Hi Cyndi, May I ask you a question or two? With the DNA project we found out that we are related to Oliver Sweet. How we do not know? We know that Peleg Sweet is our Sire but with only one has been found so far. Timothy Sweet s/o Joseph named a son Peleg b. 24 Oct. 1737 E. Greenwich, RI. Also Timothy married Sarah Mary Matteson these name are also found in the Vital Statistics of Washington, CO, NY. Do you know if I am on the right track. An other note is Peleg came to Michigan a the same time as Joseph, Chester and Ira Sweet appear in Census records. They are all evasive in saying where they came from. The list RI, NY, and VT as there place of birth. Confusing! Celina

Celina, I think you will find the genealogical process less confusing and more logical if you will approach it not from an abstract (i.e. we are related to Oliver Sweet), but rather on the basis of what you can prove from the present day back. In other words, there are multitudes of individuals with the surname Sweet. Among all those Sweets there are many Pelegs, Olivers, and Timothys. But if you approach the problem by documenting your lineage one step at a time starting in the present day, you will work your way back in a logical manner that rules out the superfluous Olivers, Pelegs and Timothys and focuses on the correct lineage. The DNA testing has given you a wonderful goal - to try to document your line to Oliver Sweet - because you "match" that line. Let the research guide you to him. With regard to the multiple birth states recorded in census records, you will find that is a very common occurrence, as are errors in age, number of years married, numbers of children, etc. As you amass your research, document the source of each piece of information and then weigh the whole. Your job will be to decide, based upon the entirety of the evidence you have found, what are most likely errors and what may be more likely true. It is important as you record your findings that you note every source investigated, even if you feel the information is in error, so future researchers do not feel you "missed" something that should have been considered. I find footnotes to be a good place to discuss other sources of information found and why I discount them as less reliable. Good luck! Cyndi -----Original Message----- From: CSal857@aol.com [mailto:CSal857@aol.com] Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 5:42 AM To: SWEET-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: Ticonderoga SWEET Hi Cyndi, May I ask you a question or two? With the DNA project we found out that we are related to Oliver Sweet. How we do not know? We know that Peleg Sweet is our Sire but with only one has been found so far. Timothy Sweet s/o Joseph named a son Peleg b. 24 Oct. 1737 E. Greenwich, RI. Also Timothy married Sarah Mary Matteson these name are also found in the Vital Statistics of Washington, CO, NY. Do you know if I am on the right track. An other note is Peleg came to Michigan a the same time as Joseph, Chester and Ira Sweet appear in Census records. They are all evasive in saying where they came from. The list RI, NY, and VT as there place of birth. Confusing! Celina ==== SWEET Mailing List ==== List problems? First, read the Welcome Message that you received when you subscribed to this list.