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Incorrect paternal line.

Donald Lee Barnes
Donald Lee Barnes ✭
March 19, 2023 edited July 11, 2024 in Family Tree

I have discovered after many years of research that the paternal line I have been told by

previous family researchers is not Y-DNA correct.

I do not know what protocol is to remove content provided by another person.

I have been open and provided DNA evidence to those involved but due to a lack

of knowledge about DNA the subject is taboo.

Where do I go from here.

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  • dontiknowyou
    dontiknowyou ✭✭✭✭✭
    March 20, 2023 Answer ✓

    FamilySearch Family Tree is built on the historical record, so if the pedigree has a paper trail linking parents and children then it remains a valid pedigree even if "not parent expected" events did occur.

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  • Graham Buckell
    Graham Buckell mod
    March 20, 2023 edited March 20, 2023

    If you believe that a parent-child relationship in Family Tree is incorrect, you can delete it. See the instructions in

    https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-correct-parent-child-relationships-in-family-tree

    It is important to document your reasons as fully as possible. Otherwise someone may come along and reverse your changes. This may well happen anyway despite your best explanations.

    You could also add a research note

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    If you click the box for Alert Note, this should maximise the chance that someone actually reads your note before making changes!

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  • Donald Lee Barnes
    Donald Lee Barnes ✭
    March 21, 2023

    Thank you for the replies.

    For clarification, there is no paper trail, the person in question born 1822 in North Carolina

    was added to another family with the same surname by speculation over a 2 generation

    time period. Research by DNA both autosomal and then Y-DNA confirms no relation.

    Thanks for your input.

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