Judy, Your facts thus far are: 1. Mehitable Adams, dau of Samuel & Sarah, b. 1771/2 2. Mehitable Jones d. 1812 ae 41, thus born ca1771 3. Miles Jones had wife Mehitable as per adm. 4. Mehitable & Miles Jones buried next to the Adamses. There is really no evidence in the facts above that you can present to prove Mehitable Jones' identity and parentage because it's just not there. And since Mehitable is the line carrier (correct?), proving she is the same Mehitable who was married to Miles is imperative. Have you tried a will or division of estate for Samuel Adams which would name his children? If he died after Mehitable married (or his estate was settled after her marriage) then her married name might be mentioned. Or perhaps a deed whereby her father gave her and her husband land when they were married? If those types of records cannot be located, how about an Adams or Jones published genealogy or a town history in which the wife of Miles Jones is identified? If all else fails, try sending a synopsis of your line to Plymouth to see if anyone else has joined based on the same line. Perhaps someone else has found this proof of her identity already. If a well documented, previously approved paper is found you will be sent a copy and will be able to cite the sources from that paper up to the point where your lines branch off. (A synopsis form can be printed out at www.mayflower.org - send it along with $10 to GSMD, P.O.Box 3297, Plymouth, MA 02361.) Best of luck, Susan E. Roser Governor & Historian Canadian Society www.rootsweb.com/~canms/canada.html ----- Original Message ----- From: <Weacon1@aol.com> To: <MAYFLOWER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 1:06 PM Subject: [MFLR] GSMD Question > I am looking for opinions on how I should present "my case" to the GSMD. I have one link that is being questioned because I am missing a document that clearly identifies Mehitable Adams as being the same wife of Miles Jones. (This is the Chilton line btw). Mehitable was the dau of Samuel Adams and Sarah Clark. This is what I have: > Birth record for Mehitable Adams has year of birth 1771 or 72 (Vital records compiled by Elizur Yale Smith says 1771, Birth record from town clerk has 1772. > Death record for Mehitable Jones, died 1812 age 41 which would confirm the dob of 1771. > Miles Jones husband of Mehitable signed as administrator bond on Mehitable Adams probate. So far no other probate records found. > Elmer Shepard records from Berkshire County, MA list wife of Miles Jones as Mehitable Adams. > Mehitable and Miles Jones are buried next to Samuel and Sarah Adams in a small graveyard in Otis, MA. > I found one DAR application with a date of marriage and I am waiting for DAR to send me the source of that date. > There is no marriage record for either Mehitable Adams or for Miles Jones. > My line from Samuel Adams up to Chilton is solid and from Mehitable and Miles Jones to me is very well documented. So what is the best way to present my evidence to clearly state my case? And is that permissable? > > Your help is appreciated. > > Judy > > Genealogy Home http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wefamily/ > > ______________________________

Judy, you asked about the marriage of Miles Jones and Mehitable. I am wondering which child of this marriage is your ancestor. I have looked at your website, as well as some VR for Otis, Sandisfield, etc., and I see that you have done what appears to me to be very good research. But you mention at your site Leonard Jones as "Great...grandfather." This is what confuses me. He is adopted, isn't he? Is he the ancestor you're interested in, and if so is there a line through his natural parents Benjamin and Lydia Barber? Otherwise the adoption would be a bar, wouldn't it? From what I have seen of your work you obviously know what you're doing--what is it I'm not getting? The circumstances you cite, plus the name Leonard in this family which may be ultimately from Solomon Leonard, certainly seem compelling. As you and Susan say, there's no hard evidence yet, but it sure looks promising. --- "Susan E. Roser" <roser@iprimus.ca> wrote: > Judy, > > Your facts thus far are: > > 1. Mehitable Adams, dau of Samuel & Sarah, b. > 1771/2 > 2. Mehitable Jones d. 1812 ae 41, thus born ca1771 > 3. Miles Jones had wife Mehitable as per adm. > 4. Mehitable & Miles Jones buried next to the > Adamses. > > There is really no evidence in the facts above that > you can present to prove > Mehitable Jones' identity and parentage because it's > just not there. ===== _ / \ _/ ^^\_ (� �) ^ __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com