The Couple
Both Paul and Abiel spent their short lives in Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut. Paul Davison, son of Peter Davison and Anna Morgan, was born 5 April 1711 and died 20 August 1751. Abiel Phelps, daughter of Benjamin Phelps and Deborah Temple, was born 12 March 1711/1712 and died before May 1747. They were married 30 Aug 1733 and had at least three children: Oliver (1734-1769), Dan (1736-1821), and Phineas (b. 1740).
After Abiel died, Paul married second Deborah Wright 7 May 1747; they had Abial (b. 1748) and Deborah (b. 1750). After Paul died, Deborah married second Aaron Younglove.
The Folder
The folder had 15 items in it, mostly family group sheets or printouts from online trees with a date indicating I printed them out in 2004 & 2005. I removed some unneeded duplicates and two misfiled items were refiled…Yeah, now I have a thinner folder!
Upon review, I see that my sources are compiled genealogies and published transcriptions or extractions from town vital records. Everything seems to be consistent and there is no sight of genealogical problem with this couple. Of course, it would be better to verify everything myself with primary sources as I have with son Dan. Given that I have serious doubts about the ancestry of Paul's grandfather, the Daniel Davison who married Margaret Low in 1657, I would have to start by verifying Paul and then his father Peter before I ever return to research Daniel.
The Plan
I've annotated both the family group sheet and my master To-Do list that I need to start with verifying Paul and work my way back from there if I ever decide to return to researching Daniel Davison. This folder will be all ready for me then!
Conclusions
This was a pretty easy folder to review and there aren't any major things to do. It should be easy to find primary sources, given that I know where and when to look. This line would be a good one to work on the next time I get to Salt Lake City!
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