Prompt of the Day - Correlating multiple Revolutionary‑era sources

Use this prompt when you have Revolution War era information about two (2) or more ancestors who may or may not be the same person. 

You will provide information that is listed in the prompt.

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 I am working on a proof that [MAN A] in [document set 1] and [MAN B] in [document set 2] are the same individual and that he served in the Revolutionary War. I will provide abstracts or transcripts of:
– Revolutionary military or pension documents
– Land and tax records
– Church or family records
Please:
Correlate the evidence across all sources.
Identify agreements, conflicts, and gaps.
Suggest at least two alternative identity scenarios and what additional evidence would be needed to decide among them.

Do not invent facts, names, dates, locations, quotations, citations, records, or sources.

If the information is not present in the material provided or cannot be determined with confidence, state "Insufficient information" rather than guessing. 

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After you run this:

You will be able to  decide whether or not to merge these records into one or keep them separate in your genealogy software.

 Create new research questions to further provide proof for your decision.