New member introducing myself

Question

I’m trying to confirm my direct linage from my 8th time great grandfather Pilgrim Edward Doty via his son Samuel.

Answer 1

Welcome to the WikiTree community and G2G Forum as a guest, Marcelyn!

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Answer 2

Welcome to WikiTree! I am Dave Draper and I am delighted to see you join our community. Here, we are passionate about building a single family tree and discovering our ancestry. I hope you find WikiTree as exciting and rewarding as I have. There is a learning curve so here is a link that might help you get started. WikiTree How To Here is How To Do IT

Please feel free to ask anyone about anything on this G2G forum!

That being said, some pretty neat things will happen as you enter your pedigree into the system. You may find that some your family has already been profiled here by cousins you never knew you had!

Here is an illustration:

 You are looking for Edward Doty. He may very well be in that tree above. But your personal tree is floating in mid air, unconnected.  

Illustrated another way: You can't get the vacuum cleaner to run with out plugging the cord into the electrical outlet.  Likewise, when your pedigree is plugged into the WikiTree, your personal tree will suck in every ancestor you never knew you had!  That is the magic of WikiTree!

To connect to the tree, you will need to keep adding grandfathers and grandmothers until your personal tree hooks into our community tree.  Once someone in your pedigree merges with the same person already profiled here, you will be connected into the WikiTree!  Then you will find who you seek and so many more!  Presidents, Mayflower passengers, movie stars, Kings and Queens are all related or connected to you.  You don't know it yet but you are related  or connected by a marriage to half the members on this site!  Yep, we are your cousins!  

So please keep working on adding your pedigree and if you get stuck, we are here to help.

How To Use WikiTree YouTube Video by Family Tree with Sunny Jane Morton

Here is a poem I "baptize" new members with: (hope you enjoy it!)

• We Welcome you to WikiTree
• We think it’s better than Ancestry
• We’ll help you find your family
• And all your genealogy

• But be Warned: It’s been predicted
• That soon you too will be addicted.
• It happened to others, and to me!
• Adding your family to the WikiTree!

• The next thing here to be remembered
• Is to upgrade to a FAMILY MEMBER
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• To click on and sign the Honor Code!

• But, don't you fret, 'cause it's all FREE
• This is really one great community
• We can help you with your ancestry!
• Thanks and welcome to WikiTree!

Please feel free to ask anyone about anything on this G2G forum!

• Genealogy saying: "Genealogy is all about chasing your own tale."

Have a lovely day chasing your TALE!

Answer 3

Hello Marcelyn and welcome to WikiTree.
Once you sign up and get a few profiles posted you may be surprised how many connections you will discover on the connection finder. It is always possible other members are researching the same family lines. Enjoy your journey back to the past and may the sources be with you.