Advice before adding of this pre-1700 Hamilton profile?

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I can add a to the profile of Hance Garvin (Hamilton) Hamilton Sr.. This is who I can add:

These are the sources I am using:

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

WikiTree profile: Hansford Hamilton
in Genealogy Help by Evan Moon G2G Rookie (220 points)
retagged by Ellen Smith

2 Answers

+8 votes
You have no sources on that profile, which is why I left you a note. What sources do you plan on using?

I also noticed you made a change to a Project Protected profile without any supporting sources. Pre-1700 profiles must have sources when created, and to support any changes you may make to them.
by John Vaskie G2G6 Pilot (213k points)
Hello! I'm sorry it was my first time adding someone before 1700 and a project protected profile. I wasn't quite sure how to do it the project without trial and error and seme to have made some errors. Now I know and won't make them again. My source is from familysearch.org. All of the information lines up with my family and lines up with what is on wikitree. I was trying to connect them and messed up my sources while I was trying. According to the quiz to be able to make a pre 1700 profile it said familysearch.org is okay. Would that source work or do you recommend other sites? Thank you!
I also seem to have messed up linking Hance Garvin Hamilton's wife. I was trying to choose the profile already made and it mistakenly created a new profile. Im not sure how to merge or alter this to be correct. I also have a family search.org source for this relation and it matches with what's on wikitree as well.

Hi Evan.

Profiles from FamilySearch, Ancestry, Geni, etc... aren't acceptable sources. There are usually sources in the profiles, and those are what you should use. 

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:Reliable_Sources_for_Pre-1700_Profiles is a list of the various projects and their sourcing guidelines, and acceptable sources.

Thanks!

+3 votes
I know it’s quite hard to find people on WikiTree, but he already exists twice already (currently an unmerged match.) And is possibly also his own son.

See:  Hamilton-8874 = Hance Hamilton 1704-1772; Hamilton-2020 = Hansford Garvin Hamilton 1700-1772; & Hamilton-19052 = Hance Hamilton 1721-1772 (son of Hamilton-2020.)

You can search for Hance Hamilton & they will all come up.

Your newly created Hance will need to be merged with one of the others.
by L Felix G2G5 (5.4k points)

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