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On Thu, Jun 25, 2015 at 7:22 PM, Meg Staton <meg.sta...@comcast.net> wrote:
> I have been using Legacy for years and usually follow Geoff’s ideas for
> entering information, but …. these records are throwing me off kilter and I
> would like some advice/ideas.
>
> I am transcribing information from a book, “Family Records or Genealogies of
> the First Settlers in Passaic Valley [New Jersey]. The original book was
> published in 1852 and generally deals with the original families of the
> Passaic Valley and their descendants through approximately 1850 (If anyone
> would care to take a gander, it is available at Ancestry.com under the card
> file).
>
> There are very early records of my 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th generation
> ancestors and the author basically set them up like:
>
> John Smalley lived in Passaic Valley, Warren Twp, Somerset County; he
> married Anna Fitz Randolph and had children:
> 1. James, who married Abigail Jennings, sister of Jacob Jennings
> 2. Isaac married Rachel Stewart, daughter of Joseph Stewart of Washington
> Valley
> 3. Jacob, twin to Isaac, married 1st Tabitha Moore, daughter of John Moore;
> 2nd Betsey Willet, daughter of Jonathan, by whom he had no children.
> 4. David married Hannah Roof, sister of Henry [see Lacy]. He was a Justice
> of the Peace and a practical surveyor.
> 5. Sally married Isaac Moore, brother of Jacob’s 1st wife [see Moore]
>
> James Smalley (son of John) lived near the Passaic River where his father
> lived, on the farm of 130 acres now owned by John Littell; He and Abigail
> Jennings had children:
> 1. Jonas who married 30th Sept 1793, Rebecca Wise and went to Western
> Pennsylvania
> 2. Abner married Mary Roll, daughter of blind Abraham Roll [see Roll]
> 3. David I. married Nancy Tucker, daughter of Jacob Tucker, son of Warner
>
> Isaac (2nd son of John) and Rachel Stewart had children:
> 1.
> 2.
>
> Jacob (3rd son of John) and Tabitha Moore had children:
> 1.
> 2.
> Then married Betsey Willet and had children:
> 3.
> 4.
> Note: Jacob, wife, all 4 children and their families removed to Illinois
>
> David Smalley (4th son of John) and Hannah Roff had the following children:
> 1. Sally, married Levi Coon, son of Ebenezer, of Washington Valley
> 2. Mahlon, married Betsey Allen, daughter of William
> 3. Roff, removed to Indiana.
>
> As you can see, the author included an incredible amount of information but
> rarely were there any dates. I have only gotten through 5 or 6 children, so
> nothing needs to be set in stone yet, but I am not pleased with how I am
> inputting this information. I entered the book as a source, and then
> assigned the page number in detail information. In the text/comments, I
> basically enter the following format and then copy the details and save.
>
> John Smalley lived in Passaic Valley, Warren Twp, Somerset County; he
> married Anna Fitz Randolph and had children:
> 1. James, who married Abigail Jennings, sister of Jacob Jennings
> 2. Isaac married Rachel Stewart, daughter of Joseph Stewart of Washington
> Valley
> 3. Jacob, twin to Isaac, married 1st Tabitha Moore, daughter of John Moore;
> 2nd Betsey Willet, daughter of Jonathan, by whom he had no children.
> 4. David married Hannah Roof, sister of Henry [see Lacy]. He was a Justice
> of the Peace and a practical surveyor.
> 5. Sally married Isaac Moore, brother of Jacob’s 1st wife [see Moore]
>
> I am adding the clipboard source to each person’s name entered above and
> then adding the copied details in the General Notes, so that there is a
> listing somewhere near the main page of how they are all related. Since the
> only dates throughout the book are married dates, I do add them when
> available. I am not satisfied with this method though because residences
> are listed throughout. I am hesitant to enter information in the
> Events/Facts area without an approximate date and while entering all of this
> detailed info into the General Notes area will make it fairly accessible, it
> doesn’t put the facts mentioned into a timeline or at my fingertips. And
> although the Notes area will show that there is information in the area,
> knowing to look there for each individual detail for each name in my
> database, seems like a recipe for deliberately losing info.
>
> So, anyone have any ideas/advice/suggestions? All are greatly appreciated
>
> Thanks
> Meg Staton
>
>
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