Removing unrelated children
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@Alan E. Brown What should I do in this scenario? I found a Jacob Ryerson and a John Ryerson attached to parents who lived almost 200 years before they did — so I researched the exact source used , read it for myself and found that Jacob and John Ryerson are NOT my 6th great-granduncles thru Walter Stevens (1830-1914) PID KWZS-V1Z—instead they were his contemporaries because the documents below show they owned a tract of land in 1869 as shown in The New York genealogical and biographical record; cited as [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-R3LG-N3HF?lang=en&i=762] — I read several pages of this New York Record; then went to the Ryerson Family Genealogy Book (about 700 pages) and read enough to confirm my information.
I need to remove them as children from
Marten Reijersz (1637-1687) PID 237Q-9NL and Annetje Jorise Rapalje (1646-1695) PID L1S3-JNQ
Because they are DESCENDANTS not ChildrenI will try to contact the person who added their names to have him delete this Jacob and John but what if that doesn't work, can FS help?
I also know that records about both Jacob and John are already in FS Historical Records, but they are not among my priorities right at the moment - so I guess I can add them as new people (what's a few more duplicates😂) mark them as following and then check on them occasionally as I go through my list of 100+
Thanks, Mary
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@maryellenstevensbarnes1 I can't see why you wouldn't just remove the offending child/parents relationships yourself, with a suitable reason statement (and assuming the sourcing you have found is reflected on the profiles, obvs). That's the whole point of a collaborative Tree. I probably would warn the original contributor via a Chat message, so they can follow up by putting the correct relationships in (or you could do that yourself too, if you are sure of the information).
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@maryellenstevensbarnes1 I agree with @MandyShaw1 Make sure you reference the documents you are referring to for your reason statement. You may also want to add a note that warns people that Jacob and John are descendants and not children. And, of course, following them so that you can check up on them from time to time :)
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@MandyShaw1 Thank you sometimes I make things so difficult for myself and you've put me straight 😉
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