Evidence is separated by status. A source is not asked to prove more than it actually records, and an unresolved relationship remains visibly unresolved.
Documented FactEVIDENCE ↘
Caleb Quinn appears in Duplin County records and North Carolina land records. The current research identifies a 1784 state grant for 150 acres on the east side of the North East River and an 1809 grant for 38 acres at Polly Branch.
Documented FactEVIDENCE ↘
Revolutionary-era pension testimony places a Sergeant Caleb Quinn in Captain Charles Ward’s company under Colonel James Kenan in the Duplin militia.
Corroborated ConclusionEVIDENCE ↘
Caleb is treated in the family reconstruction as a son of Laughlin Quin. Laughlin’s surviving 1766 will does not explicitly name Caleb, so this relationship is not labeled a documented fact.
Unresolved QuestionEVIDENCE ↘
The documentary bridge from Laughlin to Caleb remains a target for additional direct evidence. The site will preserve the relationship as a supported reconstruction unless and until a record explicitly establishes it.
Evidence supporting the classifications
1784 North Carolina state grant: 150 acres on the east side of the North East River. 1809 grant: 38 acres at Polly Branch. Revolutionary-era testimony: Sergeant Caleb Quinn in Captain Charles Ward’s company under Colonel James Kenan. Relationship question: Laughlin’s surviving 1766 will does not name Caleb; the father-son placement therefore remains a corroborated reconstruction rather than a fact directly stated by that will.