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Verified-line credential

Josiah Whitcombe born about 1702

8 generations, every link graded Probably or better under the Probably Cousins standard.

  1. 0
    The keeper (living; name withheld)
  2. 1

    Name withheld (may be living)

    Mother · Probably 98%

    Two independent sources support this link: the child's birth certificate; the 1970 census.

  3. 2

    Walter Ames Hollis 1911–1988

    Grandfather, mother's side · Probably 98%

    Two independent sources support this link: a death certificate naming this parent; the 1940 census (lists the child as son or daughter).

  4. 3

    Edgar Hollis 1879–1950

    Great-grandfather, mother's side · Probably 98%

    Three independent sources support this link: a death certificate naming this parent; the 1880 census; a county history naming this child.

  5. 4

    Sarah Pell 1851–1920

    2x great-grandmother, mother's side · Proven 99%+ · record read by our readers

    We read the baptism, which names this mother.

  6. 5

    Amos Pell 1820–1891

    3x great-grandfather, mother's side · Probably 97%

    Two independent sources support this link: the father's will, naming this child; the 1850 census.

  7. 6

    Nathaniel Pell 1788–1860

    4x great-grandfather, mother's side · Probably 96%

    Two independent sources support this link: a baptism described in the notes, naming this parent; a deed naming this child.

  8. 7

    Hannah Whitcombe 1760–1831

    5x great-grandmother, mother's side · Probably 94%

    Two independent sources support this link: the town's vital records; an approved lineage-society application.

  9. 8

    Josiah Whitcombe 1702–1779

    6x great-grandfather, mother's side · Probably 92%

    One source supports this link: an approved lineage-society application, General No. 00000 (an approved lineage).

Graded October 24, 2026 · issued October 24, 2026 · credential sample

A real credential carries its own address. Grades follow the published Probably Cousins standard: Probably means the evidence in the keeper’s file makes the link at least 90% likely. This is not a lineage society’s approval.

Reissued free until October 24, 2027 as you prove more links.

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