User talk:Afb517

New Albion
Thanks for your edits here. It's a subject of some interest to me. This article might interest you. There is a problem however with some of your edits. Take a look at WP:VERIFY and WP:NOR. Statements such as " There is no known connection, but it is worth considering that there may have been a family relation between Captain John Batte and Nathaniel Batts." might belong in an essay, but are what we call original research and don't belong in this article. Could you perhaps go over your edits in light of the links I've given you? A look at WP:RS which is about sources would also be useful.

I recently discovered Meetup/UMassAmherst/Intro to Wikipedia which looks really useful for new editors, and has a video showing you a great way to add references. All the best. Doug Weller talk 10:53, 10 November 2016 (UTC)


 * Thank you for the info and comments. I skimmed through your article and will take another look at it tonight. I have not requested the original, but the summary of the grant to William Sherrard in the British Archives includes fairly detailed requirements for settlement (building walls, etc. - I forget the details) which you may find interesting. Also, the Charles Varlo papers in the Pennsylvania Archives evidently include an abstract/summary of the New Albion grant/contract to Thomas Danby. It's on my list to visit there, especially since I'm not sure what else might be in the papers.


 * I will certainly add citations for what I've added. I've been adding to the text over the last couple days so it's admittedly a work in progress. And I agree on your comment on the essay format in the instance you pointed to, so I will revisit that. Afb517 (talk) 15:04, 10 November 2016 (UTC)
 * I made some edits, but have some more to do. Seems your focus has been more on Plowden's northern patents (i.e., Isle Plowden) whereas I've been focused more on the southern regions. Not much is known of New Albion, much less the individuals that settled there. Your article mentioned Plowden being in Virginia. I do not recall specific details, but I seem to recall seeing his same appear in either Northampton or Northumberland Co., VA in limited instances. Some of these records I recall (do not quote me) placed him in Kecoughtan, otherwise known as Elizabeth City Co., VA. Records for this country prior to circa 1690 have been lost/destroyed. If there is any chance you've seen the Charles Varlo papers I referenced earlier, please let me know. I removed some of my speculative references to Nathaniel Batts; however, the John Batte that is referenced in what I edited had a son Thomas Batte (Batts) who is accepted to be the Thomas Batts of the Batts and Fallom expedition to the western parts of Virginia in 1671. This is documented elsewhere and I think is relevant to understanding some of the players that were involved in New Albion. Any connection to Nathaniel Batts, early settler of NC, is speculative.

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