Case for a Mitchell Merge

Question

Compare of Mitchell-6653 (06747795) and Michell-30 (02182423), Is this the same guy? Son of Experience Mitchell, borther of Experience Mitchell? I don't want to make waves, I want to do this right but it's really close.

Answer 1

"...Jane COOKE, daughter of Francis b. Holland before 1613; d. Plymouth by 1650, probably well before that date. She m. after 22 May 1627 EXPERIENCE MITCHELL, b ca. 1609; d. bet. 2 June 1685 and 11 May 1689. He married (2) Mary -----. "

Reference is Mayflower Families in Progress, Francis Cooke of the MAYFLOWER and his Descendants for Four Generations. 

See page 2-3.

 

 

Answer 2

I have labeled it as an unmerged match. This merge feels too big for me to make on my own. The numbers are really close but I'm hoping there is an Experience Mitchell expert here who can help me.

Answer 3

These should NOT be treated as the same person. According to these profiles:

• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Michell-30 was born 13 Jan 1688/9 in Duxbury, Massachusetts.
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Mitchell-6653 was born 13 Jan 1687 in Hartford, Connecticut.

The coincidence of the name John Mitchell or Michell and the 13 January birthday is not a sufficient basis for merging two profiles. I've changed them to a  Rejected Match.

Comments

Thank you for taking the time to back-check me and be a second set of eyes. I respect your decision.