Norma, Herbert and John I agree with John Hadley that it is not unusual to find conflicting information, especially posted on Rootsweb, but you will find it almost everywhere, this is not to find fault with Rootsweb. I know of no infallible source of information, Cousin William Wade Hinshaw's researchers made errors in recording extracts from the Monthly Meeting Records, and there were many errors and gaps in the meeting records themselves. Sometimes we have to just do as a philosopher once said about religion, "one must just take a flying leap of faith not knowing where one will land" not all things can be proven. A wise cousin with which I share four lines once said "Genealogy is never ever completely complete and almost never ever completely correct." She and her mother and grandmother and I and others have spent over 100 lapsed years on one of our lines and there are still many gaps and errors in our work. Such is the way with genealogy, all it takes is something as simple as a missed or incorrect key on the keyboard to create a discrepancy. I find that after editing my work multiple times and having others review it for accuracy, we later find errors left from several years back. Ray Parker HADLEY-L-request@ro otsweb.com To: HADLEY-L@rootsweb.com cc: 08/15/2002 01:09 AM Subject: Re: [HADLEY-L] Abigal Hadley in Surry Co NC in response to Please respond to Norma earlier. HADLEY-L Hello, I have been reading your emails back and forth about this Hadley family. You have found some documentation that differs from what is in the HS data base. This is not unusual. We are constantly upgrading our information. I would ask you to please make a list of documents that support these differing dates, etc and send this list to me so we can add this information to the data base. That's how we get better, by working together. Our forbearers did the best they could but in some instances they apparently made some "best guesses" which have since been repeated so many times they are taken as fact. The current position of the HS is to add the new findings, and pointing out that there is conflicting information. So please submit your findings so that we can have these updates become a part of the knowledge base. Thank you John Hadley president, Hadley Society PS You can send these updates to Sherri Hadley Rice, or Terry McLean as well. I am just offering to do the typing and then add them to the proper place. We collect these updates and then occasionally upload them to the master files on the web. Jean Hadley is now doing the computer work. ----- Original Message ----- From: <NStan22287@aol.com> To: <HADLEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 2:17 PM Subject: Re: [HADLEY-L] Abigal Hadley in Surry Co NC in response to Norma earlier. > Ray, > I wonder if I shall ever get a true listing of Simon and Mary Hadley's > family. I have so many different dates and placements for the children, I'm > running out of space! The one you found on Rootsweb also leaves a bit to be > desired. For instance, it has Margaret Hadley born about 1812, but in "Surry > County Marriages 1779-1868", her marriage bond is listed as 15 April 1807. I > have children listed that aren't on every list and other lists have children > that I don't have. Oh, my, I love genealogy! > On the other hand, the list for Jacob and Abigail's children's birth > dates is almost identical to mine. > I noticed someone on the web questioned where this information came from > - that would be interesting to know. I haven't found documentation for births > anywhere, just some of the marriages. > Hopefully some day someone will run across some information that will > solve this puzzle. > In the meantime, I shall accept that Abigail is the daughter of Simon and > Mary, because of the naming of her children, if nothing else. > Happy Hunting to you in whatever you are searching for. > Norma > > > ==== HADLEY Mailing List ==== > Anti-virus software is invaluable, provided you keep it updated and use it regularly. 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Just to add my two cents, I have noticed more and more people citing web sites like Rootsweb, FamilySearch, Ancestry.com, etc. as their sources for data. These are hardly "reliable" sources; anyone out there can submit information/family names to these sites which is then published, and often subsequently perpetuated as "gospel". I have found completely erroneous & bogus information on nearly every one of my family lines at the various genealogy sites on the web. (Of course, if the material on the web site is documented with sources, that's another story. There are some very well documented personal genealogical sites out there) There are obviously varying degrees of "trustworthiness" in the records we are able to find: from original civil & church records, to transcribed copies of same, censuses, directories, family histories, genealogical histories of specific locations, etc., etc. Even the "originals" often have errors & omissions. Sometimes we can't find anything close to a primary source, but that doesn't mean we should resort to using data which has NO documentation. Too many people seem more interested in how many names they can add to the family tree than whether the data is accurate. Genealogical research is like detective work; it involves much more than copying an undocumented series of names from an anonymous source. We should always strive to locate & record (as many) sources "as close to the original event" as possible. Information without a source, whether it's from the web or a family history book, shouldn't be used for anything more than as a clue or potential path for further research. OK, I'm off my soapbox... -Bruce Roberts ----- Original Message ----- From: <Ray.Parker@slkp.com> To: <HADLEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2002 7:27 AM Subject: Re: [HADLEY-L] Abigal Hadley in Surry Co NC in response to Norma, Herbertand John Hadley > Norma, Herbert and John > > I agree with John Hadley that it is not unusual to find conflicting information, > especially posted on Rootsweb, but you will find it almost everywhere, this is > not to find fault with Rootsweb. I know of no infallible source of > information, Cousin William Wade Hinshaw's researchers made errors in recording > extracts from the Monthly Meeting Records, and there were many errors and gaps > in the meeting records themselves. Sometimes we have to just do as a > philosopher once said about religion, "one must just take a flying leap of > faith not knowing where one will land" not all things can be proven. > > A wise cousin with which I share four lines once said "Genealogy is never ever > completely complete and almost never ever completely correct." She and her > mother and grandmother and I and others have spent over 100 lapsed years on one > of our lines and there are still many gaps and errors in our work. > > Such is the way with genealogy, all it takes is something as simple as a missed > or incorrect key on the keyboard to create a discrepancy. I find that after > editing my work multiple times and having others review it for accuracy, we > later find errors left from several years back. > > Ray Parker