I just started watching. Thank you so much. I subscribed and will send that email. My Coppock Quaker ancestors came to Chester County Pa. in the late 1600's. Their great grandson, John Coppock , moved to Newberry S.C. There is a "Coppock House" in Newberry S.C.. I missed it the last two times I visited Newberry. Sophia Coppock then married an Irishman, James Divver. They in the end managed the Merchant's Hotel in Charleston in the 1840's. Quite an exciting story for that Irishman. I found their tombstones in different towns in S.C., but Jame's has no body per Charleston's Magnolia Cemetery volunteer.
I’ve just found your channel! Love it! My married name is Glenn, who I believe have been in the South since the early 1800’s… Also the Pruett family and Robert’s family from Tennessee. My maiden name is Young- with Cardwell, McGhie, and McMichael. If you’ve already covered any of these, please let me know! I’d love to learn as much as possible! Thank you for the amazing work that you do!
@sommer8337 I would attach the catalog here, but it's too long. Write to vanntagepoint22@gmail.com, and I'll send it as an attachment. I think most of your names have been covered.
I've recently been looking into our family history, and it amazes me how many thousands of surnames every one of us have in our pasts. There are too many to remember. I've discovered some important historical figures, and recently went to see the cabin of Charles Cummings, who was on my Dad's side. Now, I'd love to visit Boling Island in Goochland, VA, since my mom came from Robert Boling and Pocahontas, and my dad came from the same man and his second wife, Anne Stith. The research has me amused, and intrigued.
First in the Kentucky mountains of mountain ash was Wilce Anderson 1787 and Samuel Ross, traders and trappers , with the Cherokee, grandparents way back.
@@larryanderson1440 Do you know about Thomas Walker and Gabriel Arthur? Arthur was the first known white man to cross Kentucky and exit through the Cumberland Gap.
Some day you need to do an episode on first names. When I first moved to southern Kentucky in the late seventies, there were many people with very different names. Some you can identify as being Biblical, or from classical literature, but many I have no idea where they came from. Those names are dying out. The great grandchildren of Arlis and Erastus, Hollis and Creed, Garnet, Shirley (male), Perlina and Elna, Arvis and Allene, Arvest and Vina, and Lonnie and Alford and Telford are being named after movie stars and influencers and I think it is a great loss. I suspect some of these names are Scottish or Welsh or something, and handed down through families, but I really don't know.
Surname Toler. Earliest ancestor came over on the Queen's second resupply charter to the Jamestown Colony. My ancestors were in this country for more than 150 years before it even became the United States. His name was listed as Charles Towler.
Hi, Neighbor and hope all is well in the Valley. Rain is trying to break up and sun peeking out here now. We're still right here but have to go to Asheville thursday. V.A. deal for me. Hope yall are healing up from the storm. Still a wreck east of here and will be for a long time to come. Thanks, Pal and God Bless ALL Yall!
My daddy's last name (Bohannon) is part of the Clan Buchanan from Scotland. My mom's last name (Garnica), from what I can find, is Basque. My husband is an Arnold (he's part of the Arnold Clan) via adoption. His adopted mom was A Greathouse. His birth dad was a Hope and his birth mom was a Burden/Borden.
I have a friend in California with the name Bohannon. He family were Okies from Oklahoma during the Depression. She says people still look down on them in California. They are a successful family.
I always enjoy your show.. I learn so much by the ending of the names.. None of these names today are familiar exceot Cottrell.., we had a Veteranerian by that name.. He was known as Old Doc Cottrell, I don't remember his first or given name.. Paul in Ohio..
I love history and I have watched a couple episodes….very interesting. My family names are Hitt, Jennings, Kilborn and Aaron. Would love to learn more about me. I know about the Hitt side not much about the others. Thank you
Merry Christmas Dr Barry and all viewers . Yeaton must be a really rare name .My sisters surname is Eaton .I have never heard of it with a Y in front of it .
My wife's 2nd great grandfather was William Madison Cockerham 1814-1913. For whatever reason, sometime in the very early 20th century, the whole family changed their names to Cochran. "Matt", as he was know, had 7 sons all of whom had sons and grandsons at the time. There were other Cockerhams in the same area, who seem unconnected, but also changed their names to Cochran. This happened in Jackson, Macon and Swain counties of far western North Carolina. There were other families in that area at about that time who did similarly. One prominent one is the McClanahans who changed to Smith, also for no apparent reason.
@papaw5405 Hi Papaw, in another comment, you mentioned being related to Jane or Nancy Swearingen. Was she your ancestor? My mom's maternal line goes to her. Out mtdna is T2e7.
Thank you for your wonderful cultural channel dr Barry. As always I looked up for meaning and origin of surnames you mentioned briefly here it’s Sheldon is a gender - neutral name with British origin means “ steaped valley “ . The meaning of Sheldon could come from the quaint British seaside town of Sheldon in Devonshire. Cottrell is English ( southern and western England) : status name for a cottager , from old French cotral , a diminutive of cotier ( cottager ). Bate name from the Middle English personal name bate . It could represent an unrecorded old English name bata , or a form of battle ( a short form of a Anglo - Norman French beginning with Bart , such as bartelmeu or Bertram. Cockerham surname is English ( Yorkshire) : habitational name from a place in lancashire named cocker from the cocker river ( a Celtic name apparently derived from an element kukro ( winding) ) + old English ham ( homestead) or ham ( enclosure hemmed in by water ) . Yeaton is English: habitational name from yeaton in shropshire , named with old English ea river + tun ( farmstead, estate ) . I hope you like my research. Good luck to you your family friends.
Nice to hear from the Ozarks. I'm in Floyd County, Eastern Kentucky and we have Cottrell's here. I wonder if your folks came from the Appalachians a long time ago. I was driving 50 years ago through the Ozarks after flying out to see my sister in Arizona. I'd not been far from these hills at that time and when we hit the Ozarks it was like being back home. I've been back a number of times since then and always notice the familiar surnames.
@@paulallen3557 Most native Ozarkers can trace their heritage to the Appalachians. My ancestors were from what is now West Virginia. My wife's ancestors were from eastern Kentucky.
@paulallen3557 Hi Paul, if you look at the place names, family names, and form of English spoken in both places, one has to conclude yes to your question. I chose to earn my first doctorate at the University of Arkansas because it was like my East Tennessee home.
In Appalachia my names are Smythers, McAllister, Irvin, Archer, and Spraker-all here long before the War. Many served in the Revolution. In NC, there are Weddingtons, Harrison, Spraker, Hines. (Again long before the War).
Howdy everyone, our surnames are Coleman, Roberts, Newsome, Compton and Moore, Hinkle, Maynard, and on daddy's side, there's Moore, Horn, Hinkle and Maynard, Mills, McCoy and Hatfield plus Spencer from Wales, yes we are related to Princess Do. My DNA from Ancestry DNA, Most of the DNA was Scotland Wales and Ireland, but what surprised me, was the Scandinavian countries, and Belgium, Netherlands and Germanic tribes. The one thing it doesn't tell me is where in Scotland we are from, We came in through NYC and North Carolina we traveled up to Pike County, Kentucky, we came up through North Carolina, Tennessee and then in Tax well, Virginia. Interesting. I will have to go back in your videos and see if you were over my family names. Mother was born and raised in Robinson Creek, in Pike County, Kentucky and Daddy was born and raised in Martin County Kentucky. It even shows up on Ancestry DNA.
A good many of your names have been covered. Send an email to vanntagepoint22@gmail.com to get a list of the names and episodes. I appreciate the message. Barry
Vikings could explain your Scandinavian heritage. They invaded England, scottland and Ireland. I thought that's how I got it, however recent talks with relatives revealed my grandfathers side is Norwegian. Happy hunting🩷🕊
Betz could be a german name out of english context. There are short names ending with z, for example in my village Barz, or in next elections a Mr. Merz wants to become chancellor. Also in german context this could be a first name, becomming a family name, or perhaps meaning Petz. In old fairytales (?) sometimes the bear appears as Meister Petz. A problem with german family names is, that german language was unstandandized before 1873, so family nanames writing changed often so much, that the sense is no more understandable.
My Dad's family are Yonts in Letcher County, KY. His mother was a Kidd. My Mom's family name is Wilder from Lily/London, KY. Our ancestors were British and Scandinavian predominantly. There are other spellings of Yonts: Yontz, Younce.
Could you clarify on Germanic vs Teutonic? I thought they were the same thing. And wouldn't English be a sub group of that? Moms family is pretty straightforward. No problem there. Dad's family a mystery, deliberately made so, IMO. Just found your channel. Seems interesting.
@@ak5659 Teutonic, as I understand it, refers to early Germanic people and languages. English is a Germanic language, but it has borrowed thousands of words from other languages.
My birth surname is Dennis, from north Alabame. Any possible relatives out there? I am a bustard child, and have a half-brother and half-sister that I want so much to know.
Could you please find out about my ancestors in Pike County, and Martin County, Kentucky. My mother was from Pikeville, Kentucky, her surnames are Coleman and Compton, Newsome and Roberts, Holt, then my Dad's side is a mystery, His mother was Myrtle Hinkle, her mother was Rosa Horn, who married Melvin Hinkle, then the Moore's are a big mystery, my grandfather Jessie Moore, he was born to Mary Jane Kirk, and Johnny Moore, I know she was originally from Logan, West Virginia, her family was I mean. The Moore's are much more difficult, Johnny Moore went under JMC Moore
Andrew, I appreciate the message and will keep an eye open for them. I'm not a professional genealogist. I am a historical geographer interested in identifying Antebellum families and surname origins.
Thanks for letting me know about that local custom. Cockram is described as a variant of Cockerham, so it's now a different name in the surname literature.
These names do exist, but there are four hundred names in front of them. No one else has requested them. Let me know if you still want me to look into them.
Thank you for saying "Scotch" Irish. As best I remember my mother and father told me that he was Scotch Irish with no intent of insult. The first person I heard go off on how people from Scotland were "Scottish" was Sean Connery. What I'd like to ask, is wasn't it perfectly acceptable for Americans to call people from Scotland, "Scotch" until fairly recently? Maybe I should have gotten my kilt in a wad when the term was all along and was too ignorant to know it.
It's about some Americans trying to be acceptable to modern Scots and Irish. They will never make them accept them. The Rev. Francis Makemie, who planted Presbyterianism in America around 1683, is the first known person to use that label when he was a student at the University of Glasgow. Google Scotch Pines, Scotch Tape, Scotch whiskey, and Scotch-Irish! If you want a thorough reading of it, check out James Leyburn's book: www.betterworldbooks.com/product/detail/the-scotch-irish-a-social-history-9780807842591?shipto=US&curcode=USD&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiA7NO7BhDsARIsADg_hIY5gG-2WmjBh9eZ12dEpgc6LL4940BDzvk8vJ39V4NbcGwwRjfc-rQaApPhEALw_wcB
So pleased to have a new episode today! Thank you for all you do to teach and entertain us. Merry Christmas!
@@gracie4duke Hi Gracie! Merry Christmas!
I just started watching. Thank you so much. I subscribed and will send that email. My Coppock Quaker ancestors came to Chester County Pa. in the late 1600's. Their great grandson, John Coppock , moved to Newberry S.C. There is a "Coppock House" in Newberry S.C.. I missed it the last two times I visited Newberry. Sophia Coppock then married an Irishman, James Divver. They in the end managed the Merchant's Hotel in Charleston in the 1840's. Quite an exciting story for that Irishman. I found their tombstones in different towns in S.C., but Jame's has no body per Charleston's Magnolia Cemetery volunteer.
Being a Quaker, it's easy to see John's surname as English.
I’ve just found your channel! Love it! My married name is Glenn, who I believe have been in the South since the early 1800’s… Also the Pruett family and Robert’s family from Tennessee. My maiden name is Young- with Cardwell, McGhie, and McMichael. If you’ve already covered any of these, please let me know! I’d love to learn as much as possible! Thank you for the amazing work that you do!
@sommer8337 I would attach the catalog here, but it's too long. Write to vanntagepoint22@gmail.com, and I'll send it as an attachment. I think most of your names have been covered.
@ Oh wonderful! Thank you SO much!! Email is sent!
Interesting subject,thank you for posting. Joseph avery brady
Merry Christman all! Late to live but will replay. Thanks Thumbs up😇
@@villiehaizlip7626 Hi Villie! Merry Christmas!
I've recently been looking into our family history, and it amazes me how many thousands of surnames every one of us have in our pasts. There are too many to remember. I've discovered some important historical figures, and recently went to see the cabin of Charles Cummings, who was on my Dad's side. Now, I'd love to visit Boling Island in Goochland, VA, since my mom came from Robert Boling and Pocahontas, and my dad came from the same man and his second wife, Anne Stith. The research has me amused, and intrigued.
@@charityhawks9890 Truer words were never spoken!
Thank You! Merry Christmas!
Thanks! Merry Christmas to you, as well!
First in the Kentucky mountains of mountain ash was Wilce Anderson 1787 and Samuel Ross, traders and trappers , with the Cherokee, grandparents way back.
@@larryanderson1440 Do you know about Thomas Walker and Gabriel Arthur? Arthur was the first known white man to cross Kentucky and exit through the Cumberland Gap.
One of my oldest school friends is a Cockerham. We live in Yorkshire, England.
Awesome! How's the weather in Yorkshire? It's been 24 years since I was last there.
Great job on your video 👍
Thank you! Cheers!
My mother is from Eastern Kentucky. Her maiden name is Cockerham. Her father was Claude Cockerham.
Some day you need to do an episode on first names. When I first moved to southern Kentucky in the late seventies, there were many people with very different names. Some you can identify as being Biblical, or from classical literature, but many I have no idea where they came from. Those names are dying out. The great grandchildren of Arlis and Erastus, Hollis and Creed, Garnet, Shirley (male), Perlina and Elna, Arvis and Allene, Arvest and Vina, and Lonnie and Alford and Telford are being named after movie stars and influencers and I think it is a great loss. I suspect some of these names are Scottish or Welsh or something, and handed down through families, but I really don't know.
@@thirzapeevey2395 My wife and I were just talking about the first names of ancestors that we seldom see anymore.
There is alot of Cockerhams in Surry CO NC. They are my ancestors . Hugh Cockerham. He was a veteran of the Revolutionary war.
Awesome, thanks for the message!
My husband has some Surry County Cockerhams in his lineage, too. We live in Mt. Airy.
Surname Toler. Earliest ancestor came over on the Queen's second resupply charter to the Jamestown Colony. My ancestors were in this country for more than 150 years before it even became the United States. His name was listed as Charles Towler.
Thanks! It's too bad I didn't find it. Who was the Queen? King James was the king. Anne of Denmark was James' wife. Were you thinking of Elizabeth I?
@@BarryVann I'm not sure. It was in the early 1600's. I don't know who the monarch was at that time. I'm guessing it must have been Elizabeth I.
Hi, Neighbor and hope all is well in the Valley. Rain is trying to break up and sun peeking out here now. We're still right here but have to go to Asheville thursday. V.A. deal for me. Hope yall are healing up from the storm. Still a wreck east of here and will be for a long time to come. Thanks, Pal and God Bless ALL Yall!
@@lewiemcneely9143 Howdy, brother Lewie! I hope all is well over yonder!
@@BarryVann We're just chugging along and glad Yall are! Makes us HAPPY!
My daddy's last name (Bohannon) is part of the Clan Buchanan from Scotland. My mom's last name (Garnica), from what I can find, is Basque. My husband is an Arnold (he's part of the Arnold Clan) via adoption. His adopted mom was A Greathouse. His birth dad was a Hope and his birth mom was a Burden/Borden.
Thanks for sharing your family history, it's fascinating!
I have a friend in California with the name Bohannon. He family were Okies from Oklahoma during the Depression. She says people still look down on them in California. They are a successful family.
I have family from Tennessee with Bohannon. Putnam/white county Tennessee.
@@Cerceify4645 I think that I have family in Oklahoma and California (Texas too!). There's a town in Virginia that is called Bohannon.
I always enjoy your show.. I learn so much by the ending of the names.. None of these names today are familiar exceot Cottrell.., we had a Veteranerian by that name.. He was known as Old Doc Cottrell, I don't remember his first or given name.. Paul in Ohio..
@@pdrake2572 Thanks, Paul. I appreciate the perspective from an Ohioan.
I love history and I have watched a couple episodes….very interesting. My family names are Hitt, Jennings, Kilborn and Aaron. Would love to learn more about me. I know about the Hitt side not much about the others. Thank you
Laura, I have received over 1800 requests, so I was surprised that no one has requested your surnames. At any rate, I have added them. Thanks!
@ thank you that is surprising
Merry Christmas Dr Barry and all viewers . Yeaton must be a really rare name .My sisters surname is Eaton .I have never heard of it with a Y in front of it .
Thanks for commenting on Henry Harrison's comment about the rarity of Yeaton. Didn't you tell me that you have never encountered my last name: Vann?
@@BarryVann No Dr Barry I have never heard of your name before , What are the origins of your name ?
@laceylocket1 It's either a Norman name for a person from Vannes, France, or a person from the Isle of Mann (Ellan Vannin). I've seen it in Midlands.
My wife's 2nd great grandfather was William Madison Cockerham 1814-1913. For whatever reason, sometime in the very early 20th century, the whole family changed their names to Cochran. "Matt", as he was know, had 7 sons all of whom had sons and grandsons at the time. There were other Cockerhams in the same area, who seem unconnected, but also changed their names to Cochran.
This happened in Jackson, Macon and Swain counties of far western North Carolina. There were other families in that area at about that time who did similarly. One prominent one is the McClanahans who changed to Smith, also for no apparent reason.
@papaw5405 Hi Papaw, in another comment, you mentioned being related to Jane or Nancy Swearingen. Was she your ancestor? My mom's maternal line goes to her. Out mtdna is T2e7.
@@BarryVann "maternal grandmother of husband of 3rd cousin 2x removed" so no dna match. Sorry!
Merry Christmas!
@papaw5405 No problem!
@papaw5405 Mwrry Christmas!
Thank you for your wonderful cultural channel dr Barry. As always I looked up for meaning and origin of surnames you mentioned briefly here it’s Sheldon is a gender - neutral name with British origin means “ steaped valley “ . The meaning of Sheldon could come from the quaint British seaside town of Sheldon in Devonshire. Cottrell is English ( southern and western England) : status name for a cottager , from old French cotral , a diminutive of cotier ( cottager ). Bate name from the Middle English personal name bate . It could represent an unrecorded old English name bata , or a form of battle ( a short form of a Anglo - Norman French beginning with Bart , such as bartelmeu or Bertram. Cockerham surname is English ( Yorkshire) : habitational name from a place in lancashire named cocker from the cocker river ( a Celtic name apparently derived from an element kukro ( winding) ) + old English ham ( homestead) or ham ( enclosure hemmed in by water ) . Yeaton is English: habitational name from yeaton in shropshire , named with old English ea river + tun ( farmstead, estate ) . I hope you like my research. Good luck to you your family friends.
Thanks, Khatoon!
Merry Merry Christmas from the Ozarks! Cottrell's are a prominent family in these parts.
Merry Christmas! Thanks, Terry!
Nice to hear from the Ozarks. I'm in Floyd County, Eastern Kentucky and we have Cottrell's here. I wonder if your folks came from the Appalachians a long time ago. I was driving 50 years ago through the Ozarks after flying out to see my sister in Arizona. I'd not been far from these hills at that time and when we hit the Ozarks it was like being back home. I've been back a number of times since then and always notice the familiar surnames.
@@paulallen3557 Most native Ozarkers can trace their heritage to the Appalachians. My ancestors were from what is now West Virginia. My wife's ancestors were from eastern Kentucky.
@paulallen3557 Hi Paul, if you look at the place names, family names, and form of English spoken in both places, one has to conclude yes to your question. I chose to earn my first doctorate at the University of Arkansas because it was like my East Tennessee home.
Could you please check on the Lattin Surname? Thank you so much.
Yes. It has been added to my list.
@@BarryVann Thank you.
In Appalachia my names are Smythers, McAllister, Irvin, Archer, and Spraker-all here long before the War. Many served in the Revolution. In NC, there are Weddingtons, Harrison, Spraker, Hines. (Again long before the War).
@reginahay5211 Write to vanntagepoint22@gmail.com for a catalog of the family names that we've covered.
Can you do one on Oxendines and Chavis and Cumbo Please
Write to Vanntagepoint22@gmail.com to get a list.
Have you covered Arnold, and peters yet?
@@kathyb8540 Hi Kathy, send an email to vanntagepoint22@gmail.com for a list of covered names and their episodes.
@@BarryVann Thank you. This is my first siting of your program!
Howdy everyone, our surnames are Coleman, Roberts, Newsome, Compton and Moore, Hinkle, Maynard, and on daddy's side, there's Moore, Horn, Hinkle and Maynard, Mills, McCoy and Hatfield plus Spencer from Wales, yes we are related to Princess Do. My DNA from Ancestry DNA, Most of the DNA was Scotland Wales and Ireland, but what surprised me, was the Scandinavian countries, and Belgium, Netherlands and Germanic tribes. The one thing it doesn't tell me is where in Scotland we are from, We came in through NYC and North Carolina we traveled up to Pike County, Kentucky, we came up through North Carolina, Tennessee and then in Tax well, Virginia. Interesting. I will have to go back in your videos and see if you were over my family names. Mother was born and raised in Robinson Creek, in Pike County, Kentucky and Daddy was born and raised in Martin County Kentucky. It even shows up on Ancestry DNA.
A good many of your names have been covered. Send an email to vanntagepoint22@gmail.com to get a list of the names and episodes. I appreciate the message. Barry
Vikings could explain your Scandinavian heritage. They invaded England, scottland and Ireland. I thought that's how I got it, however recent talks with relatives revealed my grandfathers side is Norwegian. Happy hunting🩷🕊
My family from John’s creek
Look for me in your DNA matches. I see a lot of common names and history. Look for Y-dna relationships from the Scottish Borders area.
Morgan Co via pike county... Like you
Nichols, Stacy, Bowling, Craig, Gray, Alford, English, Goodman, Phillips, Purden, Morris,
Many of your names have been covered. Write to vanntagepoint22@gmail.com for a free catalog of names.
I have a Cockerham ancestor who was from North Carolina.
Betz could be a german name out of english context. There are short names ending with z, for example in my village Barz, or in next elections a Mr. Merz wants to become chancellor. Also in german context this could be a first name, becomming a family name, or perhaps meaning Petz. In old fairytales (?) sometimes the bear appears as Meister Petz. A problem with german family names is, that german language was unstandandized before 1873, so family nanames writing changed often so much, that the sense is no more understandable.
@@brittakriep2938 Thanks for the thoughtful comment!
My Dad's family are Yonts in Letcher County, KY. His mother was a Kidd. My Mom's family name is Wilder from Lily/London, KY. Our ancestors were British and Scandinavian predominantly.
There are other spellings of Yonts: Yontz, Younce.
I think that you are the third person to react to the Younts surname. Many names never get a reaction. Interesting!
@@BarryVann Happy New Year!
York from Tennessee
Episode 46 (October 4, 2022)
I have failed to find the origin of the surname Fobar which is in my mother family lineage. Any info on this name?
It's not a common name in the South. It's most likely an alternate form of Farber.
Could you clarify on Germanic vs Teutonic? I thought they were the same thing. And wouldn't English be a sub group of that?
Moms family is pretty straightforward. No problem there. Dad's family a mystery, deliberately made so, IMO.
Just found your channel. Seems interesting.
@@ak5659 Teutonic, as I understand it, refers to early Germanic people and languages. English is a Germanic language, but it has borrowed thousands of words from other languages.
@@ak5659 What’s your dad's surname?
My birth surname is Dennis, from north Alabame. Any possible relatives out there? I am a bustard child, and have a half-brother and half-sister that I want so much to know.
I covered Dennis last week: Episode S2:24 (December 10, 2024)
Abrams - came over to US to coast of Virginia.
It's on the list to cover!
1 in every 78 people in Tennessee have the last name of Smith.
Yes, and it could have originated in a number of countries where there were people who forged metal.
Schmied, Schmidt, Smythe, and other variations have been Anglicized over the years.
@billywalker9223 Miller has received similar alterations.
My family's names include Darlington, Joyner, Lewis, Oglesby, Pengree, Pinckney, Randall, Sims and Smith
Write to vanntagepoint22@gmail.com for a catalog of the family names that we've covered.
Hello people
@@catherinealonso8923 Hi Catherine!
How about WYNNE?😊
@@lizkearsing325 For a list, write to vanntagepoint22@gmail.com.
Any information on the Hartness name would be greatly appreciated
Thanks for the request! I have added Hartness to my list to research.
Could you please find out about my ancestors in Pike County, and Martin County, Kentucky. My mother was from Pikeville, Kentucky, her surnames are Coleman and Compton, Newsome and Roberts, Holt, then my Dad's side is a mystery, His mother was Myrtle Hinkle, her mother was Rosa Horn, who married Melvin Hinkle, then the Moore's are a big mystery, my grandfather Jessie Moore, he was born to Mary Jane Kirk, and Johnny Moore, I know she was originally from Logan, West Virginia, her family was I mean. The Moore's are much more difficult, Johnny Moore went under JMC Moore
Andrew, I appreciate the message and will keep an eye open for them. I'm not a professional genealogist. I am a historical geographer interested in identifying Antebellum families and surname origins.
ares is brainard from ashland ky please
Debbie, it has been added to the list of names to cover.
@@BarryVann thank you cant wait
Cockerham in SW Virginia was pronounced 'Cockram'.
Thanks for letting me know about that local custom. Cockram is described as a variant of Cockerham, so it's now a different name in the surname literature.
How about the name Scammell or Stidd
These names do exist, but there are four hundred names in front of them. No one else has requested them. Let me know if you still want me to look into them.
Thank you for saying "Scotch" Irish.
As best I remember my mother and father told me that he was Scotch Irish with no intent of insult. The first person I heard go off on how people from Scotland were "Scottish" was Sean Connery.
What I'd like to ask, is wasn't it perfectly acceptable for Americans to call people from Scotland, "Scotch" until fairly recently? Maybe I should have gotten my kilt in a wad when the term was all along and was too ignorant to know it.
It's about some Americans trying to be acceptable to modern Scots and Irish. They will never make them accept them. The Rev. Francis Makemie, who planted Presbyterianism in America around 1683, is the first known person to use that label when he was a student at the University of Glasgow. Google Scotch Pines, Scotch Tape, Scotch whiskey, and Scotch-Irish! If you want a thorough reading of it, check out James Leyburn's book: www.betterworldbooks.com/product/detail/the-scotch-irish-a-social-history-9780807842591?shipto=US&curcode=USD&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiA7NO7BhDsARIsADg_hIY5gG-2WmjBh9eZ12dEpgc6LL4940BDzvk8vJ39V4NbcGwwRjfc-rQaApPhEALw_wcB
Same fur trade company they worked the Cherokee and create Indians.