Hi, My father told me his maternal grandmother had the last name of George. He said she was descendant of a Hessian soldier and as he served under King George (he said their uniforms had buttons with the head of King George engraved on them) they were called "Georges." Supposedly when my ancestor decided to stay in America he took the George as his surname because of this (and I'm sure a more Anglicized named helped). Has anyone ever heard of a reference anywhere to Hessian soldiers taking the surname of George? Thanks, Ellen McDonald