Robert Lowry Doran was the son of Alexander Doran and Elizabeth Lowry. Alexander Doran was born on June 2, 1760 in the state of Maryland. Elizabeth Lowry was born on April 28, 1763 in Augusta County, Virginia. Robert Lowry Doran was named after his grandfather, Robert Lowry. Robert was called […]
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Ruth Duncan was the daughter of David Duncan and Letitia Anderson. David Duncan was born on September 6, 1772 in Ulster County, Ireland. His family came from Scotland. Letitia Anderson was born in 1757 in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Ruth was born on January 11, 1800 in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. […]
Families (Duncan, Ruth 1800)
Robert Stuart Coulter II was the son of Robert Stuart Coulter I and Margaret Fleming. Robert Stuart Coulter I was born in 1760 in Tyrone County, Ireland. Margaret Fleming was born in 1764 at Bull Run, Prince William County, Virginia. Robert’s heritage is mostly Scottish. He was born on September […]
Families (Coulter II, Robert Stuart 1809)
Lydia Clause or Clouse was the daughter of John Clouse and Christina Wolford. The name Clause can be spelled a variety of ways. Lydia was called Liddy, as a child. John Clouse was born on September 8, 1775 in Chester Springs, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Christina Wolford or Wolfford was born […]
Families (Claus/Clouse, Lydia 1812)
Elizabeth G. Benson was the daughter of Richard Allen Benson and Sarah Jones. Richard Allen Benson was born on September 12, 1782 in North Carolina. Sarah was born on May 2, 1787 in North Carolina. Elizabeth G. Benson was born on October 20, 1808 in Tennessee or Springfield, Robertson County, […]
Families (Benson, Elizabeth G 1808)
There are thousands of surnames all over the world. Many more than 100 or 200 years ago. Almost every surname has changed over time. New spellings of the old names have created many problems for genealogists. The new spellings and sometimes different pronunciations, have added to these problems. There are […]
Surname Overview
Surnames that have changes in spelling over time as illustrated below: Aaron, Aron, Arron Abbey, Abbe, Abbie, Abby Abbott, Abbett, Abbit, Abbot, Abott Abel, Abeel, Abell, Able Abernathy, Abernethy, Abernathie Acker, Acor, Acres, Aker, Akers Acworth, Ackworth, Ackworthe Adams, Addams, Adamms, Adam, Addoms Adcock, Addcock, Adcok Addebury, Addabury, Atterbury, Attaberry, […]
Surname Variations (A-F)
Many people, who sailed to the Americas, over the years from other counties, changed their names. They wanted to fit in. They didn’t want to stand out or be seen as different. Some people simply used a translation, of their surname. We will be adding to this list, as time […]
Surname Translations
In genealogy, even the smallest details are important. In each family that you research, if you need to find someone who was born before 1940, for example, you can use the 1940 U.S. Census to find your first ancestor in that particular family. Some people trace just their surname line. […]