Good question, Debbie. Good research usually involves documenting the source of information. If you check Thurmon King's database at http://sackettfamily.info/tekdatabase/g7/p7077.htm , you will see the information that TSFA has. Patience's death information comes from The Annals of Newtown in Queens County, New York, by J. Riker (1852). The text of her will is on that web page. King indicates that she was born in 1700, but no source is cited. The birth and death date for John Lawrence appears to be 9 Sep 1693 and 7 May 1865, again in the database, reportedly from Riker. Now we all know that people can make typographical errors. One can check Riker (1852) to see whether Thurmon correctly copied the date. However, that does not preclude Riker's having made an error. I have sometimes found that an author of some local history reports two different birth dates or birth locations for one individual. For birth dates and locations, the best sources are birth certificates (a fairly modern innovation), a family bible, or a church record. Death records sometimes incorrectly report birth dates and locations. Where did the date you report come from? --------------------------------- Ted Smith tcsmith@surewest.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Debbie McDonald" <sassy1627@centurylink.net> To: <SACKETT@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2013 10:59 AM Subject: [SACKETT] Sackett Lawrence >I am researching my Lawrence family branch off of Lewis Davis It has >brought me to my 7th great grandparents > Joh Lawrence bn 9 Sep 1695in Newton, Queens, New York Death7 May 1765in > Newton, Queens, New York > > and my 7th great grandmother > Patience Sackett bn 2 May 1701 in Long Island City, Queens, New York > Death 24 Oct 1772 in Newton, Queens, New York > > How can i besure this is correct? > > ty > > debbie > texas > ------------------------------- > The Sackett Family Association website is at > http://www.sackettfamily.info/. > > To contact the Sackett List Admin, send a message to > SACKETT-admin@rootsweb.com. > > See list information and search the archives at > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/surname/s/sackett.html > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SACKETT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Ted & Debbie, The birth date of 1700 for Patience Sackett came from Weygant's Sacketts of America. Weygant did not give a source. Find A Grave has a transcription of the gravestone inscription, giving a birth date of 12 May 1701: "Sacred to the Memory of Patience Lawrence, wife of John Lawrence, Esqr., and daughter of Joseph Sackett of Newtown, who was born on the 12th day of May, 1701 and departed this life October 24th, 1772; aged 71 years, 5 months and 12 days." The age matches the dates, which helps to confirm the accuracy. I don't find a source for 2 May 1701. Chris On 21 Jan 2013, at 02:05, Ted Smith <tcsmith@surewest.net> wrote: > Good question, Debbie. > > Good research usually involves documenting the source of information. If you > check Thurmon King's database at > http://sackettfamily.info/tekdatabase/g7/p7077.htm , you will see the > information that TSFA has. Patience's death information comes from The > Annals of Newtown in Queens County, New York, by J. Riker (1852). The text > of her will is on that web page. King indicates that she was born in 1700, > but no source is cited. The birth and death date for John Lawrence appears > to be 9 Sep 1693 and 7 May 1865, again in the database, reportedly from > Riker. > > Now we all know that people can make typographical errors. One can check > Riker (1852) to see whether Thurmon correctly copied the date. However, that > does not preclude Riker's having made an error. I have sometimes found that > an author of some local history reports two different birth dates or birth > locations for one individual. > > For birth dates and locations, the best sources are birth certificates (a > fairly modern innovation), a family bible, or a church record. Death records > sometimes incorrectly report birth dates and locations. > > Where did the date you report come from? > --------------------------------- > Ted Smith > tcsmith@surewest.net > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Debbie McDonald" <sassy1627@centurylink.net> > To: <SACKETT@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2013 10:59 AM > Subject: [SACKETT] Sackett Lawrence > > >> I am researching my Lawrence family branch off of Lewis Davis It has >> brought me to my 7th great grandparents >> Joh Lawrence bn 9 Sep 1695in Newton, Queens, New York Death7 May 1765in >> Newton, Queens, New York >> >> and my 7th great grandmother >> Patience Sackett bn 2 May 1701 in Long Island City, Queens, New York >> Death 24 Oct 1772 in Newton, Queens, New York >> >> How can i besure this is correct? >> >> ty >> >> debbie >> texas >> ------------------------------- >> The Sackett Family Association website is at >> http://www.sackettfamily.info/. >> >> To contact the Sackett List Admin, send a message to >> SACKETT-admin@rootsweb.com. >> >> See list information and search the archives at >> http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/surname/s/sackett.html >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> SACKETT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > ------------------------------- > The Sackett Family Association website is at http://www.sackettfamily.info/. > > To contact the Sackett List Admin, send a message to SACKETT-admin@rootsweb.com. > > See list information and search the archives at http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/surname/s/sackett.html > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SACKETT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message