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 ↘
A Duplin County deed dated 1 April 1820 records Caleb Quinn conveying 260 acres at Maple Branch to Jesse Quinn, Deed Book 7A, page 46, document 02207330.
Corroborated ConclusionEVIDENCE ↘
The accumulated land, estate and family research places Jesse in the direct paternal line as Caleb’s son.
Evidence LimitEVIDENCE ↘
No located record presently used by this project states in a simple parent-child declaration that Jesse was Caleb’s son. The site therefore does not promote the relationship to Documented Fact.
Research Direction
The next evidentiary task is to place the 1820 deed beside Caleb’s estate material and the Jesse Quinn Family Bible evidence so the reader can inspect the transition rather than merely accept a pedigree statement.
Evidence supporting the classifications
1 April 1820 Duplin County deed: Caleb Quinn conveyed 260 acres at Maple Branch to Jesse Quinn, Deed Book 7A, page 46, document 02207330. Relationship conclusion: land, estate and family evidence place Jesse in Caleb’s family, while no record presently used here states the parent-child relationship directly.