Advice before adding of this pre-1700 Taylor profile?

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I can add a to the profile of Samuel Wilhelm Taylor III. This is who I can add:

These are the sources I am using:

Should I contact one of the pre-1700 projects or know about any style guidelines before proceeding? Thank you!

WikiTree profile: Samuel Taylor
in Genealogy Help by Donna Anderson G2G Crew (900 points)

1 Answer

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It looks like the profile has already been created, but it’s lacking a reliable source.  Trees from other sites are not suitable sources for pre-1700 profiles,  please see the following from the pre-1700 Help page:

Cite reliable sources 

Derivative or second-hand information such as a family tree that was handed down to you or a tree found on another website may be used to create a profile of a modern person. (Even with modern family members it should be a priority to find and cite original sources.) We have a higher standard for deep genealogy. You must never create a pre-1700 profile without citing a reliable source.

A family tree on Geni, Ancestry, MyHeritage, Family Search, or any other user-generated tree (like WikiTree itself) is not a sufficient source for creating a pre-1700 profile. They may be valuable resources and may help you find original, reliable sources, but they must never be the only source.

Project members help each other determine if a source is reliable. Do not create a profile unless the source you are using is on the appropriate project's list of reliable sources.

If your source does not appear on the project's list, contact project members or ask in G2G using the tag PRE-1700 and the project's tag before creating the profile. After your question is answered, the source will be added to the list of reliable sources or the list of unreliable sources for the community's future reference.

If you don't understand why a source is considered reliable or not, or if you want to dispute where it appears on a list, please ask. We discuss these questions as a community and make decisions together.

by Kathie Forbes G2G6 Pilot (882k points)

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