nuances bouncing around in society, at a specific, economic, point in time. While this paper … Continue reading A fan of the fan methodology
The four wives of Jacob Hazzard?
First Marriage Jacob Hazzard, Blacksmith, appears in the Orphans Court dockets and minutes of both Sussex and Kent counties, Delaware as a petitioner and guardian and also as a Court appointed valuer and appraiser of real and personal property in Sussex county. The Register of Kent county recorded settling the estate of John Parker, brother … Continue reading The four wives of Jacob Hazzard?
Evidence from the Past 