Advice before editing this pre-1700 Unknown profile?

Question

I have information to contribute to the profile of Elizabeth (Unknown) Stafford. This is what I can add:

• Name at birth

These are the sources I am using:

• New England Marriages Prior to 1700

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

Answer 1

Thank you for your interest in one of PGM’s project-managed profiles.

If you will please take a look at her profile where various tentative last names at birth have been found to not have reliable sources, you may see mentioned there the name you wanted to add. Torrey (“New England Marriages”) is not a source itself, but rather a finding aid. The citations Torrey references may have further explanatory information about her last name at birth. Her profile is protected from name changes due to the preponderance of incorrect information about her.