Advice before editing this pre-1700 Unknown profile?

Question

I have information to contribute to the profile of Rejoice (Unknown) Waters. This is what I can add:

• Family Search Asa Waters' family tree indicated Rejoice's birthname is Plaise (G3JN-PYM)

These are the sources I am using:

• Family Source G3JN-PYM

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

Answer 1

Hi Karen, pre-1700 profiles require actual sources, do you have a link to the source you quote? Thanks

Answer 2

Hi Karen thank you for asking before editing this early immigrant profile. If you read the information on the profile, you would see that the surname of Plaise/Plasse is addressed in the bio.

" Richard Waters is called son-in-law to William Plasse, and he termed his stepfather as his father-in-law^[2] which has caused confusion in early sources in attaching his step-father as the father of his wife Rejoice. Her parentage is unknown.^[1]"

Comments

This is a good example of the caveat that genealogists should be careful when making assumptions based on stated relationships in early New England records. Some relationships had a broader definition then than they do today.