I second Brian's comments... thanks for stating them so well, Brian. ;)It also
depends on which reports you are going to use... and who will be reading them &
why. I don't think I would want to have to read end notes to see the
"trail."--Paula
From: Brian/Support <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, March 30, 2015 12:15 PM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] one source entry - many entries
Jumping in here, here are some thoughts on why you would record each
deed separately and how I would record other events:
1. Recording each deed separately adds to the chronology of the person
and lets you see that not all their land was acquired at the same time.
In a way it shows the growth in the family fortunes which gives a
clearer picture of their life. A downturn in fortune would also appear
if land is being disposed of piecemeal over time.
2. In cases where land is acquired in different areas you can track the
migration of the family over time.
3. Census sources include details of where a family is living, in those
cases I would record the place as a residence event since there is no
land record. My practice, unlike Geoff's is to record censuses as
sources for facts included in the census listing such as place of
residence, estimated birth dates based on age, family relationships etc.
Geoff records the census itself as an event.
Brian
Customer Support
[email protected]
On 30/03/2015 10:26 AM, BARTON LEWIS wrote:
> Thanks, Michele. I try to get copies of original deeds for all direct
> ancestors; if I am documenting their siblings, and we're talking
> about dozens or hundreds of deeds, I may not. It's just not practical.
>
> So ... I realize the book is the source when you're dealing with
> asbtracts, and what I meant to say was, would you always use a different
> cite for each event? If you have 20 events, all for land on the same
> creek in the same county, for the same ancestor, would you consider
> creating a single event called "James Langston had land on the south
> side of Tar River in Granville County, North Carolina," with one source
> (the same book of abstracts) and the text of the abstracts listed in the
> Text/Comments section?
>
> Otherwise, you're going to get 20 identical events (except for the date)
> which say "he had land on the south side of Tar River in Granville
> County, North Carolina."
>
> What are the circumstances where you would use land as an event -- when
> it's not a deed, or grant, or other known record?
>
> Barton
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