We invite you to submit your "Pedigree" for the Jewell Family Project Patriarch page. (You don’t have to be a test participant to post your family pedigree.) By posting your pedigree on the forum, you are making it available for the Project Administrator to post it on the Patriarch Page, along with your contact information, and kit number (or code identity number).
1. You must be logged in to post on this forum.
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2. Please include your Kit number or Code Identity number if you have been tested for the project.
3. Please read the following instructions, then scroll down to the last posting on this forum and click "reply" in order to post your pedigree.
4. The pedigree for a Surname Project follows your paternal line. Please post only the information for each generation:
Full Name of Earliest Known Male Ancestor for this Surname
His birthdate
Birthplace
Spouse’s name
(If you are missing any piece of this information, post another bit of identifying information)
5. Here is how your posting should look on the pedigree forum:
Pedigree for Terry Barton Kit 99999 B-66 terry AT worldfamilies.net
David Barton, b c 1730, Stafford Co VA, m Ruth Oldham
Thomas Barton, b 15 May 1768, Fauquier Co, Va, m Sarah Kees
Conway Oldham Barton, b 20 Aug 1805, prob Greenville Dis. SC, m Martha John Cox
John Matilda Barton, b 1839/40 ?Columbus? MS, m Emily Cassandra Sneed
Joseph James Barton, b 6 Nov 1865, Milam Co TX, m Mary Jane Harlan
John (Jack) Sneed Barton, b 24 Feb 1897, Bartonsite TX, m Josephen Cresap Waddell
6. Here is how your posting will look when posted on the Patriarch Page by the Project Administrator:
· David Barton, b c 1730, Stafford Co VA, m Ruth Oldham – Terry Barton [terry AT worldfamilies.net]
o Thomas Barton, b 15 May 1768, Fauquier Co, Va, m Sarah Kees
§ Conway Oldham Barton, b 20 Aug 1805, prob Greenville Dis. SC, m Martha John Cox
· John Matilda Barton, b 1839/40 ?Columbus? MS, m Emily Cassandra Sneed
o Joseph James Barton, b 6 Nov 1865, Milam Co TX, m Mary Jane Harlan
§ John (Jack) Sneed Barton, b 24 Feb 1897, Bartonsite TX, m Josephen Cresap Waddell B-66
7. Suggestions for Posting your Pedigree on this forum:
o Post four pieces of information for each ancestor
o Begin with the earliest generation
o Use standard abbreviations: m=married, b=born, d=died, c=circa, Co=county, VA=Virginia, GA=Georgia, etc
o Try to keep to one line per generation
o Include only generations that have this family surname
o Provide your name and email address as the pedigree provider
o Provide the kit number and/or project code identity number if pedigree is for a tested participant
o Use surname with each generation
o Don’t use all caps
o Don’t include anyone whose birthdate is after 1910, for privacy concerns.
o Don’t number the generations
Scroll down to the last posting on this forum and click "reply". Post your pedigree in the box provided, and click "Post".
Note: Log-in glitch in process of being corrected: If you do not see a "reply" tab, it means you have lost your log in and will need to log in again in order to post. Go back to the project home page, log in again, and return to the pedigree forum. Log in should hold the second time.
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