Mary that was a powerful tribute to your father! I like his and your priorities! Merry Christmas!

I was brought up: God, Family, and Country. That is how I profess.

@@BarryVann was doing research and stumbled upon your videos by fate. Do you have any videos on the Samsel, Carpenter, and Lakins surnames? I live in Tennessee. I have tried to trace the Lakins surname, but I get different answers each time. My earliest ancestors name went from Lacock, to Laycock, to Laycook, and Lakins. It apparently changed when my family settled in Virginia. Any ideas?

i did a dna test and have the exact heritage

Mary , my mother’s family were West . One of our ancestors ( my family’s) was William West who was one of the first people off the boat and helped build up Jamestown. Then there was a Henry West that was part of the Bacon Rebellion. I have copies of land grants for another ancestor in which they show that one of my direct West ancestors owned most of the land where Baltimore now stands. It is all recorded on my family tree on Geni. There is also a thick book about the West family that l bought for my mother years ago when her family Bible went missing .

Awesome! Thank you! Barry Vann

Happy new year!

You got it! Thanks, Bill. Merry Christmas! Barry

Many thanks, Brett! I translate subscriber to friend! Thanks, mate! Barry

You are welcome, Ruth!

You are so welcome! Guy, I appreciate the positive reaction. Merry Christmas! Barry

Bless you for saying that, but what did I do to deserve being a treasure? Barry

Happy holidays! Compton is an English toponymic. The same is true for Singleton. I don't have any information in Grams and Kromminga. Sorry!

A few Bateman in my husband's tree in Sandon, Essex, England.

are your Adkinses from Henry Co Virginia?

Glad you liked it!

Deb, those results are quite common in southern Appalachia. Spartanburg is in the upstate and is an Appalachian county.

@@BarryVann I'm looking forward to finding out more about my family history. I've always been a huge history buff.

Thank you, Sandra! Would you like for me to look into the origin of Phelps? Merry Christmas!

Phelps is my maternal family name. A bit distant though. They come from NC by way of VA. I would love for Baron to research that name.

You're welcome, Roxanna! Barry

You're in! Thanks! Barry

Thanks, Luther. Stay tuned. I will be happy to research them for you and put them in a new show. Merry Christmas!

That is awesome Kristi! I began my teaching career about 15 miles from Wartburg in Sunbright, TN. You are right about the German settlement of Wartburg. Law comes from Lawrence, and it can be English or Scottish. Simple names like Vann or Law can have multiple origins. There are even non-related Law families in Canton China! I would say that you know more than the average person already!

Thanks for clicking! KZfaq must have turned off the messages. The couple in the original thumbnail are my great, great grandparents: Enoch Voyles and Mary Elizabeth Morris.

You are most welcome! I would start with Counties Antrim and Down (Scots settled there heavily in the early seventeenth century. It even has its own tartan. The English more often than not settled in Derry, which they called the major city Londonderry. Happy New Year, Susan! Barry

As best we can figure, "my" Walkers progressed steadily from (names deleted for privacy): (1454-?) Sharpenhoe, Bedfordshire, England --> (?1487-1529) Middleton (Rothwell), Yorkshire, England --> (1513-1575) Ruddington, Nottinghamshire --> (1535-23 Jul 1592) Ruddington, Nottinghamshire --> (1566-1 Jul 1642) Nottinghamshire/Derry, Ireland, etc. Although this is just a starting point, I hope it helps, and fwiw, there are TONS of Georges, Thomases, and Gervaises involved, lol.

No worries!

Good morning, Chantal, I am happy to research Keddie for you. I know County Fife well. That's the home of St. Andrews!

Thanks, Larry! Are you an assistant AD at OSU?

@@BarryVann no sir. I'm an old retired high school teacher from this area. I taught English, journalism, and social studies. The only teaching I've done in college was with foreign exchange students at NSU. Do you know an old acquaintance of mine, Dr. Brad Agnew who taught for many years at NSU? He was one of the sharpest guys and best teachers I've ever met.

@@larryreese6146 HI Larry, I don't recall ever meeting Brad. My best friend is from green country. He taught college and high school. His name is Jim Atkinson.

@@baronvann1314 don't think that name sounds familiar. But it possibly wouldn't. After 28 years I retired in 2005. I'll be looking for your next video and looking forward to gaining some more good information. Stay safe, sir, and have a very good Christmas.

It's pretty country, but it is remote. Good call!

Greg, a smith was a person who worked as a metallurgist, so just about every large village or city would have them. I wish I could tell you more. Barry

Linda, Fugerson is a derivative of Ferguson. I covered it already. It's a Scottish name. I have Franklin on the list. Thanks for watching! Barry

Very cool! Dawkins is an old English name that roughly means the son of little Daw. See Harrison, Surnames of the United Kingdom, p. 111.

Awesome! Thank you! Barry

Mary, I appreciate the note.

Hi Lennette! Johnston is a common name among the Scots and Ulster-Scots people. Picket was covered in Episode 17, and Murray is coming up next week or the week after. Thanks for watching and for commenting! Barry

@@savanahmclary4465 ya had me until you said screw ancestry. Thanks for the history lesson but I never would have known what I know without their information. Another piece of history for you my many times great grandfather was a James. He named the town of Maryville. He named it after the governors wife to avoid people getting mad at him.

@@savanahmclary4465 and that’s East Tennessee State University. My husband went there.😊

Sandy, I'm glad you found the channel. I will put Warren, Phipps, and Reece on the list to research. It might be a two or three weeks before I get to them. Merry Christmas!

@@BarryVann Thank you so much for you time and effort, really enjoy your channel. And Merry Christmas to you as well.

My middle name is Reece. I have no idea where they got it. It is also my father's middle name.

@@KarlMcCleve I have heard of the name Reece or Reese being used as a first or middle name.

@@KarlMcCleve Its the English version of Rhys which is Welsh

Added! Episode 22 is starting at 2. I hope you can watch! Barry

Hi James, thanks for watching and for writing. I have three half brothers and a mom (by marriage) who are Jones, so I had better get that name correct!

@@BarryVann Too funny. I'm happy to see a channel that focuses on the various people of Appalachia. I see many names that were in the cemetery that my mother was buried at near Owenton, Kentucky.

Glad you enjoyed it! Barry Vann

Thanks, Diarmuid, that great information. It adds a lot to our knowledge.

@@BarryVann thanks Barry. Edited to add more thoughts. . .

Whittaker is a form of Whitemore, Whittemore, and others from England from my search

Hi Anna, some of your requested names have been presented. I added Sword and Fife to the list, so please write to vanntagepoint22@gmail.com to request a list of names and corresponding episodes. It's impossible to attached that list to KZfaq comments. Thanks, Barry

Thanks for sharing! I put the names on my production list.

Hi Sara, thanks for the message. I'm glad that you are enjoying the show. It looks like Wimple is a southern Saxon name that was recorded in Suffolk before the Norman Invasion in 1066.

Great suggestion!

Hi Melonie, I will be happy to research those names for you. Please stay tuned. I have a sizable list, so it might take a few weeks. Happy New Year, Barry!

Thank you, Dee Dee! I don't trust the Internet sources. They are all over the place. I will be happy to research Hawkins for you. Please stay tuned. I have sizable list, so it might take a few weeks.

Hi, take a look at episode 31 for Brown. The others are on the list to cover. Barry

@@BarryVann thank you.

April, thanks for watching and for the question about the surname Hall. It might take a couple of episodes to get to it, but it's on the list. Merry Christmas!

That's awesome, Brett!

Iama, I'm happy that you are watching! Moffat appears as a Scottish name in all of my sources. G. F. Black claims it appears in the records in Scotland as early as 1232. Merry Christmas!

I have Moffits in my ancestory and we are strictly West Virginians.

Moffat is a town in the Scottish borders.

Hi A Arnold! Thanks for writing, Here's a link to the episode in which I discuss Powell. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iNqJjLOTl62op3k.html

Thanks for adding to the discussion, Vlad! Happy New Year! Barry

Char, welcome to the channel! I am honored to research your maiden name. Please keep a watch for new videos. It might be two or three weeks, but I have it on the programming list.

@@BarryVann Thank you so very much, Barry! I'll keep an eye out for it, if you can add it! I love the information you provide.... It's all very interesting to me, and I appreciate your adding my maiden name to your list! 🙂🌺🌻

@Cher. Cochran is of Irish origin. Another spelling is Coughran.

One more thing. I found that my Kennedy ancestors went thru name changes. Fro m Kennedy to Canada to Casada. Would you know why that happened or how it could happen? Thank you.

Glad you enjoyed it! I will be happy to research Hughes and Branscomb for you. Please stay tuned. I have sizable list, so it might take a few weeks.

Thanks! Germany is a fascinating country. Barry

Thanks for asking about Oliver. I will certainly include it. It might be two or three weeks.

Not yet! My Dad's family was in Buncombe County before moving to Tennessee and North Georgia. I will be happy to research that name for you. There are thousands of surnames in southern Appalachia, and I have a sizable list of requested names. It might take a few weeks. Please stay tuned. Kind regards, Barry

Please forgive the brief history tour, but it's essential to know. In 1066, William, the Duke of Normandy, who was descended from a Viking chieftain named Rollo, claimed to have inherited the throne of England upon the death of King Edward the Confessor. The dispute led to an invasion of England by William who led an invasion force of over 10,000. His army included other Viking descendants (that's where the name Normandy originated--the land of the Northmen). Also, there were Flemish and Breton soldiers under William. They spoke forms of French, and some from Brittany no doubt spoke Breton. Within 200 years, Normans had acquired lands (estates) over much of England, Scotland, Ireland, and to a lesser extent Wales. For around 200 years, French was the official language of England's government and church. They also introduced hundreds of surnames. Which surname makes you ask this question? I will try to answer it. I am happy to help, if I can. Barry

Thanks for sharing! I will be happy to research McCleve for you. Please stay tuned. I have sizable list, so it might take a few weeks.

I have plans to include Bell. I can tell you that it is common in Scottish-English border country.

Yep. That's an oversight on my part. Thanks! Barry

Welcome to the channel, Alabama Smokey Wilson! I placed Monroe and Quinn on the production list. They should be part of the discussion in a few weeks. Merry Christmas!

@@BarryVann That's mighty nice of you. I watched a few of your videos. They just came up at random. I liked them so I subscribed so I wouldn't miss any. Hope you and yours have a Merry Christmas.

My MIL was a Quinn and married a Monroe. FIL was raised by Chestnuts.

Harold, it's a pleasure to receive your comment and question. Appleby is an English name but it is of Viking origin. It means apple farm or farm by an orchard. Davis can be English, Irish, Scottish or English as well as Brown.

Crabtree is a common name in Lancashire England

That's interesting. My last name is Davidson I'm from SW Virginia.. the town called Appalachia

@@MegDD3912 My paternal grandmother was a Davidson and was from Pickett Co. TN. which is near the TN/KY/VA border.

I have a Kentucky John Holman. Married a Lacefield

Wow! Enterkin is a rare surname associated with Enterkin in Dumfries, Scotland.

Hi Thomas, thanks for writing! I can relate to your father-son situation. I covered Wright already in one of the first five videos on surnames. I need to set up a system to catalog each surname. I have placed Hancock on the list. Whipple is of English origin. It most likely referred to a person who lived near a whippletree. It's a kind of dogwood.

It's on my list, David. Thanks for writing! Barry

There were never any real migration flows of Portuguese into Appalachia. They had a place in South America to settle. It's called Brazil. Besides that, the DNA of the Portuguese, absent any contribution from the Moors of North Africa, is very similar to R1b1 in Ireland and Wales. Melungeon is a tri-racial, amorphous grouping of people. They are essentially Appalachian in their outlook and values. Genetics have demystified them, but like anything that can be considered unique, a lot of people would like that identity. I think that is why so many people have a Cherokee story to tell. There are plenty of dark skinned people from Ireland and Great Britain, so a DNA test is the only way to know if one could a Melungeon.

Goins, family are he most popular names.Melungeon have so many names.

@@jadorahawkins6901 As far as I know, Melungeons are mix race and have regular Appalachian names. Goins is an Irish name that means "going."

I'm related to Henry Bunch

Bunch were Choctaw Freeman I believe check out Susanna Summerlin she was a Bunch

Barbara, I have not covered those names, but I can tell you that they are Scottish and irish names. Which DNA service did you use? Juanita was only 12 or 13 when she was sacrificed. As far as I know, you might share the same MTDNA with her, but I do not know of anyway that they can tell that you descend from her. I would be happy to know how they accomplished that feat. If you know, please share it with me,

Ferrell is only Irish in origin. It originates in county Longford and were a prominent clan

@@BarryVann CRI (Cellular Research Institute). When googling best test, this showed as #1. I do a lot of research on Ancestry but read they use a lot of your information you post on their site for their results. I have seen a lot of mistakes people on my tree have made and I didn't want that info to trace my line. CRI says I have 2.5% Spain in my genes. Haplogroup sharing collection of inherited genes that trace maternal mtDNA and paternal mtDNA ancestry line back to single common ancestor. To find out more results, you have to buy points which can get expensive, in my view. I read years ago how Momia Juanita body was found perfectly preserved, as well as DNA due to frozen temperature she was found in. Half sisters tell me our great grandmother said she was half Cherokee (doesn't everyone say that from that area?) so I was looking for Native American and not Spain. Today I did find information on a Slagle (Schlegel in German) that married into family. That would explain some of the German in me. This is all from my mother's side. I have read about Ferrell (Ireland) and Adair (Scotland) on my father's side and know where the name originates. Given the name and meaning (Man of Valor), I am not sure if Ferrell served a King and possibly knights? The McGuffey's from Scotland believed in fairies. What can I say?

I'm not sure about Tullos. Burkhart is German.

I'm glad that the content was relevant to your family. Merry Christmas! Barry Vann

Joy, for your convenience, I am pasting the names and associated episodes for your consideration: Surname Catalog Season 1 Episode 1 November 15, 2021: Anderson Buchanan Callahan Duncan Evans Graham Johnson/ Jones Owens Murphy Parton Relevant Episode 2 December 16, 2021 Reed Wallace Sneed Parsons Morgan Dunlap Waddie Williams Walker Ferguson Episode 3 December 21, 2021 Hutchison/Hutchinson Thompson/Thomson Wynn Shackelford Walmsley Devol Beverly Cobb Moore Spence Cochran Episode 4 December 20, 2021 Cornett Stone/Stane Ratcliff Bush McNair Spiller Lewis Wright Hall Ham Episode 5 January 4, 2021 Hale Zwingli, Singly Colvin Pepper Phipps/Phillips Warren Ausmus Quinn Monroe Jerrell/Gerald Mooney Episode 6 January 11, 2021 Lyle(s)/Lisle(s) Lindsey Carlin Dominey Oliver Adkins Browning Hensley Crum Lee/Lea Episode 7 January 20, 2021 Meeks Harvey Prater White Copeland Keen/Keene Patterson Hawkins Kilby Gordon Fugate Episode 8 Gibson Chisholm Branscomb Hughes Sizemore Kirkland Roberts Robertson Watson Hatfield Mullins Episode 9 (February 3, 2022) Coots Russell Byers Poland Hicks Tomlinson Scantlin/Scanlon Upchurch Wilson Episode 10 (February 10, 2022) Blevins Talley/Tally Newell Simpson/Simms/Simson Hood Crowder Priddy Sanders/Saunders Evans Episode 11 (February 15, 2022) Longmire Hatfield Kildare Kincaid Stewart/Stuart McCollough Haney Bell Caldwell Episode 12 (February 17, 2022) Grier or Greer Sumner Burke Barnett Perry or Parry Fultz Gatlin Dunn or Dunne or Dunning Corbin Episode 13 (February 23, 2022) Burrell Carver Stokes Franklin Cox Tipton Hamilton Skene Marcum Episode 14 (March 1, 2022) Suttles Perkins Lamb Davis Gallaher Philpot Graves Pichon Ramsey Episode 15 (March 4, 2022) Gray Bussell Lanham Coulter Runyon Stapleton Broom Meade Montgomery Cooper Episode 16 (March 10, 2022) Underwood Scoggins Pearson Cressy Finlay Bond Johnston Tait Episode 17 Jeffers Mitchell Harrison Hunt Pickett Eldridge Crowe Caudill Morris Langdon or Langton Episode 18 Couch Kees Bailey Miller Culbertson MacArthur Lovell Shinn Hankins Spencer Episode 19 Fox Ledford Mason Alexander Halsey Warden Whaley Bennett Stringer Hewitt Episode 20 (April 5, 2022) Snyder Brock Hancock Whitehead Collins Gregory Craven Orr Episode 21 (April 12, 2022) Masters Kirkland McKiddy (No find) Gruggett (No Find) Glozier (No Find) Hamby Houston Boren Gooden Carroll Austin Herndon Episode 22 (April 19, 2022) Sherril Millsaps Rowland Morton Conley Sanson Rader Autry McDowell Episode 23 (April 27, 2022) Bryan, Brien, Bryan, Bryant Keziah, Kiziah Clowers Dunford Harmon, Harman, Herman Aycock, Heycock Nash Golden Holbrook Bilbrey, Bilbray, Bilby Episode 24 (May 3, 2022) Bird/Byrd Bridgeman Huddleston/Hiddleston Scott Hopkins Holyfield Bradley Jackson Rice/Rhys Episode 25 (May 9, 2022) Baldwin Baker Burris McClain Cummings Boggs Pritchard Nolan Episode 26 (May 17, 2022) Clary McNeal Rathbone Belcher Holmes Harris Barr Ford Tucker Episode 27 (May 24, 2022) Forbes Combs Adkinson/Atkinson /Acheson Howard Bruce Duggan Butler Goins Mader Powell Episode 28 (May 31, 2022) Hannah Hoskins Mosley Higginbotham Davenport Durley Reynolds Bays Campbell Episode 29 (June 7, 2022) Hodgkinson and Hodges Brazil (O’ Breasal) Newsome Wood(s) Elkins Lunsford DeHart Varney Episode 30 (June 14, 2022) Woodland Flatt and Flett Gentry Ison Hamrick and Hammerich Snell and Schnell Jaynes and Janes Jude Puckett Episode 31 (June 21, 2022) Brown Hartley Fletcher Hildebrand Duggar Dalton Bunch Hardwick McWhorter Episode 32 (June 28, 2022) Young/Younger Basham Head Frick(s) Gilley Shelton Frances Pearce Episode 33 (July 6, 2022) Beach Gardiner Kerr/Carr Hedger Bowles Curd Mercer Kendrick Dischner Episode 34 (July 12, 2022) Brimmer, Brymer Childress, Childers, Childs Honaker, Honegger Wood, Woods Dooley Lynch Simmons, Simonds, Knowles Horne Episode 35 (July 19, 2022) Redden Rowan Hollon Palmer Wilde Clayborne Jenkins Meadows Forester Episode 36 (July 26, 2022) West Lay Foster Leavey Bolling Webster Ballard Barnes Eason Ashcroft Episode 37 (August 2, 2022) King Fortune Darling, Darlin Christian Taylor Moody, Moodie Duff Campbell Allen, Alen, Allan, Alan Cable Episode 38 (August 9, 2022) Barker Petry Pauley Brumfield Henry Shannon Templeton Oney, Onley, Onely Sledge McKee MacIan Episode 39 (August 16, 2022) Leverett, Liverett Smallwood Stow(e) Lovejoy Burnside Selvage Lawson Mattox/Maddox McClister, McAllister Lowe Episode 40 (August 23, 2022) Rowe Collinsworth Roark McReynolds Gilbert Perkey Badgett Gilliland Webb Pirtle Episode 41 (August 30, 2022) Mayes Fortenberry Fortner, Furtner Hammett Fleenor Grantham Cairns, Karnes Pitt(s) Berry Barry, Barrie Episode 42 (September 6, 2022) Mayberry/ Maybury Martin Griffin Midkiff Adams Episode 43 (September 13, 2022) Yonts, Janz Parrott Kinder Wingfield Rose Yates Queen, McQueen Mulkeahey, Mulcahy Mitchusson, Mitchelson Galloway Episode 44 (September 21, 2022) Goggans, Goggins Light Skinner Ramey Enterkin Holloway Borders Fitch Ollis, Ollas, Olice Clark Episode 45 (September 27, 2022) Ray/Rhea/ Wray Craddock Castle, Kassel Grimm, Grim, and Grime Mixon, Nixon (Shout out to David Orochena (Ore-O-Chen-a.). Pace Capps Beasley Episode 46 (October 4, 2022) Baxter Coomer, Comber Bass Maggard Arthur Crisman, Chrisman Radabaugh York Episode 47 (October 11, 2022) Godfrey Kinsey, Kimsey Long Addington Medley Medlin Ferris, Farris Episode 48 (October 25, 2022) Thacker Childers Gossett Sharpe Jordan Case Sutton Episode 49 (November 1, 2022) Rambert Webster Ballard Crookshanks, Cruickshank Hacker Huggins, Hugans, Huggons Hanson, Hansen Huckaby, Huckabee, Huccaby Episode 50 (November 8, 2022) Shamblin/Chamblin Norwood Jarvis Ramsey Truman Bragg Sloan, Slone Nichols Hammond Episode 51 (Recorded out of order on January 10, 2023) Bain Cantrell Christopher Black Garman Mason Litton/Lytton Helton Turpin Episode 52 (December 13, 2022) Choat, Choate Todd Sircy, Searcy Dickson, Dixon Peoples Aycock, Adcock Grace Harrington Episode 53 (January 17, 2023) Helton Turpin Massey McGibbon Younger Hurst Henderson Episode 54 (January 21, 2023) Hammack Thurston Persinger, Bersinger Robbins McHam Estep Drummond O’Neal, O’Neil, O’Neal Episode 55 (April 5, 2023) Harlan(d) Buffington Shields Grant Emery, Emory Luttrell Archer Ayers, Ayres Episode 56 (April 12, 2023) Chester Kemplin Lay(s) Kelley, Kelly Peters Robinson Goble, Gobble Episode 57 (April 18, 2023) Hob, Hobb, Hobbs Wilcox, Wilcocks Lawson Thomas, McTavish, MacThomas Lane Marshall Maloney, Moloney Hughes, Huws Episode 58 (May 9, 2023) Deaton Couch Colburn Mayo Maness Hutton Bartlett deHart Episode 59 (May 16, 2023) Cremeans Catlett Croft Marshman Craver Hanes Everhart Loftin Episode 60 (May 26, 2023) Mize Etherton Burchfield Moon Strange Sherrill Lyon Payne Episode 61 (June 6, 2023) Collett Sample(s) Scruggs McCann Hill Skaggs Sparks Sturgill, Stodghill Episode 62 (June 13, 2023) Doss/Dawes Sandifer Estes Rogers Barnes Eason Ashcroft Episode 63 (June 22, 2023) Burton Windolph Shinkle, Schinkel, Schenkel McFarlin Manning Pendleton Poage Kennedy Episode 64 (June 27, 2023) Brooks Fike Basham Spradlin Fettinger Maynard Kidwell Murray Episode 65 (July 11, 2023) Cline Stepp Coppess Westbrook Burnham Setzer Stevens, Stephens Hawthorn Craig Episode 66 (July 18, 2023) Lanier Ferebee Presley Blankenship Sisson MacCarroll Hastings Winters Episode 67 (July 31, 2023) Ginn Tallman Stooksbury Kyker, Keicher Ailor, Aylor Weaver Whitehead Oxendine Episode 68 (August 8, 2023) Absher Prather Pigman Wetzel McGhee Stanley Garrett Episode 69 (August 22, 2023) Meece Van Hook Vanover Holt Hargis Sinclair Scott Episode 70 (September 5, 2023) Mims Hurley Easterly Knox Gillette Peak Coley, Colley, Collie Episode 71 (September 12, 2023) House Doherty McManus Hagler Fields Messer Renfro, Renfroe, Renfrow Episode 72 (September 20, 2023) Hunter Coffee Gunter Muse Rigney Wood, Woods, Woodson McCleve /McCleave Episode 73 (September 26, 2023) Pike Lambert Heavens Burgess Crider Bethea Westray Season 2 Episode 1 (June 11, 2024) Bean, Beene, Alverson Crumley Chumley Bunt Dedman Godsey Sconyers/ Conyers

I believe John Ross became renowned amongst the Cherokee Indians and assisted them with legal process in congress

My mother was from Erwin area. She grew up on Higgins Creek. Last name Mashburn. Her great grandfather was a Foster.

Glad you think so! Merry Christmas, Barry

@@BarryVann You have really interesting and enjoyable content! Merry Christmas to you too and all here! God bless, Ian

There is a town outside of Knoxville named Luttrell. It's in Union County, which is a neighboring county to where I live. Luttrell is actually coming up in episode 54. Thanks for watching and for writing! Barry

Happy holidays! Yes, I am a descendant of Chief Vann. I talk a bit about that connection in this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b6qjfpCbm7CqaZc.html. General Stand Watie (Cherokee) was the last Confederate general to surrender.

@@BarryVann Lovely🙂I enjoyed a tour of his house.

Quite a history.

Terry, Cavender doesn't show up in any of my books, but that doesn't mean that the name is absent from those lands. I did find this for you. I may well be a variation on the Irish name Cavanagh.

@@BarryVann yes, I have heard that one before, also Caveness, Cavendish, and a few others. It may be Norman in origin, but, so far, nothing concrete. The name seems to be in more places than just Ireland, the UK, Germany, etc.... We are supposed to have a castle in Ireland, I haven't found it yet, BUT, there is a "Cavender Castle," in North Georgia wine country. I'm not too hung up on my last name, just the history is interesting. Thanks for your reply.

@@terrycavender I'm sorry I could not help you more with it.

@@BarryVann no worries, hearing about the other names was very interesting since I'm from "The Hills." There is such a rich heritage in the Appalachians, the layers upon layers of immigrants, Scots, Irish, German, Italian, not to mention the native American, and African contributions. I'm proud of my origins, my ancestors, many of the names to be found in our family graveyard in Upper Wills Creek Road, West Virginia. Just for fun, give Law, Low, Lowe, and, this is a good one Wilfong, a shot...

Interesting information, Art. Thank you kindly for it! Barry

Macomb County is a nice area. I grew up between Michigan Avenue and Fort Street in west Detroit. I could easily ride my bicycle to Dearborn.

LK, I will be happy to research that name for you. Please stay tuned. I have sizable list, so it might take a few weeks.

Surnames that end in -by (Bigby, Rigby, Digby, Bixby, etc) are said to be of Norse origin, indicating a place (with the -by on the end). For example, Digby indicates an ancestor who lived near (by) a significant ditch that was know to be man-made (Dig).

Many thanks for the comment, Melonie! I think you are right about Spence. Please watch next week's video. Merry Christmas!

Wife is from Morehead, KY. Her family last name is McKenzie(Mackenzie) on her mother's side and Smedley on her father's side. But there are over 5 to 6 other last names that she's related to in this town.

@@chulopapi2300 It really is a small world. Have you or your wife heard of an even smaller town named Farmers? It’s very near to Morehead. The names from that part of the family specifically are Johnson, Moore, and Phelps. My Spence and Cobb ancestors hail from Maysville. I am sure at some point the Johnsons and Mackenzies have hooked up given the size of the area. Also, the Johnsons have very large families and I have a kabillion cousins with Johnson connections.. So……… hello cousins. 😉

@@dapple578 My wife is related to some of the Wallace's that live at Farmers. Our son is a senior at the high school and we have to watch out who he dates because he just might be related 🤣.

Johnson? How cool! My paternal grandmother’s greatgrandfather was George Johnson. He was baptized in Dublin Ireland, and emigrated to the U.S. in 1830. He settled in Philadelphia PA.

See Episode 42. Here's a link to that episode: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mtefnqeptNjIcY0.html