Can you connect Meryl Streep to the tree? (Easy if you know about Pennsylvania!)

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Is anyone up for finding some sources to make a quick connection for Meryl Streep to the tree? Henry Louis Gates Jr. wrote about her ancestry and that she is descended from Lawrence Wilkinson (an early settler of Rhode Island). Right now WikiTree has Meryl traced up to her great grandfather, Eleazer Twining Wilkinson and Lawrence's descendancy to John Wilkinson (born about 1743). There just needs to be a few sourced profiles in between to make the link. Thanks!

WikiTree profile: Eleazer Wilkinson
in Requests for Project Volunteers by Erin Breen G2G6 Pilot (346k points)
edited by Erin Breen

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I have added the Chapman connections to Meryl's tree. She would be my 6th cousin, 2x removed. More work is needed on the Chapman family. They were members of the Wrightstown Meeting house.
by Jean Adams G2G6 Mach 1 (10.4k points)
selected by Jean Adams
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I'll give it a go Erin. Just dd me to the appropriate trusted lists please.
by Doug Lockwood G2G Astronaut (2.7m points)
Both John and Eleazer are open, so go for it! Thanks.
+8 votes
He's connected
by Doug Lockwood G2G Astronaut (2.7m points)
Awesome, thanks!

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