Getting started with documenting your heritage.
Qualifications for M.C.C.H.P.S. Documented Lineage Program
Any M.C.C.H.P.S. member in good standing, 18 years or older, who can prove direct, lineal, descent from the bloodline of an ancestor who is a progenitor of a Mobile Creole line of descent residing in the Mobile Region, between the Pearl River and Pensacola prior to the annexation from Spain to the United States of America on May 14, 1812.
The applicant must provide documentation for each statement of birth, marriage/relationship, and death, as well as residency and any other statement made to prove eligibility. The applicant will have up to two years from application date to supply acceptable proof to each statement made.
The MCCHPS defines a Creole as any person born in the colony of ancestry from abroad (natural born in Mobile Region of parent/s from mother country). The defining Creole family must be proven to reside in the Mobile District of West Florida on or before May 14, 1812.
Documented, reasonable proof must be presented with each statement made and any counter evidence evaluated and presented at the time of application process. The applicant agrees that it is his/her obligation to provide an acceptable source for each statement made in his/her lineage application.
The MCCHPS follows the Genealogical Proof Standard put forth by the Board for Certification of Genealogists.
Genealogical Proof Standard is a guideline for establishing the reliability ("proof") of a genealogical conclusion with reasonable certainty.
It has five elements:
Proof is required
for all dates, places and relationships. For proof, send copies of the best sources available, such as copies of birth, death or marriage certificates, Bibles (with the title page and date of publication), wills, probate records, deeds, census records, etc. Family tradition or oral history is not proof. Pedigree charts, family group sheets, Findagrave memorials or indexes, undocumented genealogies and membership applications in other lineage societies are not proof.
Documentation
Submit enough documentation to clearly identify each name, date, place and family relationship for all generations.
Provide a legible copy of all original documents. Do not provide originals documents as we will not return applications or documents.
The finished packet is to be heirloom quality, therefore all packet information needs to be printed on quality paper from a toner printer. We recommend having final registration packet printed from an office or printer store on 28 lb. presentation paper.
Pertinent parts of documents should be underlined in red. Do not use a highlighter. Send one copy of the proof listed, regardless of the number of times cited as a source.
On the back of each document copy and any correspondence pertaining to your lineage application, you must provide your name, application number, progenitor and doc number referenced to the corresponding statements.
When citing proofs from a supporting documentation, a copy of the document must be included with the submission.
You also need to provide a digital copy either via flash/usb drive, writable CD or DVD, or through google drive. Contact registrar for details or accommodation on this portion of your application.
Lineage instructions
Fill in lineage only up to and including progenitor and spouse of your Creole family line. Names, dates and places must be typed and be complete with proof that will clearly tie each generation to the preceding one. If a date or place cannot be secured for the first three generations, an explanatory statement of the efforts to procure the proof must be submitted and dealt with on a case by case basis.
1. Use full names that can be proven with the documentation provided. Do not include nicknames. A woman is referred to by her maiden name. No initials or suspected names.
2. Use full dates, if possible, and enter as day, month, year (12 Sep 1848). For died, if a person is living enter “living.”
3. Cite places as town (or city), county (or parish or district) and state. Use common postal abbreviations for states. Do not spell out the names of the states or the word county.
4. Be sure each name, date, and place matches exactly with the proof submitted. Do not list data for which no proof is provided.
5. PHOTOCOPY THE APPLICATION – KEEP A COPY OF EVERYTHING FOR YOUR RECORDS. Documented proof must be submitted for each claim made on the application paper to substantiate our records and for future reference. Data submitted as proof is subject to M.C.C.H.P.S. standards and interpretation. When verified, the application, information thereon, and the supplemental date becomes the property of the Mobile Creole Cultural and Historical Preservation Society.
Any M.C.C.H.P.S. member in good standing, 18 years or older, who can prove direct, lineal, descent from the bloodline of an ancestor who is a progenitor of a Mobile Creole line of descent residing in the Mobile Region, between the Pearl River and Pensacola prior to the annexation from Spain to the United States of America on May 14, 1812.
The applicant must provide documentation for each statement of birth, marriage/relationship, and death, as well as residency and any other statement made to prove eligibility. The applicant will have up to two years from application date to supply acceptable proof to each statement made.
The MCCHPS defines a Creole as any person born in the colony of ancestry from abroad (natural born in Mobile Region of parent/s from mother country). The defining Creole family must be proven to reside in the Mobile District of West Florida on or before May 14, 1812.
Documented, reasonable proof must be presented with each statement made and any counter evidence evaluated and presented at the time of application process. The applicant agrees that it is his/her obligation to provide an acceptable source for each statement made in his/her lineage application.
The MCCHPS follows the Genealogical Proof Standard put forth by the Board for Certification of Genealogists.
Genealogical Proof Standard is a guideline for establishing the reliability ("proof") of a genealogical conclusion with reasonable certainty.
It has five elements:
- reasonably exhaustive research;
- complete and accurate source citations;
- analysis and correlation of the collected information;
- resolution of any conflicting evidence; and
- a soundly reasoned, coherently written conclusion.
Proof is required
for all dates, places and relationships. For proof, send copies of the best sources available, such as copies of birth, death or marriage certificates, Bibles (with the title page and date of publication), wills, probate records, deeds, census records, etc. Family tradition or oral history is not proof. Pedigree charts, family group sheets, Findagrave memorials or indexes, undocumented genealogies and membership applications in other lineage societies are not proof.
Documentation
Submit enough documentation to clearly identify each name, date, place and family relationship for all generations.
Provide a legible copy of all original documents. Do not provide originals documents as we will not return applications or documents.
The finished packet is to be heirloom quality, therefore all packet information needs to be printed on quality paper from a toner printer. We recommend having final registration packet printed from an office or printer store on 28 lb. presentation paper.
Pertinent parts of documents should be underlined in red. Do not use a highlighter. Send one copy of the proof listed, regardless of the number of times cited as a source.
On the back of each document copy and any correspondence pertaining to your lineage application, you must provide your name, application number, progenitor and doc number referenced to the corresponding statements.
When citing proofs from a supporting documentation, a copy of the document must be included with the submission.
You also need to provide a digital copy either via flash/usb drive, writable CD or DVD, or through google drive. Contact registrar for details or accommodation on this portion of your application.
Lineage instructions
Fill in lineage only up to and including progenitor and spouse of your Creole family line. Names, dates and places must be typed and be complete with proof that will clearly tie each generation to the preceding one. If a date or place cannot be secured for the first three generations, an explanatory statement of the efforts to procure the proof must be submitted and dealt with on a case by case basis.
1. Use full names that can be proven with the documentation provided. Do not include nicknames. A woman is referred to by her maiden name. No initials or suspected names.
2. Use full dates, if possible, and enter as day, month, year (12 Sep 1848). For died, if a person is living enter “living.”
3. Cite places as town (or city), county (or parish or district) and state. Use common postal abbreviations for states. Do not spell out the names of the states or the word county.
4. Be sure each name, date, and place matches exactly with the proof submitted. Do not list data for which no proof is provided.
5. PHOTOCOPY THE APPLICATION – KEEP A COPY OF EVERYTHING FOR YOUR RECORDS. Documented proof must be submitted for each claim made on the application paper to substantiate our records and for future reference. Data submitted as proof is subject to M.C.C.H.P.S. standards and interpretation. When verified, the application, information thereon, and the supplemental date becomes the property of the Mobile Creole Cultural and Historical Preservation Society.