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From: "Cliff Watts" <<A HREF="mailto:"></A>>
Subject: Re: TMG-L: Skipping a generation
Date: Fri, 2 Jul 1999 22:27:27 -0400


> In a message dated 6/30/1999 10:56:58 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> writes:
>
> << My question is one of linkage. I've a step ggggg grandmother named
> Pembroke Hunter Cartwright whose two sons each named a daughter,
> Pembroke, after their mother. One of those daughters married my step ggg
> grandfather, Thomas Watkins. Nothing as yet says which fathers daughter
> became a Watkins. Wills are no good since each father died before their
> daughters were of age and Pembroke Cartwright only referred to one of
> these grand daughters by first name. All I know is that there's a
> relationship there somewhere.
>
> >>
> Sherm,
>
> What a quandry you have. TMG can handle situations like this but you
> definitly need to add explanations. You can add both as a marriage with 0
> surety. Then in your narrative change the sentence to read married xx
> daughter of xx or married xx daughter of xx. But you would then need to
add
> both mothers to all the children, and you still need to decide which one
is
> primary! In situations like this I usually look at it, think about it
> overnight, look at it again and decide what would be clear to someone
looking
> at it later (me included).
>

Hi Patt,

In the situation Sherm described, I don't see enough evidence to make
either person primary. Until he finds a basis for picking one over the
other, I'd leave both as candidates. This will shorten the line now, but
this is obviously a work in progress. We have several situations like this
in our research and avoid as best we can wishful thinking.

Cliff Watts - Written at Westborough, MA

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