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. > > > 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