Advice before editing this pre-1700 Allie profile?

Question

I have information to contribute to the profile of Pieter Allie. I am pre-1700 certified, but I wanted to check with the project administrators first, noting that the profile is, so far, devoid of much information. Further, I have asked membership to the new_netherlands project, without any response. What could I be doing wrong?

This is what I can add:

I have a source for the christening of Isack Alje, [Alyea-165] as the son of Pieter Alyea, [Allie-10] and Margrieta Van Vooheest,  [Margietje Alberse Van Voohees-53]. I also have sources for the christening of six more/other children.

These are the sources I am using:

"New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980" 19 Mar 1732, Isack Alje.

Should I contact one of the pre-1700 projects or know about any style guidelines before proceeding? Thank you!

Answer 1

Thank you for asking about project policies and guidance, James. This person was a member of a Huguenot family who lived in the New Netherland area, so there are at least two potentially relevant projects. However, since his life events apparently were recorded in a Dutch church, it looks like the New Netherland project is the logical one to deal with his profile. I am adding a project box to the profile to clarify that.

I regret that I am way behind in granting New Netherland project badges. You do not, however, need a project badge to edit these profiles.

The project has posted extensive information on policies and sources on project pages, including (but not limited to) Project: New Netherland Settlers, New Netherland Settlers Project Reliable Sources, Baptism and Marriage Records of Reformed Dutch Churches of New Netherland, and Primary Sources for New Netherland. This material was posted for the benefit of members, and I encourage you to become familiar with it.

This profile cites only one source, a rootsweb page that appears to have credible content, but does not identify its author and does not cite sources for the specific information on it. It is important to have primary sources on WikiTree (secondary sources like rootsweb pages unfortunately are often found to have serious errors). The usual first step is to look for church records and make sure they are documented in the profile. This man supposedly was baptized and married in the Hackensack Dutch Church, so his records ought to be in the sources identified on this page. The rootsweb page cited on the profile has some citations to research articles that could be consulted, if you have access. Some of the other sources mentioned on the pages I linked above may have other relevant content.

Comments

Your source "New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980" 19 Mar 1732, Isack Alje. appears to refer to an index entry in an online database, such as an Ancestry.com or FamilySearch database. "New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980" is not an official government source or a published book, and should not be cited without indicating where you found it. Importantly, a baptism record should also include the names of the parents, the name of the child, and the names of any witnesses listed, as these are all important evidence for genealogy. The index records in database often omit those details.