Hello Fellow Chase Researchers, I have a question that I am sure many of you have asked from time to time. There is so much data on the early Chase ancestry out there such as Books, research papers, genealogies on websites, e-mails on rootsweb, etc. that conflict with each other. I would like to know if any hard evidence has been found to back up which of them are correct? I have collected most original Chase books on William and Aquilla among others. I have all but 2 issues of the original Chase Chronicles, and have the original Chase Reunion books. Also, I have the issues in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register pertaining to Chase. Over the years I have collected numerous books, research papers, genealogies and e-mails and my own research on my Chase ancestry, but many of them have conflicting data and I was wondering if anyone had found any hard data on them such as documents that prove some of these dates and lines that conflict? I have 100% documented proof (Birth, Death, Marriage Certificates, Wills and Estates etc) back to my 6th Great Grandfather Rev. Enoch Chase b. December 03, 1762 Dighton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts. He was William of Yarmouth's 3rd Great Grandson according to the New England Historical and Genealogical Register on pages 326 & 327 Volume 87. It list's Enoch's wife and Children which my 5th Great Grandfather Dean Chase b. February 16, 1794 Harwich, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts is on there too. It is to my understanding that the New England States use these books as law for births, deaths, marriages etc. because I called Harwich, MA Courthouse and got a certified birth certificate for Dean Chase b. February 16, 1794 in which they told me they used the NE Registry as proof for the certification process. So in conclusion, I have always listed my early Chase Ancestry as it is stated in the NE Registry because of it being used as law in the New England States. It is my belief that since it is good enough for them, it was good enough for me and possably all Chase researchers could use it as the correct genealogy unless there is a proof document that has been found that conflict's with the Registry and let everyone know how to obtain a copy of the document. This is just my thoughts to cut the confusion and to get us all on the same track and to help the new researchers find their connections without them getting frustrated and giving up. We all know how it was when we first got started in our research and got so excited when we found Chase books listing the lineage back to the 1600's, but got to noticing different dates etc. for the early Chase's in the different books. I have found five different birth dates for William of Yarmouth to date, three of them from e-mails on rootsweb. The connection's of the emigrating Chase's to each other and their ancestry has been on the debate floor for years. It is very frustrating until you learn about real genealogy research and how much conflicting data is out there and how it came about and how to overcome it. It is my hope that someday we could all agree on a standard genealogy for Chase and work to prove whatever can be proved wrong in it with doccumented evidence for the next generation of researchers so they won't have to inherit the same problems in the research that has already been worked before them. They just might find the ancestry to the 14th & 15th century if they were assured the 16th & 17th century was as correct as possible and all Chase cousins agreed with it. I am very proud of my ancestry and consider myself lucky as a genealogist to have such a documented history and would love to pass on my work to future generation researchers without confusing them. Would like to know everyone's thoughts on this and which source data other Chase researcher's use for the early ancestry. Sincerely, Terry G. Peden Dalton, GA http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/1088/chase1.html William of Yarmouth | William | John | Jeremiah | Ebenezer | Enoch | Dean | Horaito Nelson | Mary Cora Chase - Robert Bingham | Lydia Bingham - William Ridley | Mary Cora Ridley - John Calvin Peden | Wade Calvin | Glenn Ray | Terry Glenn