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historylovr

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48. Surnames
Wed Jun 18, 2014, 12:32 AM
Jun 2014

This isn't a complete list. For brevity's sake this only includes surnames of ancestors that immigrated to the colonies/states.

Maternal:

Whitaker
Miller
Hallford/Halford/Alford
Harper
Smith
Watford
Register
Huggins
Bradley
Bell
Bennett
Overton
Massey
Spencer
Lassiter
Figg
Johnson/Johnstone
Herring
Loftin
West
Taylor
Prescott
Joyce
Bunderant
Mixon
Davis
Dennard
Thomas
Seward
Gough
Thacker
Conway
Piland/Pyland
Ross
Carlisle
Hinson
Sims
Izard
Parker
Ray
Brasswell/Bracewell
Camm
Taylor
Duke
Morbe
McNab
Lewis
Frazer
Lide
Weston
Poindexter
Nicolle
Neale
Gill
Mainwaring
Longworth
Waters
Rosse


Paternal:

Pelham
Ringo
Bryan
Dunavant
Ashley
Huffman
Binford
McKinley
Britton/Britain
Dewey
Stearns
Howe
Sheldon
Scott
Henry
Barnard
Denoyon/Denio
Williams
Coombs/Combs
Priest
Royal
Green
Allerton
Hollard
Richards
Strong
Ford
Charde
Cooke
Stebbins
Bartlett
Warren
Sawtell
Chadwick
Percival
Leavitt
Rich
Clark
Manning
Shepard
Grant
Sanderson
Lawrence
Williams
Wade
Morgan
Culp
Prince
Langley
Ivey
Thelaball
Townsend
Ackland
Farris
Worsham
Reid
Gibbs
Ragsdale
Corbin
Clark
Smith
Hitchon
Cookney
Rowlett
Osborne
Buford/Beauford
Long
Andrews
Jarratt
Cheatham
Booker
Bryan
Chinn
Stark
Ball
Lloyd
Major
Sellers
Ransdell
Thornton
Wood
Atherold
Williamson
Underwood
Jarman
Klauw
Wyckoff
Fransen
Stoutenburg
Tienhoven
Hunt
Faucett
Chauvin
Banne


In both lines: Eltonhead--I am descended from both Martha and her sister Alice.

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One in common... pipi_k Jul 2013 #1
We have some in common csziggy Jul 2013 #2
I've been trying to find more info on the Foushee's for almost a year now. AverageJoe90 Jul 2013 #4
I think we're distant cousins! csziggy Jul 2013 #5
Thanks, csziggy! =) AverageJoe90 Jul 2013 #6
Sent you an invite to my public tree csziggy Jul 2013 #8
Thanks! I just sent you mine in return. n/t AverageJoe90 Jul 2013 #10
I'll take a look later csziggy Jul 2013 #11
Cool. AverageJoe90 Jul 2013 #12
I completly forgot about your tree! csziggy Sep 2014 #51
OK, so... pipi_k Jul 2013 #3
Lemieux? Hmm....you might just be related to the world famous hockey player, methinks. AverageJoe90 Jul 2013 #15
Mine... Spider Jerusalem Jul 2013 #7
Dillon is my maiden name.... Little Star Aug 2013 #33
My Dillons are from Cork, as far as I know Spider Jerusalem Aug 2013 #34
I never put up my surname list! csziggy Jul 2013 #9
Are your Langstons and Utleys in North Carolina? Spider Jerusalem Jul 2013 #13
One of my ancestors built the house that was famously occupied by Bacon's followers, apparently. AverageJoe90 Jul 2013 #14
Here's my contribution shanti Jul 2013 #16
Cherry sounds pretty familiar. AverageJoe90 Jul 2013 #18
Yes shanti Jul 2013 #19
We might be relatives thru the Mormon connection, too. AverageJoe90 Jul 2013 #20
Couldn't find any Taylors in his tree shanti Jul 2013 #21
I have Perrins from New England in the 17th and 18th centuries. kestrel91316 Jul 2013 #23
Mine were mostly in PA shanti Aug 2013 #32
Hello cousin grasswire Aug 2013 #29
Well hello to you too, cuz! shanti Aug 2013 #31
Quite a list! shanti Jul 2013 #17
I have Harwoods. 19th century - England >> New Jersey >> Illinois >> Nebrasa kestrel91316 Jul 2013 #22
Mine are Yankees, I think. AverageJoe90 Jul 2013 #24
My great grandmother's name was Elliott PatSeg Jul 2013 #25
Alright. AverageJoe90 Jul 2013 #26
I'm rather surprised PatSeg Jul 2013 #27
Tuttle frogmarch Jul 2013 #28
I have Tuttle, Palmer, and Smith nt grasswire Aug 2013 #30
surnames grasswire Aug 2013 #35
Got an ancestry.com account? AverageJoe90 Sep 2013 #36
yes grasswire Sep 2013 #37
I have Spencers on both sides. dgibby Sep 2013 #39
I have friends who are Pullen(s). dgibby Sep 2013 #38
Dunno about J.M. or his father, but his grandfather, Joseph, Sr. may have been from Lancaster Co.; AverageJoe90 Sep 2013 #41
Some of my surnames: dgibby Sep 2013 #40
I have Davis from PA OnionPatch Oct 2013 #42
No pipi_k Oct 2013 #43
Davis, huh? Now *that's* interesting, indeed. nt AverageJoe90 Nov 2013 #46
Foushee is French Huguenot... ms liberty Nov 2013 #44
I had a hunch that this might be true..... AverageJoe90 Nov 2013 #45
A few recent finds that I'd like to share: AverageJoe90 Nov 2013 #47
Surnames historylovr Jun 2014 #48
Hey there. Where your Williamsons from VA by any chance? AverageJoe90 Sep 2014 #49
Rowlett and Williamson historylovr Sep 2014 #50
Here's what may surprise you: We're cousins, it seems. AverageJoe90 Sep 2014 #52
Hello, cousin. historylovr Sep 2014 #54
I'm going to guess your Goughs are probably in Maryland? Spider Jerusalem Sep 2014 #53
Hi there. historylovr Sep 2014 #55
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