Larry Ridgley

Hi Larry,

I've gone back and re-revised Mary (Unknown) Sturges (abt.1643-aft.1695) after you used the bio app to revise the profile. I can see that you're trying to preserve information from the old bio, but again there was information I had to go back and do.

I would suggest not using autobio on biographies that already have information especially inline citations on them. Mary's bio was far from complete, but it had some important journal references. Autobio can only understand sources that it recognizes as vital records, and so what were originally inline references for specific facts were removed and placed as general sources. Also, particularly for pre-1700 profiles, it may not be desirable to use the auto-bio to create automatic lists from connected profiles (which may in fact be unsourced). It's nice that the app creates the profile links, but it has no way to check if those children or siblings are in fact accurate. Placing them in the bio in the list implies that they've been reviewed. For a pre-1700 profile, when I'm adding a list of children, I usually do that directly from sources as a first step, including full dates, being clear whether a date is an estimate or not. That helps with determining birth order and being able to evaluate other evidence. Then as time allows, I will work on the children's profiles using that as a guide. Having the profile links is nice, but not as important as having a correct birth order and dates. I appreciate that you're only trying to improve the bios, but maybe ask profile managers first before using autobio which is effectively a complete rewrite if there is already some content there.

Hello Larry. Regarding Charlotte Randall I'm a little behind in reviewing my earlier years work for direct ancestor profiles that I manage and it appears in Jan. you made a few 'minor' editing changes like adding a word here and there (for example sometimes I forget to include a 'the' or 'they') for which I thank you. But, after adding hyperlinks for the children in her bio, which is OK, you then also erased a significant amount of my primary sourced research that I included in her bio under the 12 children noted from her 2 marriages. Via email I've received, this work has been noted by Charlotte (Randall) Estey descendants as being quite usefull to them due to the fact that this family relocates from Maine to Minnesota via a stop-off in Wiscconsin which is confusing to current day descendants who are working backwards from the present and aren't very experienced in family genealogy work. I like the children's profile hyperlinks that you added but before any future erasing of the (extensive) work done by another, particularly when it's well sourced and it helps explain the cross-country relocations of each of the 14 family members, it's best to run it by the profile PM first. I appreciate your help in this matter. As a side note: If you read through some respected (sourced) family history published books or periodicals you'll see this same format that I used for Charlotte (as a primary head of her family) repeated throughout. Sincerely, Leigh Anne

Hi Larry,

I see that you have the category, Puritan Great Migration, on your profile, and as a result, any change that is made to your profile shows up in our project activity feed. This category is for immigrants to New England between 1621-1640.

If you want to show that you are a PGM descendant, please use the PGM Descendant sticker instead: See this G2G for further info: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1629092/are-descendant-great-migration-immigrant-colonial-england

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Hi Larry, I see you have improved the bio of Eva Eickmeyer Hathaway. I'm curious to ask how you know this info. I'm part of the Eickmeyer family. But I don't have much info on Eva or her son Jack Hathaway. I would like to know more about the Hathaways. If you are related or have more info about any of the Hathaways, I would love to hear from you.

Florene Eickmeyer Moore

Thank you for cleaning up my great grandfather's bio (Joseph Fierst). I have many more uncles, aunts, great uncles, and great aunts to add. Just haven't gotten to it yet.

Larry, thank you for cleaning up Frances Ignatius Otis/Ellis. So glad that the mystery was solved.

My husband is descended from Thomas Stanton and Mary Anne Ridgley of Grantsville, MD. The application for historical status for Stanton’s Mill states that our Thomas Stanton was of Scots-Irish origin from Anne Arundel County. I have been unable to trace this family back to their immigrant ancestors. Any help would be appreciated.

Well I may need help I have many military and I am just learning that part. It’s not my best thing to do. I have such a “Big” family and I am working to do them justice. I keep going back and changing and redoing. What it right!! Jan

Hi Larry, Thank you for your fine tuning the Buchers. I just got back from a Bucher Family Reunion with more information on the family. They are a huge family with loads of children as well. It is a continuing process with them. Jan

Hi Larry,

I just sent you a private message concerning the recent creation of profiles for John Samuel Frost (Frost-11106) and Joanna (Paddocke) Frost (Paddocke-2). Please let me know if you did not receive it. I look forward to hearing from you.

Hi Larry,

Re: changes to Colony place names (such as those made on Samuel Treat) - there's an error in the Family Search database that we use for auto filling of place names for Massachusetts. Only prior to 1691 was it Massachusetts Bay Colony and Plymouth Colony. After 1691, it was the Province of Massachusetts Bay (not "Colony"). There is no word on when this error may be corrected, so please be cautious and aware of this problem.

Bobbie

Hi Larry,

I've added back the inline source you removed for David Hubbard (abt.1685-1760).

Please leave inline sources in the profiles.

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Hello Larry

Please change the category on your profile page from Category:Ridgley/Ridgely/Ridgeley_Name_Study to Category:Ridgley Name Study, as the forward slash / causes technical problems. Your Name Study has already been renamed Ridgley Name Study.

Hi Larry,my grandfather x4 Had a brother Joshua. They came from Carbury,Kildare.

Larry you and I are 15th cousins 1 time removed we are both descendants of Richard Woodruffe

Hi Larry

Hope you are well, just dropped by to say how much we appreciate your contributions to the community's shared tree. You are doing a wonderful job of support others, through your work, you obviously love what you do. Thank you

Best Wishes Janet

Wikitree Appreciation Team

Larry, I would like to remove Mrs. Elizabeth Green-11867 as a child of father John Green. Do you any objection?

Hi Larry, I'd like to join your Robinson name study. Thanks, Vicki Robinson-Grau

Just discovered that Princess Di and I are 10th cousins! Thanks to WikiTree's Relationship Finder!

Hi Larry,

Welcome to the One Name Studies Project! I have awarded you the project badge. Please add one_name_studies to your list of followed tags to follow any project discussion on G2G.

I have created your redirects and set up your tags and categories. We have a FAQ page that may answer any questions you might have.

For instructions on how to get started and suggestions for getting the most out of your study, see our: One Name Study project page.

You are off to a great start! The project pages are looking good.

Hi Larry,

Thanks for working with me on the Brockett profiles! Kay