Herb,

I would like to read all those articles you cite, but I'm not sure where to 
find them. I will not guarantee that my reading them will lead me to the 
conclusions you came from. I do not feel the statement on who was there at 
his birth and named him is material enough to negate anything else in the 
article.

From the picture in Lanier's book, it seems that the entry was made in the 
same handwriting as the list of names. Certainly scientific tests can 
confirm that both the handwriting and the ink were there on the original 
signed by the official at the top of the page. Census records are valuable 
evidence of when and where people lived and what offspring they had. If they 
were typically subject to changes made by unauthorized persons, I would 
imagine they could not be useful in typical geneological research, yet they 
are, in the absence of family bibles or actual birth and death certificates.

Well, I'm a gonna hit the hay, and we'll pick this up some more tomorrow.

Anne

Anne Pemberton
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