This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: oldbruin Surnames: ADAMS, MARTIN, EDGERTON Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.adams/15235/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Recently I have seen a number of family trees posted on Ancestry.com showing Elias Lee ADAMS who married Charity MARTIN, as being born in Jefferson Co, NY, the son of George & Polly ADAMS. This is incorrect. I would like to correct the record and attempt to prevent the further spread of false information. I am the great grandson of Elias Lee ADAMS and Charity MARTIN and have researched this line extensively. The Elias who married Charity MARTIN in Delaware Co, IA, in 1853, is NOT the Elias ADAMS who was listed in the 1850 census in Jefferson Co, NY. The Elias who married Charity is NOT the Elias ADAMS who lived in Muscatine Co, IA. My ancestor was recorded in the 1860 census in Delaware Co, IA, with wife Charity and children; in the 1870 census in Lewis Co, MO, with Charity and children; and in the 1880 census in Barry Co, MO, with son, Asahel. The other two Eliases were in Jefferson Co, NY, and Muscatine Co, IA, respectively, in 1860-1880. This could have been easily discovered by consulting readily available on-line sources. It appears that this bad data may have been copied by a number of posters who didn't bother to do their own research and have consequently propagated this erroneous information all over the internet. I have collected enough evidence to convince me that Elias' parents were from Yates Co, NY. They were definitely NOT George ADAMS and Polly EDGERTON, and any ancestry derived from that conclusion is false. I am not prepared at this time to post the names of Elias' likely parents because I don't have absolute proof of parentage. I don't want to participate in the same propagation of misinformation that I am railing against here. Please, when you pick up information from other researchers, make some attempt to verify it. Or, at least, note on your web page that the data is copied from someone else without any verification. If you want to discuss my research or have corrections or disagreements, don't hesitate to contact me. John S. Adams Hermosa Beach, CA Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.