Not only that! I ignorantly sent FTW my gedcom back in the dark ages. I mean really early (published on Volume 2). So, (a) my level of understanding was low as to the potential for others use of this material -- I thought people would look at it and do further research, or check with me.. . (b) I didn't, at that time, put down all my sources, which included the famous researcher/author F. Amily Tradition. And, of course, there were gaps, errors of fact, missing generations, etc.... You can guess the rest. Some really "nice" person in California named Roderick downloaded (or somehow sent) the whole thing to the Family History Resource File (Pedigree Resource File) for the LDS. Great! Now a lot of "my" tradition is seen as "truth". YIKES. Well, "my bad" as the kids say. Just remember, you can control only what you do/say. Let this go and understand that any good researcher will check for multiple sources [primary, of course] ;-) As to the others, well, they get what they pay for! Just don't take it personally. Pat (in Tucson) ©¿©¬ -----Original Message----- From: Research and writing about Virginia genealogy and family history. [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of [log in to unmask] Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 08:50 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [VA-ROOTS] about questionable data 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. Even then there's no guarantee the recipient of this evidence will bother to correct the misinformation on the site.........for any number of reasons besides sheer laziness; like family tradition which laid claim to some [usually royal or at least famous] ancestor and just taking your word for it rather than great-grams is unlikely. Especially if these folks have found some corroboration in any of the speculation presented as fact in some authoritive-sounding source like say, Wm. & Mary Quarterly. For what it's worth, Old Major Philip Clayton of Culpeper had three [3] children; he states that [3] expressly in his Will [Bk C p245] proved in Culpeper County Court, 21 Mar 1786. He names these 3 children to wit: Lucy Williams, Samuel Clayton, and Susannah Slaughter. Notice none of his 3 children is named Elizabeth. [Elizabeth is his sister who first married Joseph Anderson before she married Nathaniel Pendleton; she's mentioned in her father Sam Clayton's Will in 1734 - proved 16 Aug 1735 in Tapp court Essex Co.]. Neither are any of his three [3] children named Philip Clayton. [Philip is his grandson, Sam's kid.] Ann is his wife. Her maiden name was Coleman. [Their son Sam actually is also married to an Ann Coleman which is a whole 'nother can of worms.] Note: None of these Claytons could possibly descend from John the botanist who first arrived in Virginia in 1705 with his dad who became the Atty-Gen., despite the musings in Rev. Slaughter's book. Rev Slaughter, btw, who wrote The Book was born in 1808 the son of Capt. Philip Slaughter who was born in 1758 on the Old Clayton Farm. I don't know how old he was when he wrote The Book, but I think his dad was in his eighties when they were working on whatever the dad recalled. While it's handy to have elderly relatives eager and willing to pass along our family myths, it's still a good idea to dig up the actual records. love from Cynthia whose beloved Gram often called her "Maxine". ... ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html