Parents of Hannah Richardson m. Darby McCarty

If you have the pro "cut relationships" feature, and there are no outstanding mergers around her, you are supposed to be able to do this simply:

- Go to profile on tree
- Choose "Edit"
- Choose the "Relationships" tab
- Wait a long time for the relationships to fill in
- Pick her parents from the list of relations
- Hit "Remove"

Then you can drag the proper parents into the now-vacant spots.

There's another method that I don't think requires Pro:

- Create a new profile for her, with name and proper parents
- Merge this profile with her current profile. There's now a yellow triangle icon, indicating multiple parents.
- Resolve the conflict in favour of the parents you want.

Unfortunately, there are multiple profiles I've found where both methods fail - the first one because the parents aren't on the relationship list despite being shown on the tree; the second one because Geni says "Sorry, picking those parents would split the tree".

Sigh.

Hi Harald,
I am not a Pro member any longer and Hannah's main profile manager hasn't responded to my message to her. What else might you suggest?

well, you're currently listed as the main manager... if you're certain about it, then declare the profile public so I can see it (or add me to your family group), and I can help you (or try to) delete the incorrect parents....

Private User
I am one of your collaborators. Did you resolve your issue? The profile for Hannah is not "public" so I can't tell.

Sorry, I hadn't responded before. Hannah's profile is now public. The issue is still unresolved. I think, for the time being, just removing her parents will do. That is, until we can be sure about her real parents.

Private User
I have separated Hannah from the parents that were listed. You can now add the correct parents when you are sure of the right ones. I am a Pro member, so if there is anything I can do to help, let me know. I'll do my best.
Regards,
Maria

Thank you for your help Maria.

The Rev. Andrews of the First Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia, PA recorded a marriage for a Darby Carty and a Hannah Richardson in his ledger on 4 July 1736. It doesn’t give the location of the marriage or where Darby or Hannah are from.

While this marriage could be for the Darby and Hannah McCarty who lived in Frederick / Shenandoah County, VA, it has never been proven to be theirs. They may have never lived where the marriage took place. And the marriage doesn’t take place before the birth of their first child. The combination of these two facts sends out a big red flag to me. If I knew they lived where the marriage took place, and that they lived there at the time of the marriage, it would be easier to believe. There is no supporting record with Hannah’s maiden name. It’s not in their Bible or any known record. It’s not oral family history. Hannah maiden isn’t found in family sheets before 1959. After 1959 it becomes popular. There were several people named Darby McCarty, any one of them could be the one who marries Hannah Richardson. We need to prove, not assume, this marriage record is for our ancestors.