Be very wary of family records found on FamilySearch, sometimes someone can latch onto the wrong person and integrate them into their family tree. One of my ancestors has been treated this way, someone has found a person with the same name being baptised in Hampshire and put him as the ancestor of all his Hampshire family, but if you look at the actual record you can see that he was from Gloucestershire and had only been baptised there as it was the nearest Presbyterian church, his parents returned to Gloucestershire afterwards. There is no connection to the Hampshire family of the same surname, so whoever put the information on the website has the wrong man and to make matters worse other people of this Hampshire family are using the wrong information because they are not checking the original records, have tried to contact them to put them right but none have a valid email address. Your family records appear to be well grounded in facts so I would be inclined to ignore the FamilySearch record, the person they are talking about is probably a completely different person. If your ancestor was of a farming family, it wasn't uncommon for them to marry cousins, especially if they owned property, I have several incidences in my own tree, to the effect that at one point there is only one surname for several generations and several branches can be linked together, thank goodness they moved to England before they became genetically unviable. Vanessa ________________________________ From: Dave Richardson <drichardson@westside66.org> To: DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, 27 December, 2008 10:56:36 PM Subject: [DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY] DUMFIRES-GALLOWAY/RICHARDSON I am attempting to verify some conflicting information about the birth and death dates of my great-grandfather George Richardson.  FamilySearch says he was born in Ruthwell, Dumfrieshire on 20 September, 1828 and died in Canada in 1855.  However, family records including the inscription on his tombstone would indicate a much different lifespan.  Family records indicate he was born 14 June 1829 in Dumfrieshire, moved to Canada in 1854, married Ann Coulthard in 1855, moved to the US in 1856, locating in Harrison County, Iowa.  He became a prosperous farmer, serving several terms in the Iowa State Legislature.  He died 19 June, 1918 and  is buried in Rose Hill cemetery in Missouri Valley, Iowa.     Our family records regarding  his parents indicate the following; father = Francis Richardson b. Ruthwell, Dumfrieshire 17 June, 1796 d. 28 July, 1867 and is buried in Cummertrees cemetery. mother = Margaret Coulthard b. 18 December 1798, married 17 June, 1818 in Clarencefield, d. 16 July 1864 and buried in Clarencefield cemetery.  The similarity in surnames of my great-grandmother Ann Coulthard and my great-great-grandmother Margaret Coulthard is intriguing.  I know this is a fairly common surname in Scotland, nonetheless relsolving this mystery would be appreciated.  Any information corroborating or otherwise would be appreciated.  I live in Omaha, Nebtaska USA which is about 25 miles from my great-grandfather's place of burial in Missouri Valley IA.  Incidentally, I also bear his name. Thanks, George David Richardson IV ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Folks Family Search/IGI is only an index and as with all indexes the original documents must be comsulted! If the FS/IGI entry does not have a source, ie it was submitted by an LDS member, for example, then it should be treated with grear caution till an authentic record is found! Happy New Year Stuart ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vanessa Dixon" <vanessal.dixon@btinternet.com> To: "Dave Richardson" <drichardson@westside66.org> Cc: <DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2008 3:42 PM Subject: Re: [DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY] DUMFIRES-GALLOWAY/RICHARDSON > Be very wary of family records found on FamilySearch, sometimes someone > can latch onto the wrong person and integrate them into their family tree. > One of my ancestors has been treated this way, someone has found a person > with the same name being baptised in Hampshire and put him as the ancestor > of all his Hampshire family, but if you look at the actual record you can > see that he was from Gloucestershire and had only been baptised there as > it was the nearest Presbyterian church, his parents returned to > Gloucestershire afterwards. There is no connection to the Hampshire family > of the same surname, so whoever put the information on the website has the > wrong man and to make matters worse other people of this Hampshire family > are using the wrong information because they are not checking the original > records, have tried to contact them to put them right but none have a > valid email address. > Your family records appear to be well grounded in facts so I would be > inclined to ignore the FamilySearch record, the person they are talking > about is probably a completely different person. > If your ancestor was of a farming family, it wasn't uncommon for them to > marry cousins, especially if they owned property, I have several > incidences in my own tree, to the effect that at one point there is only > one surname for several generations and several branches can be linked > together, thank goodness they moved to England before they became > genetically unviable. > > Vanessa > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Dave Richardson <drichardson@westside66.org> > To: DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY@rootsweb.com > Sent: Saturday, 27 December, 2008 10:56:36 PM > Subject: [DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY] DUMFIRES-GALLOWAY/RICHARDSON > > I am attempting to verify some conflicting information about the birth and > death dates of my great-grandfather George Richardson. FamilySearch says > he was born in Ruthwell, Dumfrieshire on 20 September, 1828 and died in > Canada in 1855. However, family records including the inscription on his > tombstone would indicate a much different lifespan. Family records > indicate he was born 14 June 1829 in Dumfrieshire, moved to Canada in > 1854, married Ann Coulthard in 1855, moved to the US in 1856, locating in > Harrison County, Iowa. He became a prosperous farmer, serving several > terms in the Iowa State Legislature. He died 19 June, 1918 and is buried > in Rose Hill cemetery in Missouri Valley, Iowa. > Our family records regarding his parents indicate the following; father > = Francis Richardson b. Ruthwell, Dumfrieshire 17 June, 1796 d. 28 July, > 1867 and is buried in Cummertrees cemetery. mother = Margaret Coulthard b. > 18 December 1798, married 17 June, 1818 in Clarencefield, d. 16 July 1864 > and buried in Clarencefield cemetery. The similarity in surnames of my > great-grandmother Ann Coulthard and my great-great-grandmother Margaret > Coulthard is intriguing. I know this is a fairly common surname in > Scotland, nonetheless relsolving this mystery would be appreciated. Any > information corroborating or otherwise would be appreciated. I live in > Omaha, Nebtaska USA which is about 25 miles from my great-grandfather's > place of burial in Missouri Valley IA. Incidentally, I also bear his name. > > Thanks, > George David Richardson IV > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message