In addition, the parish of Albemarle in Surry & Sussex Counties have been confused with Albemarle County. There were Gilliams in both and they have been attached to each other in a careless and inaccurate way. Bonnie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carolyn Bruce" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, May 21, 2010 2:31 PM Subject: Re: [VA-ROOTS] Ancestry Family Trees > The only connection COULD HAVE BEEN that the two counties both start with > "G" and perhaps an abbreviation confused the two. > > In Virginia, there is a Franklin County, and a City of Franklin which is > located within the boundaries of Southampton County. I have seen several > instances in which the county and city were confused, leading to a search > error of a couple of hundred miles. One such misinterpretation is on > Familysearch, if I remember correctly. It's not hard to see how the > mistake occurred; if one just says "in Franklin, VA" which is meant? The > lesson is... neither add to nor subtract from brief information before > checking it out. It's better to put it down verbatim and let the next > researcher decide for him/her self. > > Also, on Google Earth, a photo showing the famous Biltmore Mansion near > the mountain city of Asheville, NC, is displayed as being in Tidewater, > VA! I don't know how to get that corrected. > > Carolyn HALE BRUCE > Virginia Beach, VA > > 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