I have information to contribute to the profile of Francis Bearden. This is what 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!
Hi John,
Please remember that your suggested source, Find-a-Grave, is only a source when FAG includes a photo of the headstone that includes information about the person such as their name, birth, and/or death.
We have the Virginia Project for work on Virginia profiles (pre or post 1700), please join us if you have an interest in Virginia:
Please see our page for sourcing Virginia profiles here:
Note that British North America is not how folks referred to this area at the time of reference and instead Colony of Virginia should be used.
Here is info on Francis Bearden's death county:
Please feel free to add more sources to the James City County page if you have them for that county.
Thanks.
-William