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    1. [VA-SOUTHSIDE-L] Age for Land Ownership in NC
    2. Robert B. Stafford
    3. The most important point about Mrs. Leary's work is that it has been published for a number of years and has been subject to the scrutiny and criticism of other genealogists. When it went out-of-print, it was re-edited and published at the request of the genealogical community. There are very few general references of that caliber. Such is not the case for information published on the Internet. I have seen many authoritative statements on lists that were totally at odds with my own findings. Yet they were believed because there was no one on the list knowlegeable enough to challenge them. The value of this list is that there are a number of people who can dispute or elaborate on statements. However, it is necessary that information be specific and provide references so that we can decide for ourselves.

    06/06/2001 09:27:00