Thank you so very much Eve, I knew I could rely on SKS to steer me onto the right path, now if you can tell me if there is a website such as ours for Bucks, I would be eternally grateful Brian ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 6:24 PM Subject: Re: [BDF] John Sells > On 26 Mar 2008 at 11:49, Brian and Betty Sells wrote: > >> If any of you kind souls ever come across the name John Sells or any >> variation of same during your research, please let me know. > > The name was originally Sills (son of Silvester) and as such is found > in Bucks (Chesham area) around 1600. It is never one of the > commonest names, but does continue in a modest way. Later it > mutates to Sells and moves further north, heading for the Beds > borders. > Your genealogists should have tried the variant spelling and might > have found the link then. > > > > > The List Guidelines > > http://bedfordrootsweb.blogspot.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message