EFA Archives

Ewing Genealogy Documentation

[See also our Articles and Reports on Genealogy Data.]

The purpose of the Ewing Genealogy Documentation (EGD) Project is to collect, analyze, validate and disseminate documentation regarding the lives of our Ewing ancestors, to foster discussion and cooperation among Ewing genealogists, and to promote a high standard of excellence in Ewing genealogical research.

The EGD is managed by the EGD Committee, chaired by William E. Riddle. Queries regarding the EGD Project should be sent to him at Riddle at WmERiddle dot com. Specific questions or content-improvement or -correction suggestions regarding the content of these genealogies should be sent to him by using this query form.

Goals

• Collect, organize and make accessible to all Ewing researchers as broad a range of documentary sources as possible.
• Collect, validate and post on the Association's web site well-documented genealogies of the first five generations of descendants from each of the currently known Ewing Immigrants to America. These genealogies will collectively be known as the Ewing Genealogy.
• Create a forum and a focus for discussion and cooperation among Ewing genealogists.

Ewing Genealogy

The Ewing Genealogy currently includes family group and descendant information (for at least five generations) for the following individuals:

• John Ewing (1648-1745) of Carnashannagh (maintained by Wallace K. Ewing, WKEwing at charter dot net)
• James Ewing (c1655-?) of Inch (developed by William E. Riddle, Riddle at WmERiddle.com)

Comments

Comments should be sent to William E. Riddle at Riddle at WmERiddle dot com. Of particular interest are comments regarding the completeness, consistency and validity of the information in the Ewing Genealogy.

Corrections

If you can provide documentation that some detail (a name, a date, a place, etc.) is incorrect, please send a correction to William E. Riddle at Riddle at WmERiddle dot com. Please identify the specific detail you believe to be in error, the correction you think should be made, and your rationale.

Contributions

The Ewing Genealogy is and will continue to be a work in progress. It will be updated regularly as new information and documentation is received. The EGD Committee is seeking volunteers to assume responsibility for preparing five-plus-generation genealogies for each of the Ewing immigrant lines as well as other Ewing lines.

The committee will evaluate all contributions for quality and the completeness of supporting evidence. Potential contributions passing the scrutiny of the committee will be added to the Ewing Genealogy. If you would like to add a significant branch, or perhaps even assume responsibility for preparing a full five-plus-generation genealogy of one of the immigrant lines, please contact William E. Riddle at Riddle at WmERiddle dot com. He will work with you to help you understand what genealogical information is desired and the level of documentation required for inclusion in the Ewing Genealogy.

In addition, we seek:

• Association members who are willing to serve on the EGD Committee.
• Individuals willing to donate primary source documents to our collection. (What will happen to your document collection when you pass away?)
• Genealogists willing to prepare completely documented genealogies for submission to the EGD Committee.
• Individuals willing to enter genealogies and documentation submitted by others into the Ewing Genealogy database.
• Individuals willing to transcribe documents for posting on the Ewing Family Association web site.
• Authors of Ewing genealogy books who are willing to donate or will their copyrights to the Association, as was, for example, done by Margaret Ewing Fife.
• Comments, corrections and contributions to the genealogies included in the Ewing Genealogy  Documentation.
• Special gifts of funds dedicated to research projects that the EGD Committee may organize.