Also beware of  "public familly trees" on Ancestry and Rootsweb... I
think there are people who genuinely want to find their ancestors and
those who are just "collectors"  - even if you point out their errors
and try to explain that you have documentation to the contrary they
refuse to change anything.

Val

On 3/11/11, Diane S <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Also a reminder on family Bibles! If they were not written during the time
> of the oldest family member, well without proper documentation they are
> worthless also the 'printed' family history without copies of resources or
> where they can be found!
> I have so many 'cousins' who refuse to remove the crown from their heads
> after the marriage that linked to royalty cannot be proven - the 'bride' did
> not exist! It can be proven that she did not exist!
> I don't know if you have run into this awful Herndon history - its all based
> on 'an old man told me that a Herndon married Katherine Digges - poor
> Katherine - she must have really upset her mother since she was not named as
> an heir when she died - just two living sons, even on her father's tombstone
> and in his will - she is not named... or else she gave birth after death!
> Simply cannot make those who think they look good in a crown see the truth!
> Add to that having to change the name of the wives of the next two Herndon
> men! I made better progress with the descendants of Major William Wyatt!
> .... and Lord help those who believe that every word on Ancestry is 'true'!
>
> Diane S
>
>
>   Amen, John.  The LDS Ancestral files are so filled with errors that people
>   swear are correct. I am the registrar for Colonial Dames XVII Century and
> I
>   have to tell prospective members to just ignore any of these for it will
>   only cause you grief. Go to the books that have been compiled for public
>   records. There are many which can document the ancestor in various places.
>   But do not even think about the family histories that have been written
> for
>   Ancestry.
>
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