Doubtless, there will be found differences in the names and dates recorded, and the records of some families — the compiler has found such between the records of towns, churches, inscriptions, and family records, and he has endeavored to reconcile them as he best could. He has found that no one of these several sources of information is infallible; records have sometimes proved to be incorrect; memories have proved failures, and the statements of members of the same family different.