'About' Cleanup - Status?

Jennifer

Would you consider taking on the Mayflower passengers? There were only 21 of them they're amazingly popular for some reason. Should be plenty helpful information in the project

http://www.geni.com/projects/-Mayflower-Passengers-Colonial-America...

I got caught up in private stuff, sorry. I haven't looked at the list lately, but I will take on anything Civil War.

Erica Howton Sure, I'm a sucker for lost causes! lol I've been absolutely stunned at the number of merges that happen with the John and Priscilla Alden profiles, wowie.

Do I need to check with the various curators, or should I just dive in? I don't want to step on toes...

Anything with my name on it, dive in. And start there.:)

What is it about John & Priscilla anyway. They have more dups than charlesmagne!

I've been busy for the most part elsewhere but I did add six profiles (Holmes, Eastman, Huxley, Harvey, Luther, Gates) to the project so I figure I "owe" to the project a time commitment of six profiles to cleanup:)

I'm not sure if I'll take on those particular six or if I'll pick six that have been ignored in the project for a longer period of time.

Oh, and post when done, because (joy in the morning) curators now have the ability to "lock" the overview. That will stop further cleanup needs. Use the URL.

Erica Howton Oh, 'joy in the morning' is right! That's FANTASTIC!

Erica Howton "who is Charlesmange?" :)

I think that we can relate to John and Priscilla, so we get our tree to them, then say "who cares"...

At least I did that before Geni, and actually still do to some extent. Would much rather work on my personal tree in the last 5-6 generations rather than my 21st grandparents.

I'm stuck on the migrant generations. I keep expecting to move forward or backwards in history but here I am on Pilgrims. Again.

Dont you love iPad typos, I sure do. I was referring to Mangy Charles, AKA Chuckles, AKA Charlesmagne. He's the gold standard for measuring tree correctness, as most of the Western World can claim a descent, mathematically.

Ah...I thought you meant Charlemagne!

I, too, am stuck on migrant generations, but not the same one's as you. My gg grandfather and three of his brothers came to the states in the late 1850's, and two joined the Civil War. We have solid leads on two of the brothers descendants (my cousin-grandparents), some what solid on a third, and almost non-existent info on the fourth, but HAVE found family left in their home town in France!!!

France, that's glam. Watch out that you don't accidentally relate yourself to Louis XIV.:)

No chance of that, I am afraid!

It is really Alsace Lorain...the brothers indicated they were from Germany on census records, but it is firmly in French territory now...oh, and they have their own language...what fun!!!!

So, they got the little red box updated...I am kind of missing watching it go up and down as merges hit my list, then were finished by others... :(

Erica Howton
Isaac Allerton, "Mayflower" Passenger is D-O-N-E!!! What a job, ye gads. Please make any corrections you see fit and then lock that sucker as fast as you can cause I never want to have to deal with him again! lolol

'Scuse my whining, please! I was just taken aback at the mess, wowie!
Learned a lot, though... ;)

Here's a funny one for you - Isaac Allerton's About Me says he was one of the 'under-takers of the Plymouth Colony's London debt' because he was one of the relatively wealthy colonists who decided to pay off the debt owed in London (so that they would then get any profits from the colony). So guess what I found under his occupation?

Someone had listed him as an 'undertaker'... /lol

Wow that is gorgeous and a fun read. Thank yo so much. You can remove from project.

Aw, thanks! I hope it doesn't bog down too much, some of it's really a slog... oh, well, best I can do, now off to sort out his various Sarahs (sister/daughter/daughter) and wives...

Don't forget Aunt Sarah. Or Hannah/Anna/Susanna.

OMG, you're killing me! ROFL!! I was even trying to figure out if you could slur "Sarah" enough to get "Fear" out of it... or the other way around!!! Geez, my brain hurts...

We need more Puritans with inventive names! I think "Wrestling with God" Brewster is still my favorite.

Amen, sister!

I see this profile is slated for clean up here. I see the story is slated in this profile. You will see in media and through out thier pages the stories being verified upto Reverend James McCally son. Even found documentation where Son was in Canada with land. I curios if father was also in Canada. The statement in story says James McCauley and Francis Marion can’t be proven but with Robert Mccrey story and documents it can be as I called Queen Ranger site only one James McCauley surgeon mate was in Queen rangers I have found proof through stories and other documentation to prove the connect both were in SC both were in Queen rangers both in Canada. Can anyone find this marriage ??? The last record we found in Scotland is in Sterlingshire and tells of Isobel's marriage to Alexander Monarch. Not sure if this would be in records The next record that we find is at Carncross, Scotland, saying that James is going to Virginia in North America to become a merchant. Did these two immigration records could confirm this statement Alexander and John would soon follow. if James was a merchant there should be records of such was the father involved in war as well was this sea going family? Either way the family was well educated was there parish records of James in Scotland or of his father John??? Has the story been fully looked over ???? Personally I believe most story as I found to much documentation for it to be untrue it just fitting pieces together.

Reverend James McCally or McCauley or McAlly or McAulay

This reverend James McCally son profile

Captain James Jonathan McCauley

This another in law family member

Robert McCray, (Sr.)

John and Katherine have four children that we know of Alexander, John, James and Isobel. The next record that we find is at Carncross, Scotland, saying that James is going to Virginia in North America to become a merchant. Alexander and John would soon follow. The last record we found in Scotland is in Sterlingshire and tells of Isobel's marriage to Alexander Monarch.

James is next found in Norfolk, Virginia as Captain of a merchant ship that sails to Central and South America. During this period if you were a Captain of a merchant vessel you were automatically a Captain in the British Navy. There are records to indicate that the British Army seized two shiploads of mahogany lumber and James applies to the British Government for reimbursement. There is no indication that he ever received any compensation. James has his ship, the Elizabeth, seized by the Virginia Militia. The only information about the ship is it is listed as a fast sailing ship.

At the outbreak of the Revolutionary War, James joins the Queen's Loyal Virginia Regiment as a surgeon. The Queen's Rangers soon absorb this unit. He is taken prisoner at least twice and maybe three times. There is one record of a British prisoner of war performing surgery for General Marion Francis. He is listed as Doctor James McCally. This can not be proven to be our James.

Billie