A Positive Proof
I was challenged to provide a “positive proof” that my ancestor John Fitzwater, Jr. was the biological son of John Fitzwater, Sr. I did so by performing some very detailed and painstaking research. You will find a comprehensive report in my 32 page publication: “A Positive Proof that Thomas Fitzwater was not an only child; that John Fitzwater, Jr. was the biological son of John Fitzwater, Sr.; and overall a Refutation of Numerous Errors Concerning Them Contained in Fitzwater Families of America“.
The type of research required was a detailed page by page search of the documents of the Probate Estate File of John Fitzwater that were digitized and available online at the Library of Virginia. Additional page by page and even line by line searches of various types of preserved records, such as guardianship bonds and marriage records were required.