Person talk:William Sumner (9)

Evidence needed [4 January 2012]

I removed the birth date "18 MAY 1628". NEHGR 9:299-300 says explicitly, "Although William, their elder brother, was probably born in Bicester, his name does not appear on the records, there being a chasm between the years 1625 and 1631." Since there is no source cited, and since it would undoubtedly be a baptism, not a birth, it seems most likely to be careless research. I am also removing the death date of 6 Feb 1675. I have no evidence against it, but no source supporting it either, so it is a matter of guilt by association with the above. It is not listed in Dorchester Births/Deaths, nor Boston Births/Deaths. Would be happy to have it replaced if it were told how it is known, but until such a source is cited, it seems more prudent to go with what is supportable. --Jrich 14:57, 4 January 2012 (EST)