The Walton data on First Families website contains serious errors and
erroneous information. I pointed out the errors and gave documentation for
the corrections, but the owner of the website did not answer my email, nor
make corrections.That was almost two years ago.
Wilmer L. Kerns
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Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 3:31 PM
Subject: Re: about questionable data
> I agree, Cynthia, but The First Families website puts all the others down
and
> touts its own site as being correct. If they wish to make such a claim,
they
> should require that all data arrive with hard copies of sources and these
> sources should be checked before the data is placed on the website.
> Otherwise, they are no better than all the others, including the
fraudulent
> ones they have listed. As far as I am concerned, they are all fraudulent.
>
> Here is the proof that Capt. William Powell isn't a brother to Governor
> Nathaniel Powell:
>
> From "The complete book of Emigrants, 1607-1776" (and seen in other court
> record sources as well)
>
> 21 July 1626, to the Governor of Virginia. A petition has been made by
Thomas
> Powell, brother and administrator of Captain Nathaniel Powell deceased in
> Virginia, stating that in consideration of the poverty of his brothers,
and
> sisters it is ordered that the proceeds of his estate be put to the use of
> the poor. The Virginia Company have certified that one William Powell,
being
> no way of kin, has taken out letters of administration in Virginia and has
> seized the boods (I don't know if that should be Goods or Books) of
Captain
> John Hudleston in Virginia. The said William Powell is since deceased and
> Nathaniel Powell's estate is come to Mr. Blanye that married his wife.
> Thomas Powell, elder brother of said Nathaniel Powell, has taken out
letters
> of administration in the Prerogative Court of Centerbury. You are to
assess
> the value of the estate and send the value of it in tobacco to England."
>
> ..another entry: 1607-1776"
> October 1654. Depositions to the descent of property in Virginia owned by
> (Captain) William Powell, son of John Powell of St. Olave, Southwark,
Surrey,
> brewer."
>
> Julia
>
>
>
>
>
> In a message dated 10/01/2002 10:58:03 AM Central Daylight Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
>
> > It's not just First Families, nor personal websites, gedcoms online, the
> > LDS site, on and on, errors are all over the place including works
> > published long ago by respected genealogists....
> >
> > ...but without submitting the actual evidence (Will, Marriage Bond,
Deed)
> > whatever, which could prove or disprove a connection, I don't see even a
> > partial solution, Julia.
> >
>
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