Peggy Shackelford

Hi Peggy,

Please read through the instructions on merging. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Help:Merging#Direction_of_a_merge When a LNAB is incorrect, we merge into the correct LNAB, you may not have recognized that the names were different.

Have you considered the land patent, Dec. 20, 1667 issued to Dunkin Bohono (Bohannon) and John Mechen for transport of several people, including Roger Shackleford? Duncan Bohono received a patent of land with John Mechen for 220 acres lying at the head of the eastern most river in Mobjack Bay, adjoining lands of Mr. Armistead and Captain Dudley. For the transportation of Thomas Amis, Roger Shackleford, John Blan, John Thomas. I have not been able to secure a copy of the patent to which you refer and would like to see it. I do have a copy of the 1667 document which is of official record. Shackleford I believe was in a friendship circle that included Armistead and Dudley, and also Dunkin Bohannon as well as Mechen. They all lived in the same general area, most had touching estates either directly or chained. Thanks for your consideration.

Peggy, do you happen to speak any other languages? Would you check out our languages template and add it to your biography? For example you might add

{{ Languages | en | fr-2 | ga-1 }}

to the top of your biography if you speak English natively, intermediate French and basic Irish, or you could use de-4 to specify near-native German or ru-1 for basic Russian, and so forth up to ten languages.

It really helps to know who speaks all the different languages used on WikiTree! If you only speak English, you're very welcome to use this text to make that clear:

{{ Languages | en }}

Thanks,

Karen

Hi Peggy, thank you for your work on merges. Remember, after the merge you will want to clean up the Contents Section text and make sure there are Sources to support the merge.

Sometimes you get the same information mentioned twice both Bio and Souces. You want to eliminate or delete one of them.

You will also want to review all other family members for potential duplicates and review any conflicts in parents.

Again, Thank you for your help in our global WikiTree project to create one World Tree linking as many ancestors as possible.

Dorothy, Ranger

Hey Peggy,

I noticed when going through all the Gilberts listed that your Samuel Gilbert III has the same exact birth date as another Samuel Gilbert posted two days later. This profiles was created by gedcom from Ancestry. Since I don't have a subscription anymore I thought I would mention it so you could check for a merge if you could see the information. ~G

Hi Peggy,

With Anneke Jans as our common ancestor, we are 10th cousins once removed. ;-)

I see where you have uploaded your DNA for comparison. Did you know we have a project for DNA where a lot of great new things are happening? If you are interested and would like to check it out, go to the FIND link top right of your profile page, select PROJECTS from the drop down box, and then select the link for the DNA project. It has information listed that might be of interest to you, and feel free to contact any of the members if you would like additional details.

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Thank you!

I'm new at WikiTree, so thanks for tour help. Margie

Hi Peggy

Just checking in with a few quick tips

Free Space pages are wiki pages for supplementing your family history. They can be used to profile anything of significance such as a special pet, a meaningful event, a school you attended, a family heirloom .... They're "anything pages".

Not sure what to include in a profile? Check out our Biography Ideas and Styles and Standards help pages.

Lastly, sometimes you'll run into unresponsive profile managers. We have a process for resolving those unfortunate situations.

If you have any questions, please ask

~Terry~

Hi!

I'm Eowyn, a WikiTree Mentor and Team Member. We're building a single family tree that we all hook into. Our primary vision is to build a collaborative tree with just one profile per person, so please make sure to look for duplicates on WikiTree before adding a profile. Having dates and locations attached to every person assists in our mission as well!

Feel free to check out How To Use WikiTree. It's a great step-by-step guide to get you started.

We also have our Help Index with links to topics you may have questions on. Don't forget our G2G Forum where many of our members help each other out.

Any questions I can answer? Happy to help :)

Hi Peggy,

It's a pleasure to welcome you to WikiTree. You now have full access to all the features of WikiTree. To get you started on a good note here's a great videoAdding and Editing Profiles Video Awesome volunteers can answer your questions hereG2G forums WikiTree Blog Please add quality sourced information to your profiles which is extremely important. Estimate if you aren't sure about birth or death dates. By doing so you searches will be more productive and helping expand your branches. Also, this aids WikiTree Arborists in finding duplicates. *Most importantly check for duplicates before adding new profiles.* Feel free to contact me if you need any assistance. Thanks for your desire to help us improve our mission! Regards, Michelle