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US Southern Colonies Project | Managed Profiles | Needs Attention
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Introduction
This is a list of US Southern Colonies Project Managed Profiles needing attention.
These were identified by the Managed Profiles Team as needing more attention during the monitoring of the Project Activity Feed. Typicallly, the profile(s) have significant issues requiring further research, with issues often spanning multiple profiles.
If you would like to contribute to addressing one of these issues:
- Please post a comment on that profile announcing you plan to work on the profile on behalf of the project.
- When done, please post another comment on that profile requesting review by Project leadership.
Needs Identity Statement
These profiles need their identity determined and documented:
- Add a reliable source as a citation to an event in the Biography for this identity.
- Add an identity statement immediately above the === Biography === line of the form shown below (a Will is just an example):
- '''This is the profile of [name] of [place] who [left a Will] dated [year].'''
- === Biography ===
- William Thomas Powell (1605-1667)
- conflated?
- note changes to death place from Virginia to England
- then needs Research and Biography
- John Johnson Sr. (abt.1680-aft.1736)
- Lucretia (Massie) Johnson (abt.1683-aft.1716)
- Where is Elizabeth's profile.
Merge
- Penelope (Ashley-Cooper) Massie (abt.1645-aft.1681)
- Uncertain Existence 14 Sep 2023.
- Penelope (Ashley) Massie (abt.1639-abt.1711)
- duplicated.
- merge proposed 12 Sep 2023.
- merge removed by unmerged match created 22 Dec 2023.
- Ashley vs Ashley-Cooper?
- Lucretia (Poindexter) Massey (abt.1622-1711)
- previously rejected merge.
- commented 14 Sep 2023.
- Andrew Baker (1692-1781)
- duplicated.
- Andrew W. Baker (1702-1781)
- duplicate. merge proposed 17 Nov 2018.
- merge removed by unmerged match created 10 Mar 2019.
- did he exist? his attached wife Mary Bolling is Uncertain Existence.
- Johann Philip (Dieffenbach) Devenbaugh (abt.1751-abt.1825)
- merged 16 Nov 2023.
- need to resolve LNAB Dieffebach vs Dieffenbach.
- Joseph Hinson (abt.1652-abt.1704)
- duplicated.
- Joseph Henson (1652-1704)
- duplicate.
- merge 7 May 2024.
- Edward Francis Howard (abt.1640-1722)
- duplicated.
- Edward Howard (abt.1630-)
- duplicate.
- merge proposed and rejected on 6-7 Nov 2023.
- John Johnson (bef.1697-1750)
- duplicated.
- John J Johnson (1700-1750)
- duplicate.
- merge proposed 9 Jan 2024.
- merge rejected 10 Jan 2024.
- John Johnson (1590-bef.1640)
- search of everyone with same name/same era.
- James Rogers Sr (abt.1754-1848)
- duplicated?
- James Rogers (abt.1759-abt.1848)
- duplicate?
- Wives of Philipe Chirrout & Thomas Marshall, all of Uncertain Existence:
- Martha Jane (Pendleton) Sherwood (abt.1640-abt.1666) uncertain existence
- Martha Jane (Pendleton) Marshall (1665-) uncertain existence
- Jane (Unknown) Marshall (abt.1651-) uncertain existence
Cleanup
- Jackie Root
- Created large number of duplicate profiles (e.g. Rolfe, Pocahontas) Dec 2023.
- Review that all duplicates identified and merged.
- Kenneth Smith III
- Created large number of duplicate profiles (e.g. Bolling, Osborne) May 2023.
- Review that all duplicates identified and merged.
Conflated?
- James Adair, and Possible Alter Ego
- James Robert Adair (abt.1709-abt.1783)
- attached to father Adair-219
- James Adair (abt.1715-abt.1784)
- attached to father Adair-219
- James Adair (abt.1710-abt.1776)
- James Robert Adair (abt.1709-abt.1783)
- Humphrey Belt of Maryland
- Humphrey Belt (abt.1615-aft.1663)
- Humfrey Belt (1616-)
- see comment S. McClain 21 Aug 2023.
- Thomas Coleman of Virginia
- Thomas Coleman (1679-bef.1748)
- Thomas Coleman Sr. (1652-1748)
- are birth dates conflated?
- Thomas Glascock (1613-abt.1677)
- see comment disputing parents 19 Mar 2023.
- see comment conflated and identity 20 Mar 2023.
- William Griffin (1741-1816)
- two proposed merges, wife issue.
- Several Robert Harris
- Robert Harris Sr. (abt.1626-1701)
- Robert Harris (1625-1717)
- Robert Harris (abt.1623-1701)
- Robert Harris (abt.1623-abt.1701)
- conflated wife and death across these 4
- Jane (Browne) Jordan (abt.1655-aft.1687)
- Jane (Browne) Jordan (abt.1640-)
- biographs very similar; same husband name; review husbands also.
- Kimballs of Virginia and North Carolina
- William Kimball (bef.1729-)
- William Kimbell (abt.1742-bef.1771)
- created without collaboration with on-going Kimball research.
- see 6 Kimballs of Virginia.
- see Timeline of the Kimballs of VA, NC, SC.
- review for identity.
- review for conflation.
- review for existence.
- Anne (Moore) White (aft.1662-aft.1720)
- two different persons merged; needs identity and deconflated 22 Sep 2023.
- Matthew William Whitfield II (abt.1657-abt.1708)
- ~Nov 21 by Edward Brown says records of two persons conflated.
Conflated or Duplicated?
- William Ballard of Virginia
- Willliam Ballard (abt.1723-)
- -126 orphaned profile.
- William Ballard (1715-bef.1794)
- unmerged match Nov 2018.
- Elizabeth (Blair) Bland (1708-1775)
- Elizabeth Blair (Bolling) Gay (1709-abt.1766)
- note image same; see portrait.
- Note married names appear in both profiles.
- Elizabeth (Bolling) Bannister (1709-abt.1766)
- Elizabeth (Munford) Banister (abt.1733-abt.1770)
- both are attached to marriages with same name, but the generation of the husband is different.
- merge proposed and rejected 26 Jan 2024.
- deconflate.
- define identities.
- John Cook/Cooke
- Robert Hawkins & Anne Preble of Maryland
- Robert Hawkins (abt.1684-bef.1761)
- did not die young.
- m. Anne Sarah (Preble) Hawkins (1689-1731)
- duplicated, correct husband.
- Robert Hawkins (bef.1691-bef.1692)
- died young.
- rejected match11 Aug 2022.
- detached wife and child 1 Dec 2022.
- m. Anne (Pribble) Hawkins (1689-1731)
- duplicate, incorrect husband
- pending merge 11 Aug 2022, merged 9 Mar 2023.
- identify remaining issues.
- Davis Holder & Susannah Hardin of Virginia
- Davis Holder (abt.1720-bef.1785)
- added research note about 24 children 21 Aug 2022, deleted 17 Nov 2022, removed research note 1 Dec 2022.
- m. Susannah (Hardin) Holder (abt.1726-aft.1785)
- m. Susannah (Hardin) Hinson (abt.1730-abt.1799)
- added comment about two wives 1 Dec 2022.
- Charles Jordan of Virginia
- Charles Jordan Jr (1725-1780), son of Charles Jordan (abt.1707-bef.1773)
- duplicated, merged with Jordan-14693 3 May 2023.
- lists same death.
- Charles Jordan (abt.1707-bef.1773), father of Charles Jordan Jr (1725-1780)
- any issues?
- Charles Jordan Jr (1725-1780), duplicate of Charles Jordan Jr (1725-1780)
- duplicate, merged into Jordan-246 3 May 2023.
- Charles Jordan (1725-1780)
- conflated, lists same death.
- review Research Notes: Alternate Biography.
- John Lewis of Virginia [NEWSLETTER]
- John Lewis II (1650-1694)
- John Lewis II (1660-1697)
- both attached to same father.
- William Mullins of Virginia
- William Mullins Jr. (bef.1746-bef.1830)
- William Mullins Jr. (abt.1751-1830)
- unmerged match 5 Nov 2022.
- William Mullins (1753-1841)
- unmerged match 1 Nov 2018.
- William Shelton of Virginia
- William Shelton (abt.1706-bef.1789)
- William Shelton (abt.1709-bef.1801)
- -369 and -1715 often conflated.
- Two Standeford families in Baltimore MD
- Skelton Standeford (1734-)
- parents, birth?
- Skelton Standiford Jr. (1734-abt.1802)
- LNAB spelling, parents, birth?
- Stones of Virginia
- John Stone (1636-1695)
- m. Mary (Nelson) Stone (1638-1690)
- John Stone (abt.1618-1699)
- m. Mary (Nelson) Stone (abt.1614-abt.1687)
- William Stone of Virginia [NEWSLETTER]
- William Stone (abt.1645-abt.1707)
- William Stone (1645-1707)
- both attached to Sarah (Unknown) Stone (1645-1717)
- unmerged match 24 Aug 2022.
- William Stone (abt.1666-1707)
- James Taylor (1635-1698)
- added conflated 15 Sep 2023.
- needs work.
Disputed Existence
- Francis Bryan (abt.1549-abt.1640)
- m. Ann (Smith) Bryan (1560-1635)
- c. William Smith Bryan (1579-1667)
- I just took a look at this profile and it looks to me that all 4 profiles, the man, his wife and a couple of parents should all be named in a one week "Disproven Existence Notice" on G2G. Using that title will keep clear what's intended. After a week, if Southern Colonies doesn't want to be profile manager of any of the 4, Disproven Existence can take over as profile manager. Disproven Existence profiles do need to be managed by some project. Day-1904 07:29, 16 February 2023 (UTC)
- m. Catherine (Morgan) Bryan (abt.1604-1680)
- c. 14 children attached, all listed as living full life (no young deaths), so most should have married and had several children. ONly 3 of 14 listed as married, and they have 1, 1 and 4 children respectively.
- Elizabeth Isabelle (Downing) Edwards (abt.1692-1742)
- this profile seems to state research has shown she did not exist.
- if so, this profile should be cleaned up to (a) prove she did not exist, and (b) document if can be determined any genealogies that propagate her false existence.
- Mary (Chowan) Howard (abt.1645-1721)
- this profile and the parent, spouse, and children profiles all need review.
- several unsourced
- disputed origins, disputed immigration to US Southern Colonies (MD, VA, NC, GA).
- duplicated.
- Mary (Chowan) Howard (1640-1722)
- duplicate.
- Martha Jefferson of Virginia needs Project Attention
- Martha (Jefferson) Wynne (1681-1751)
- did she exist?
- review husband.
- Samuel Jordan (abt.1578-bef.1623)
- see formerly attached wife Frances Anne Baker
- she is of Uncertain Existence, see Samuel's Comments.
- Matilda A (McNair) Randolph (1750-abt.1818)
- Can she be sourced?
- James (Randolph) Randall Sr (1735-1797)
- consider wife Margaret (Smalley) Randolph (abt.1725-1780) for Disproven Existence.
- Rebecca (Stith) Christian (1695-1741) (10 Jan 2024)
- complete case for Disproven Existence.
Change Relationships
Needs Relationship Review
- Anne Kennon (Royall) Archer (1700-1785) has two husbands William Clark Archer.
- Mary Byrum needs relationship review; see unmerged match; conflated and duplicated?
- James (Byrnside) Burnside (abt.1737-1816)
- see children apparently out of wedlock.
- remove "spouse".
- James Campbell (1682-1753)
- see three comments 12 Nov 2023.
- add estate appraisal back.
- John Cooke (1654-1727)
- see 19 Mar 2024 comment suggesting detaching parents.
- Two lines in need of research, deconflation, merges, etc.
- Anna Maria Margaretha (Cansler) Devenbaugh (1760-1833)
- Anne Margaret (Gentzler) Diefebach (1759-1833)
- note these two are attached to fathers with similar names but very different birth dates.
- Isaac Cantrell Sr (abt.1729-aft.1805)
- duplicated
- needs relationship review, marriages and prior wives deaths overlap.
- Edward Drew descendants conflated?
- Mary (Drew) Harris (1700-1764) and spouse John
- Mary Harris (1721-abt.1764) and spouse Henry
- George Finley
- add Will section.
- attach to father after 1 Apr 2024.
- John Fox
- Joseph Fox I (1702-abt.1750)
- John Fox (abt.1678-abt.1706)
- see Cody Wyatt comment dated ~9 Jul 2023.
- Ann (Goche) Johnson (abt.1600-1665)
- review parents and change LNAB to unknown if not supported.
- Agnes (Goode) Gilliam (1711-aft.1782)
- review mother based on birth date and mother's marriage date.
- Robert Hawkins & Anne (Preble) Hawkins of Maryland
- Robert Hawkins (abt.1684-bef.1761)
- m. Anne Sarah (Preble) Hawkins (1689-1731)
- duplicated.
- m. Anne (Pribble) Hawkins (1689-1731)
- duplicate.
- merged into Pribble-27 9 Mar 2023.
- Mary (Hawkins) Durbin (1721-1790)
- attach to above parents.
- Robert Hawkins (bef.1691-1761)
- died young.
- Thomas Preble (1662-1704)
- duplicated.
- Thomas Pribble (1668-1764)
- duplicate.
- merged into Preble-94 9 Nov 2023.
- m. Mary (Buchnell) Preble (1666-1733)
- duplicated.
- Mary (Buchnell) Pribble (1662-1733)
- duplicate.
- merged into Buchnell-2 9 Nov 2022.
- Thomas Lee (abt.1679-1735)
- there are two John Lees attached as children. 3 Apr 2024
- John Lee (bef.1720-bef.1787)
- Was this John Lee (identity statement points to his Will) the same person from MD?
- review parents (see note at top of profile)
- Greenberry Lee (abt.1750-1784)
- detached unsourced parents Thomas & Mary 15 Nov 2023
- what is needed to prove John Lee is father?
- John Lewis of Virginia
- see [1].
- John Lewis Jr. (1635-1689)
- duplicated.
- John Lewis Jr (abt.1650-1715)
- conflated? duplicate?
- John M Lewis (1640-1689)
- duplicate.
- merged into -239 15 Jul 2022.
- John Lewis (abt.1633-abt.1690)
- duplicate?
- unmerged match 1 Nov 2019.
- John Lewis (1611-1663) has two sons John.
- John Marshall (abt.1687-1752)
- Elizabeth (Markham) Marshall (abt.1704-bef.1779)
- review children attached.
- review children detached 27 Sep 2023.
- William Mullins Jr. (abt.1751-1830)
- see 17 Jan 2023 post to Project Discussion Group.
- Ann (Pocock) Baker (abt.1741-abt.1763)
- attached to father Daniel without reliable source 31 Jan 2024.
- Joseph Royall Jr. (abt.1602-bef.1656)
- parents changed without any change in biography 1 Nov 2023.
- Sarah (Unknown) Stone (1645-1717) has two husbands William Stone.
- William Stone (abt.1645-abt.1707)
- William Stone (1645-1707)
- Thomas Applings of Virginia
- Thomas Appling (aft.1726-1816)
- Thomas Appling (abt.1726-bef.1801)
- who is father?
- are birth dates conflated?
- contact Ken Spratlin.
- Richard Taylor (bef.1620-bef.1672)
- m. Sarah (Barker) Bisse (abt.1641-1694)
- m. Sarah Frances (Baker) Taylor (1623-)
- birth and marriage dates of these two wives don't make sense 28 Sep 2023.
- John Thomson (1690-1753)
- m. Margaret Ester (Osbourne) Thomson (1690-1735)
- did she exist?
- review children Samuel, Martha, and Osborne? did they exist?
- Grace (Unknown) Kay (abt.1640-aft.1677)
- uncertain parents, two theories
- Elizabeth (Walker) Johnson (abt.1655-abt.1725)
- see research notes about "father" Alexander.
- Thomas Warren Sr (abt.1625-abt.1669)
- see 2 Sep 2022 Comment. posted comment 25 Oct 2023.
- Samuel Weaver III (1690-1769) needs relationship review (3 wives, and 19-20 children, some with same name).
Needs Work
Not Sorted by Colony
Maryland
- William Scott Sr. (abt.1720-bef.1794)
- see profile-box "2018 Collaborative Research Project".
- needs style review to clean up biography vs research.
- John Taylor Sr. (abt.1630-aft.1676)
- m. Margaret (Finney) Taylor (abt.1630-1675)
- needs research.
- needs relationship review.
- Elizabeth (Loftin) Teague (1714-abt.1757) [NEWSLETTER]
- needs sources cleanup (see Sources to remove).
- James Veitch (1628-bef.1685)
- needs reliable sources.
Jamestown
- Elizabeth (Ross) Melton (bef.1574-abt.1645)
- Did this person ever immigrate to the Colony of Virginia? Are there others in this family/line with the same issue?
Virginia
- James Adams (1660-bef.1720)
- father and son conflated as interpreter?
- James Adams (abt.1684-abt.1734)
- needs research.
- Nathaniel Bacon (1647-1676)
- profile needs complete review and rewrite after deletion of "copied" content.
- William (Brockenbrough) Breckenbaugh (1650-aft.1744)
- multiple children with repeated names.
- Burnetts, father and son, previously conflated, needs biography research
- Nicholas Cain (abt.1708-1787)
- needs style review.
- needs relationship review.
- Edmond Cain (abt.1746-aft.1810)
- needs relationship review.
- Isaac Cantrell Sr (abt.1729-aft.1805)
- J-276 began update 3 Jan 2024.
- Philipe Chirrout (-bef.1685)
- needs style review.
- Thomas Catlett (abt.1669-bef.1739)
- needs complete review.
- father birth too late relative to Thomas (check other children).
- correct mother?
- William Claiborne Sr. (bef.1600-bef.1677)
- clean up death subheading (multiple deaths listed).
- Mary (Dabney) Carr (1688-1748)
- needs merge attention (see Will in research notes).
- Thomas Dillard Jr. (abt.1732-1784)
- Will conflated with Dillard-62. See research notes for lead to correct Will.
- Death place did not exist when he died.
- John Edwards (abt.1727-bef.1801)
- this person is often associated with disproven parents, see Edwards Heirs Scam research note.
- his profile including Vital Statistics needs review for conflation with that Scam.
- Gerard Robert Ellyson I (abt.1656-bef.1727) [NEWSLETTER]
- needs ref tags.
- needs style review.
- Pierre Faure (abt.1706-abt.1780)
- Current Last Name changed 19 Jul 2023 without source.
- needs research.
- John Fleming (1633-1686) (10 Jan 2024)
- note 3 spouses attached to children. confusion over name Mary vs Mercy.
- is Mercy's LNAB known?
- note large number of unsourced profiles attached to this line.
- Robert Franks Sr (abt.1625-bef.1727)
- review research notes for content to add to biography.
- John B. Garard Sr. (abt.1720-abt.1787)
- reliable source for middle name B.?
- John Gillespie (abt.1734-aft.1768)
- Review Will (see Comment dated about 9 Jan 2024 by M Smith).
- Thomas Gresham (-1721)
- see 3 maintenance categories
- Ann (Guffey) Peyton (abt.1725-abt.1795)
- parents were added 22 Oct 2023, but bio still disputes those added.
- Paul Harrelson Sr (abt.1650-1734)
- was he really naturalized? review original records.
- Catherine Elizabeth (Hobart) Castle (1676-1741)
- conflated?
- review birth place.
- Peter Hudson (1695-1752)
- needs Research.
- needs Style Review.
- Augustine Hunnicutt III (abt.1684-bef.1743)
- significant detail issues; requested clarification of profile IDs (see Comments 4 Apr 2023).
- James Johnson (bef.1710-bef.1787)
- add death date source from comments.
- Suzanne (Lavillon) DuPuy (abt.1658-abt.1737)
- needs=Style Review
- James Lea (abt.1707-abt.1792)
- see research of Richmond Frederick comment ~5 Aug 2022.
- William (MackGayhe) McGeehee (abt.1618-1675)
- Disproven MacGregor Myth
- review and consolidate discussion of MacGregory myth into a single research note or free-space page.
- add links to the research note or free-space page for all family also mentioning it.
- Thomas (MackGehee) Mackgahye (abt.1659-bef.1727)
- find original source for 27 Jul 1727 Will and resolve two dates 27 July 1724 vs 27 July 1727.
- Elizabeth (Markham) Marshall (abt.1704-bef.1779)
- needs GEDCOM cleanup.
- needs relationship review.
- Thomas (Meador) Meades (bef.1638-aft.1658)
- revolve LNAB variant.
- William Melton (bef.1620-abt.1670)
- review LNAB spelling.
- Peter Montague Sr. (1603-1659)
- See two (2) 23 May 2023 Comments.
- Peter Montagues of Virginia
- Peter Montague Jr (abt.1634-1695)
- Peter Montague IV (1666-1702)
- profiles need style review.
- has conflation discussed in 2 Mar 2022 Comment been resolved?
- Daniel Morgan (1736-1802)
- profile needs merge attention, research notes appears to contain biography after merge.
- John Pace (abt.1667-1720)
- profiles needs review and cleanup.
- duplicated facts with different sources need to be merged.
- use of span instead of ref tags needs cleanup.
- Frances (Penick) Sutherland (1763-1847)
- merged 26 Sep 2023.
- needs research and cleanup of extensive list of Review Sources.
- Katherine (Morris) Pettit (abt.1639-abt.1719)
- merged 27 Mar 2022, merged 25 Apr 2023.
- see cleanup Comment 6 Mar 2022.
- Thomas Rives (1690-1758)
- needs style review.
- Joseph Royall (1646-1722)
- extensive research notes need cleanup.
- Valentine Smith Sevier Sr. (1712-1803)
- middle name deleted.
- two large blocks of previously hidden text need disposition (see Additional Research Notes).
- Sheltons
- John Chilton (1640-bef.1708)
- John Shelton (abt.1649-abt.1706)
- William Shelton Sr. (abt.1671-1734)
- William Shelton (1677-bef.1727)
- William Davis Shelton (1685-)
- William Shelton (abt.1709-abt.1801)
- William Shelton (1709-1788)
- William Shelton (abt.1717-abt.1800)
- William Shelton (abt.1734-1807)
- William Shelton (abt.1740-bef.1794)
- appears to be a lot of conflation across these profiles.
- Anne (Stith) Bolling (1660-aft.1711)
- review 26 Sep 2023 large edit for any dropped facts and reliable sources.
- Mahala (Snow) Boydston (abt.1720-abt.1755) [NEWSLETTER]
- needs research (multiple research notes).
- needs biography.
- Anne (Stith) Bolling (1660-aft.1711)
- needs style review.
- Susannah (Unknown) Stewart (abt.1640-aft.1699)
- needs merge cleanup.
Carolina
North Carolina
- Cathreena (Shuford) Cline (abt.1752-1797)
- needs style review.
South Carolina
Georgia
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