Talk:William Noyes (priest)

Not Notable
This page needs removing. This person was not the Attorney-General, William Noye, and is of little note. Verica Atrebatum (talk) 09:39, 13 March 2011 (UTC)
 * William was grandfather of one of the ministers who fanned the flames of Salem Village (Nicholas Noyes). From that, the page has merit albeit the sources (for this page and those related to it) seem to be less than desirable. jmswtlk (talk) 14:17, 10 September 2014 (UTC)
 * The fact that his name appears frequently in, and at the head of, long-standing American genealogy literature meets a standard WP criterion of notability. Eebahgum (talk) 03:35, 1 June 2016 (UTC)

Problem to resolve
Ann, as purported daughter of Nicholas Stephens of Burdrop, is not mentioned in his will. Ref: (1899)The Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine, Vol. 30, pg 140 (via Google Books). The sources for the pedigree need to be verified. jmswtlk (talk) 19:55, 10 August 2015 (UTC)
 * This problem remains, despite a consideration of the sources cited. Eebahgum (talk) 03:58, 1 June 2016 (UTC) amended Eebahgum (talk) 10:17, 1 June 2016 (UTC)

Revision
The work I have done on this article has mainly been a revision of format and references (to which I have added several) but I cannot vouch for the verifiability or accuracy of the rearranged information content beyond what is shown in the visible online sources. Eebahgum (talk) 16:40, 1 June 2016 (UTC)
 * In light of the above, and with no objections raised for a month, I have removed the 2011-dated tags re notability and cleanup. For notability I take (a) the Puritan Noyes's association with the Rich household, (b) his immediate influence upon a group of early and notable New England founding ministers, (c) his role in the education of a family closely connected with the Salem trials, and (d) his direct ancestry of an existing American family in the founding period, represented in several weighty genealogical studies, to be sufficient. However further verifiable citation is required for the pedigree details, especially in the 'children' section. Eebahgum (talk) 10:50, 5 July 2016 (UTC)