Talk:Francis Marbury

Ancestry

The ancestry of Marbury's mother, Agnes Lenton, appears on a number of websites, but is incorrect. Champlin tells us that the father of Agnes was John Lenton, but that is all we know. One or more sources claim that Agnes was the daughter of John Lenton and wife Elizabeth Shepherd, but a look at a 1964 article from the New England Historic Genealogical Register reveals that Elizabeth Shepherd married John Lenton in 1585. Therefore, this couple cannot be the grandparents of Francis Marbury who was born in 1555, and therefore we still only know what Champlin published in 1914: that John Lenton was the grandfather of Francis Marbury, but who he married and who his ancestors were remains unknown.Sarnold17 (talk) 01:20, 13 November 2012 (UTC)

GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Francis Marbury/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: HueSatLum (talk · contribs) 17:13, 3 January 2013 (UTC)

It looks pretty good at first glance, but there are a few minor issues that need fixing before it can pass. ⋘HueSatLum ? ❢⋙ 17:13, 3 January 2013 (UTC)

Lead

• His religion in the infobox should be cited from a source in the body.

A citation has been added to the sentence in the article that essentially says that Marbury was of the Anglican church, but had decidedly Puritan views.

• Was he a schoolmaster or a headmaster? Either way, it should be one word.

I've linked Schoolmaster

Early life

• The sentence "Though he was born and raised in London, his family maintained close ties with Lincolnshire, where his older brother, Edward, was knighted in 1603, and died in 1605 as the High Sheriff of Lincoln." should probably be split into two sentences, one about the family's ties with Lincolnshire, and one about Edward.

split into two sentences

1578 trial

• Owen Hopton should be linked.

link added

• Archdeacon Mullins' first name is probably John, see Archdeacon of London.

Archdeacon of London linked, and first name added

Later life

• Add a {{convert}} for "140 miles".

conversion added

• Curate should be linked.

word linked

• "Queen Elizabeth" → "Queen Elizabeth I"

link is already to correct article; which Elizabeth should not be redundant in context of article

• "St Saviour, Southwark" → "Southwark Cathedral"

link goes to correct article; it is not necessary to use the exact name of the article; I'm using another acceptable name instead (the name given in my source)

Works and legacy

Looks good

Family

• A semicolon, not a comma, should be used to separate multiple items in parentheses. [eg "(baptised 11 September 1598, buried 9 April 1601)" → "(baptised 11 September 1598; buried 9 April 1601)"]

I never knew this; I've adjusted the punctuation accordingly

References

• "{{reflist|3}} → {{reflist|30em}}

I did this, but don't know why. It's changed the format from three columns to two, but to my eye the original three columns looks better

I suggested it because all the citations are Harvard-style, so don't take up much room on the reflist. This way, readers with smaller monitors won't see the references squashed into three small columns.

I think I've addressed all of your comments up to this point.Sarnold17 (talk) 00:01, 4 January 2013 (UTC)

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GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

   Issues fixed above.

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):

   Plenty of sources and further reading

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

   The diologue of his 1578 trial might be unnecessary.

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

   Not biased

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

   No edit warring

6. It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.

   a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):

   Images all are properly tagged and free.

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

   Overall, a nice article. I would like to see it at FA someday. ⋘HueSatLum ? ❢⋙ 16:02, 4 January 2013 (UTC)

John Smith

The following was added to the Anne Hutchinson article, but I removed it, and thought it would be more suitable in this article. I will post it here first, as I'd like to check it out before including it in the article: -- one of Marbury's formal students at Alford was John Smith, later to achieve fame through his work at Jamestown Colony in Virginia --