The Jan., Apr., Jul., Oct. 1933 (vol. 87) and Jan. & Apr. 1934 (vol. 88) issues of New England Historical & Genealogical Record have a genealogy entitled "Some of the Descendants of William Chase of Roxbury and Yarmouth, Mass" compiled by George Walter Chamberlain. I have just begun entering some of the Chase (Chace) family members of Swansea into my data and have referred to the NEHGR article. I have already come across several serious and careless errors in that genealogy, so I wanted to warn others to be cautious in using the data from this genealogy. Also note that Chamberlain's work includes no sources. His work was done when the "Jacobus School", which required rigorous documentation and analysis, was still in its early years. Two of the errors I found follow. NEHGR, vol. 87, pp. 51-52 William^3 (William^2, William^1) Chase m. 1st Hannah Sherman at Portsmouth and m. 2nd Priscilla Perry 6 Dec 1732 at Portsmouth. NEHGR, vol. 87, p. 129 Hezekiah^4 (William^3, William^2, William^1) Chase m. 1st Jael Pierce 24 Jul 1717 and m. 2nd Priscilla Perry 16 Dec 1732 at Swansea. Hezekiah and his father William did not both marry Priscilla Perry. William did marry her 6 Dec 1732 in Swansea, not Portsmouth. The VR states that both were of Swansea and were married by Mr. Joseph Mason, minister of Swansea. ["Vital Records of Swansea, Massachusetts to 1850"; Transcriber, H. L. Peter Rounds; Editors Jane Fletcher Fiske & Margaret F. Costello; New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1992; p. 208] Chamberlain gave the date Hezekiah's will was written, 1 Apr. 1738, and when it went to probate, 19 June 1738, but he seems to have ignored the fact that Hezekiah named his wife Jael as executrix. Hezekiah did not marry Priscilla Perry. ["Abstracts of Bristol County, Massachusetts, Probate Records, 1687-1745"; H. L. Peter Rounds, C.G.; Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.; Baltimore, MD; 1988; p. 272] Another major problem was Chamberlain's identification of Barnabus^5 (Hezekiah^4, William^1-3) Chase's wife Mary Eddy. NEHGR, vol. 87, p. 254 He states "He [Barnabus] married at Swansea, 6 Oct. 1745, Mary Eddy, daughter of Caleb and Elizabeth (Bullock) Eddy", also that Barnabus was b. 1718 and that he & Mary had 10 children from 1746 through 1766. This Mary Eddy was b. 30 Nov 1693 in Swansea. [VR of Swansea, p. 14] (Poor old Mary, who was 25 years older than Barnabus, kept bearing him children until she was 73 years old!!!) Actually, this Mary Eddy m. Joseph Cole 9 Jan 1717 in Swansea. [Swansea VR, p. 182] The correct identification of Mary Eddy, wife of Barnabus Chase, is the daughter of Jeremiah and Elizabeth (Pierce) Eddy (m. 30 Jul 1724 in Swansea), b. 11 Apr 1725 in Swansea. [Swansea VR, p. 112] and ["The American Genealogist"; Donald Lines Jacobus, editor; Donald Lines Jacobus, New Haven, CT; Reprinted by Picton Press, Camden, ME, 1989; vol. 31, p. 247] The will of Jeremiah Eddy includes mention of his daughter Mary Chase (eldest daughter). ["Abstracts of Bristol County, Massachusetts, Probate Records, 1745-1762, Book 2"; H.L. Peter Rounds, C.G.; Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD, 1988] This is just another example of why genealogies (especially the older ones), even though printed in reputable publications, must not be accepted at face value. Jim Bullock Littleton, CO