December 2007 Update to RootsWeb Surname List New and Modified Surnames starting with V - To learn more about the RSL, including how to access the full RSL which has over a million surnames (these postings are only the NEW or CHANGED names). how to submit surnames, etc., visit http://rsl.rootsweb.com/ - Write directly to the submitter if you would like to exchange information. Entries are formatted as follows: Surname Date1 Date2 Migration Comments & Nametag Surname: The surname being researched Date1: The earliest date for which the submitter has information. Date2: The most recent date. Migration: Where people of this line lived during the period listed. Comments: Additional information (not always included) Nametag: What you need to actually contact the submitter. Abbreviations used in the migration are listed on this web page: http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/codes/ OK, so you see a surname listed below and want to share and compare with the person who submitted it. How do you find the submitter? It's not all that bad: to obtain the address info for the submitter whose nametag is "example" (just for example), go here: http://rsl.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/rslsql.cgi?op=user&user=example Reminder: the nametag is the last word on each line in the list below. ===================================== 1 January 2008 Valenzano 1877 1897 Gravina-in-Puglia,ITA>Binetto,Bari,ITA spangehl Valincius 1860 now LTU>UK South Lithuania and London, includes Frances, Victor mike70 Valinczius 1860 now LTU>UK South Lithuania and London, includes Frances, Victor mike70 van Pelt 1595 NLD>NY>NC, USA Jan>Teunis>Jan>Teunis>Hendrick>Hendrick Jr>Mourning m. Wm Lewis DLGordon van Swearingen 1636 now NLD>DE>MD>KY>TX, USA Garrit>Thom>John>Thom>Elem>Saml>Elem>Lewis>Thom>Pearl DLGordon Vandebogart 1895 1915 Minnasota>Flordia twospots Vander Werf 1821 DATE NLD>HOL>WIS>MI 1821 BACK NEED HELP dvande Vandermeide 1840 2000 The Netherlands>USA> nicole66 Vansambeek 1900 1986 drunen, holland-NY-kimberly, WI married Marie Wachtendonk august 1, 1916 vansdelu Vaughn 1815 1881 VA Culpeper Co. VA RomaW Vickery 1740 now COR,IRL ronprice Virgil Brock Al DC 1936 jj2008 Vivant 1914 2007 France>Minnesota Blacksmith shop VivantJ See directions at the top of this message for information on how to retrieve the submitters' contact information.