I would like to join this group. I have been doing genealogy for over 20 years, but am very new to wikitree and its all quite new to me. Currently I am working on a biography of my ancestor, Timothy Church (Church-1738) who was born Hadley, MA and moved to Brattleboro, Cumberland Co, NY, later Windham, VT. In the French and Indian War, he served as a private in the 1759 Crown Point expedition, Capt. Salah Bernard's Co, Timothy Ruggles Reg, under Gen. Amherst and witnessed when French Capt. Hébécourt blew up Ft. Carillon. In 1777, he fought at Saratoga as an 1st Lt. in Capt. John Sergeant's company, Col. Schuyler's Regiment in Gen. Abraham Ten Broeck's New York militia, saw Arnold's charge on October 17, 1777 and later witnessed Gen. John Burgoyne's surrender to Gen. Gates. Later Timothy Church was a "Vermont Sufferer" and was heavily involved in the conflict between NY Gov. George Clinton and the "Pretend State of Vermont" and spent time in prison for supporting the Yorker cause. For his service, he was granted by George Clinton and the New York legislature, 3840 acres in Chenango Co, NY.
I am very interested in early Hadley, MA history (as well as Amherst, Hatfield and Hardwick), French and Indian War, The American Revolutionary War, the History of Brattleboro (the Vermont Conflict), and the early history of Chenango and Broome Counties, NY.
Also I am interested in antebellum Western North Carolina, specifically Macon and Jackson counties.
I am am member of the Sons of the Confederate Veterans of the Civil War, Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War, Sons of the American Revolution and the Mayflower Society.
Sourcing is hugely important for me, especially original sources, deeds, probate, court records, pensions etc...One of the reasons why I got into genealogy is because I wanted to know the truth about my personal history. To know the "truth" information mus be sourced. What I like about Ancestry is the ease at which sourcing a fact can be made. I wish it was the same with Wikitree, perhaps it will be in the future.
On last thing, my ultimate goal is to find/prove a "gateway ancestor". So far this has been most elusive