Perhaps if vetting posts capitalized the full name of each generation found in the post would make it easier to follow since colors don't show on rootsweb lists. An outline of the generations at the beginning of a post as Norman suggested would also be helpful. Don W. ----- Original Message ----- From: Norman Kincaide To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, March 28, 2011 11:56 AM Subject: Re: [KINCAID] Vetting # 198598 to David Kinkead/Winifred Hobson Thanks, Debra, Sometimes the descent is obscured by very detailed vetting post. Thanks. Norman Kincaide --- On Mon, 3/28/11, Debra Griggs <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Debra Griggs <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [KINCAID] Vetting # 198598 to David Kinkead/Winifred Hobson > To: [email protected] > Date: Monday, March 28, 2011, 6:52 PM > > The descent is as follows; > > David/Winifred Hobson > Joseph/Rebecca Calvert > David/Mary Williams > Williams/Nancy Gibbons > Williams/Susan Hagood > William Anderson/Cora Stewart > Harry William/Anita Henry > Michael Joe/ > > > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2011 09:36:12 -0600 > > Subject: Re: [KINCAID] Vetting # 198598 to David > Kinkead/Winifred Hobson > > > > > > I think a brief short outline of descent like for a > roll call might > > help. On the whole, it is a very well organized and > detailed vetting > > post. > > > > Sincerely > > Norman Kincaide > > > > > From: [email protected] > > > To: [email protected] > > > Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2011 08:14:22 -0700 > > > Subject: Re: [KINCAID] Vetting # 198598 to David > Kinkead/Winifred Hobson > > > > > > I do hope some of you will have the time to look > over this post. It is quit > > > long and has perhaps some data that may not be > necessary as part of the > > > proof, however David/Winifred is an important > player among the VA Kincaids > > > so establishing his DNA profile accurately is of > the utmost interest. > > > > > > Since the name Joseph is not rare among Kincaids, > special care has been made > > > to establish the connection of Joseph of Hawkins > Co. TN with his brother > > > Burrough's family. Burrough is a rare name and > the connection from > > > David/Winifred to David, son of Burrough, in > Hawkins Co. is based on > > > inherited land transfers. Care has also been > taken to show which David of > > > Hawkins Co. TN belonged to which brother. This > does not affect the DNA > > > profile (it would still lead to David/Winifred) > but does re-inforce the will > > > of Robert Williams in indicating that both David, > son of Burrough and David, > > > son of Joseph lived in Hawkins Co. This will also > provides the name of > > > Joseph of Hawkins Co's. wife which does not > appear on deeds in either TN or > > > Amherst Co. (TN did not require wives to sign off > and Amherst was very lax > > > about getting sign offs). Note however that > Augusta Co. did get a sign off > > > from Rebecca of Washington Co. on land Joseph > sold in Augusta (Hawkins from > > > Sullivan from Washington) which does coordinate > the movement of Joseph with > > > the movement of Burrough's family. > > > > > > Are there any concerns or questions about any of > the links? > > > > > > Sue Liedtke