If isaiah's father was born in 1785, why is his grandfather born in 1602?

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john travis is born in 1602 and two of his childten are born in the 1600's, but sone William is born in 1785! These people are not related!

Answer 1

I would suggest contacting the profie manager there is definitely a mistake:

http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Laisure-17

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WikiTree profile: Isaiah Travis

Born  1824   in West Virginia, United States

West Virginia officially became a state in 1863, half way into the war between the states. 

 

Answer 2

There is a record of a marriage in Manchester of John Travis marriage to Mary in 1783.

John Travis

mentioned in the record of John Travis and Mary Travis

Name: John Travis

Spouse's Name: Mary Travis

Event Date: 16 Jan 1783

Event Place: Cathedral,Manchester,Lancashire,England

Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00546-1 , System Origin: England-ODM , GS Film number: 438185, 844799

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"England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N2F6-1LZ : accessed 16 May 2015), John Travis and Mary Travis, 16 Jan 1783; citing Cathedral,Manchester,Lancashire,England, reference ; FHL microfilm 438,185, 844,799.