Janet, I did kind of wonder about that Macking surname myself. It obviously sounds similar to Mackin/Macken but I suspect that this is another case where Willoughby has misread the original handwriting. At any rate, I wouldn't place too much importance on how he interpreted the surname. David Myers On Fri, 8 Feb 2008 22:17:37 -0500 "Janet Rogers" <rogers922@intrstar.net> writes: > I am going to muddy the water here a bit. Have been following this > exchange > with much interest although there is no connection to my line or > collaterals. > > You wrote - Susan Macking > > Someone else wrote that there were Mackenin women (something like > this) on > the Ship Allen. Now, I had thought at one point that someone was > feminizing > Mack - making a Mackinen (however) - meaning women of Mack's group - > BUT - > since this surname of Macking has been tossed into the mix, could > this Susan > Macking been with a group of women and therefore the group was > referred to > as the Machenin (Macking) women? > > Just an observation - like I said, I am muddying the waters... > > Blessings, > Janet Rogers