Tritt/Trett Information
Good for my cousin, Linda, for taking the time to do something that has needed to be done for some time.She is correct.A lot of information regarding the origins of the Tritts/Tretts of Lee County, VA has no documented proof.If, in fact, the Lee County Tritts/Tretts are connected to the 1739 immigrants, Hans Peter Tritt or Christian Tritt of PA, no documented sources have yet been found to prove this.Unfortunately, this information has been around since at least the 1940's and 50's and has spread with the more recent use of computer genealogy.The very popular research books, Early Settlers of Lee County and Bicentennial History of Lee County, 1792-1992 even have this information and IT IS INCORRECT.This certainly builds a good case for everyone to be sure and verify the information they receive and not just accept it as truth.Information that is incorrect is worthless.Hopefully, now that Linda has taken the responsibility of pointing out this mistake, we will all realize how easy it is to perpetuate errors and be more responsible researchers in the future.
More Replies:
-
Re: Tritt/Trett Information
1/11/00