Laurie Tompkins
Honor Code SignatorySigned 25 Jul 2020 | 1,782 contributions | 34 thank-yous | 2,912 connections
Signed 25 Jul 2020 | 1,782 contributions | 34 thank-yous | 2,912 connections
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Laurie B. Tompkins
Born 1940s.
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| Created 30 Jun 2020
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Thanks for adding so many of your ancestors from before 1700, such as Hannah Tompkins (1681-).
Since you are using the same source over and over, it would be nice if you could tidy up the formatting a bit so it renders nicely, otherwise, you are leaving behind work for others to come in after you and clean up something that would be more efficiently corrected up front before replication. Wikitree formatting can be tricky, so feel free to ask for help if you need it.
Because the William and Mary source you are citing is paywalled, it would be really helpful if you could quote relevant portions in your cites. Even better would be to provide a link to a version of the source that is not locked down. In this case, it appears that you can find it at Hathi Trust for free over here: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015064821229&view=1up&seq=118
Reading the version on Hathi Trust, it appears the Tompkins family was living in at least Pocoson Parish, York County, Colony of Virginia. Presently, your many created profiles have not listed any birth location at all, given that Wikitree covers ancestors from all over the world, knowing at least an estimate of birth or death location can be critical to finding the right ancestor as there may be many people of the same name spread out across the world who were born or died at about the same time. Therefore, please add to your created profiles your best estimate of either where they were born or died. Even a continent can help, like North America, however, in this case, it appears your ancestors are in the Colony of Virginia.
Please let me know if you need any help with any of this or have questions.
Thanks.
-William
I don't understand your comment about "paywalled". I got the info thru JSTOR - "Early Journal Content on JSTOR, Free to Anyone in the World". They "encourage people to read and share ...openly and to tell others that this resource exists". And basically use in any way for non-commercial purposes I assumed from that there was no problem in using the info i Wikitree..
edited by William Foster Jr
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Karen ~ Pre-1700 Greeter
I was doing some Data Doctor work and you should be receiving a notice, or two, about merging people. If you need some help with this let me know. I noticed you're new to us. I hope you're having a good time and finding everything you need. I just wanted to reach out and let you know if you have any questions you can email me or post them on G2. That's one thing I love about WT...there are plenty of people willing to lend you a hand. I know I pestered everyone when I first started but hey, I'm glad I did. You take care, Lucy
edited by Lucy (Wilson) Robinson
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