Proof of the missing link
How certain are we that the link is correct?
The old Tree
Working from modern times backwards there is absolutely no doubt that the tree is correct all the back to Sebastiano
There are birth records and notary records all agreeing with each other
The modern Tree
Working from olden times forwards we have the work done by Gamurrini and Dolfi (both well-respected genealogists of their time) coming forwards to Girolamo Maria.
There is also the family tree drawn out by Carrati
The Connection
Sebastiano
We have found a birth certificate for a Sebastiano saying that his father’s name was Girolamo.
It fits
It links the two parts of the tree together
But it is the only evidence we have
There is nothing else to back it up
There is a possibility that it is the birth of a different Sebastiano Zani. However Sebastiano was not a common name. We searched the birth records very thoroughly and it was the only one that looked anything like Sebastiano Zani in the appropriate time frame
Girolamo
How do we know that the Girolamo mentioned as the father of Sebastiano in that birth record is the same person as The Girolamo Maria in the old tree.
We don’t
It is highly likely.. but..
It is impossible to know this for certain
There is no other verification
We have the birth record of a Girolamo Maria whose father is Ercole. This is almost certainly the Girolamo Maria, son of Ercole, that we know about in the old family tree.
But is he the same Girolamo who is the father of Sebastiano?
It is highly likely
But there is no other verification
Future research will be targeted at this
The old Tree
Working from modern times backwards there is absolutely no doubt that the tree is correct all the back to Sebastiano
There are birth records and notary records all agreeing with each other
The modern Tree
Working from olden times forwards we have the work done by Gamurrini and Dolfi (both well-respected genealogists of their time) coming forwards to Girolamo Maria.
There is also the family tree drawn out by Carrati
The Connection
Sebastiano
We have found a birth certificate for a Sebastiano saying that his father’s name was Girolamo.
It fits
It links the two parts of the tree together
But it is the only evidence we have
There is nothing else to back it up
There is a possibility that it is the birth of a different Sebastiano Zani. However Sebastiano was not a common name. We searched the birth records very thoroughly and it was the only one that looked anything like Sebastiano Zani in the appropriate time frame
Girolamo
How do we know that the Girolamo mentioned as the father of Sebastiano in that birth record is the same person as The Girolamo Maria in the old tree.
We don’t
It is highly likely.. but..
It is impossible to know this for certain
There is no other verification
We have the birth record of a Girolamo Maria whose father is Ercole. This is almost certainly the Girolamo Maria, son of Ercole, that we know about in the old family tree.
But is he the same Girolamo who is the father of Sebastiano?
It is highly likely
But there is no other verification
Future research will be targeted at this