I've seen a doz diff spelling starting with b's or P's. They all came from PA...Berks originally. Mine went to Wash co IN Send me a group sheet on your earliest Bottorff ancestor. Cindy Holsapple-Boone Davidsonville MD In a message dated 1/20/2009 3:04:52 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: I was doing a little late night web searching and typed Bottorf into google and found your site. I'm from the Clinton Co., Pa Bottorf's, now living in So. MD., and was just wondering if someone way back when added an extra F or droped the Extra F. Have you found any information from the central Pa. area. I keep telling myself that one of these days I'm going to try to track the family history past my great-grandfather. Did you know that the mother of our former governor is a Bottorf. 1 F I believe. Nancy Bottorf. No relation to me., but curious. I had no idea of the number of derivatives of the name. Harry Bottorf LaPlata, MD. **************Inauguration '09: Get complete coverage from the nation's capital. (http://news.aol.com/main/politics/inauguration?ncid=emlcntusnews00000003)