Whose Family Tree is found in these records? The Family Tree found here is not the family tree of any single family or individual or surname or national origin, but is made up of many family trees which have been contributed by members. These family trees have been genealogically woven together through bonds of marriage and blood. In this process of weaving, the family trees have become one large body in some respects, and are shown here as one large body, in most cases. The common thread is the linkage to Founding Families.

Why is access to these files not always free? Access (viewing, correcting, copying, and interlocking) is always free to current members and known contributors. Past members may freely copy changes or additions to their own family records which may have appeared. If you join and contribute provable or probable records, access will be free to you, so long as your membership is current. When a member joins and contributes records, the addition of corrections and/or changes, and the interweaving of these family records may take up to one hundred hours of cross-referencing and investigation. (Members pay for only a small portion of this research) The records which are found here, are the result of many thousands of hours of such work, based upon contributions of past members and contributors.

The records shown at this site, are not the same as public domain records which may be found at general surname inquiry forums, which do contain some good information which may be freely copied. The records here MAY include such general public-domain forum information as PART of the NFFG picture - but the interweaving and analysis in the NFFG online family tree, is done by NFFG as part of its thematic approach to Genealogy, and within this long range context, is therefore copyrighted information. If you need information which is found on a family page at the NFFG Online Family Tree, you have two choices. ONE, you may try to find the same information at the free online surname forum sites, and then copy it with a clear legal right; OR TWO, you may join NFFG, and use the information as we present it, in its full genealogical context, after your lineage is cleared up by NFFG research. Please bear in mind, also, some family pages here have not been fully researched (MANY HAVE been fully researched), but are included as part of a larger family tree submitted by a member or contributor. These unverified records are included here in the hopes of attracting a cousin with more information, who may be willing to share the necessary refinements or corrections. When someone joins NFFG, THEN we work with the new member, and IF the new member is attaching to an unverified family, we attempt to research all aspects of the linkage, and produce perfect results, or the best possible results.

In the past, there have been many pages and pieces of data which have been taken verbatim from various versions of our online Family Tree, and show up on the web. In some cases, the data which was copied, was later amended or corrected due to new information. We regret, but are not responsible for, the errors and frustrations which such practices have caused. To obtain the best possible information according to NFFG research at any point in time, please join as a Member. If you are a Past Member and see changes in the NFFG Online Family Tree from previous records, then you may freely copy any changes which apply to your family ancestry, or you may request an updated NFFG CD for just the cost of postage.

When to expect Revisions: It takes several hours to convert the family files to web pages. There are over 16,000 pages which we then have to upload to the Online Database. It is a serious undertaking to do this. Therefore, even if you join (or pay a fee) and send urgent information to us, we do not expect to update the Online Database more than about once per month. Such changes though, would appear on any version of the CD. We add or revise about 200 individual or family files each week, as they come in from members.

If the files do not appear, or stop working while you are browsing, then we may be in the midst of an upload. This takes about seven hours to complete, so please return after about seven hours, and the files should be up and running.

Why are some children missing from families, or why are some dates missing, or why are there some errors? Some of the family units found here have been contributed by individuals who were concerned with establishing a link from their own family back to a specific founder. These genealogies may not have required that all children be added to each family along the way, for the purposes of the contributor. In the same way, some dates may have been approximated - dates which were not vital to the linkages which were contributed. If your own family is linked to a missing child, you are invited to join NFFG and contribute the missing information. If there seems to be an error in the link to your family line, this is unintentional (see notes), and may be corrected when you join NFFG and submit your corrected records.

Privacy: Your visitor information is not retained, and you will never be spammed from your visits here. You may remain completely anonymous if you wish. If you visit frequently and appear to copy files without membership, you may be contacted about this. Such visitors may be blocked from entry to the family files. We rely on the honor system, in respect to the viewing on the online Family Tree by non-members.

New Data May Be Found: Please note that these family files may have been revised from previous postings, and may be revised again in the future, if verified changes are needed. This is a very active member-friendly Family Tree, and many corrections or changes are made each month. There is no warranty that any family files here may not be changed as new information comes in. If you have joined and are a member, you will be able to receive updated information for free.

To our Past Contributors and Friends, and Nice People who have tried to send us information: You may have sent emails which we appear to have ignored. These messages were most likely lost. Our email connection has been repeatedly plugged with advertising, unsolicited inquiries, and virus attachments, and has had to be purged repeatedly. We apologize if this has happened to you. Please re-establish contact by using our new email address, which may be found in the CONTACT link at the bottom of each online Family Tree Page