John Summerfield was a famous charismatic preacher who died young, in 1824. You can read about him at http://www.ccel.org/b/bangs/history_mec/HMEC25.HTM A web search on "John Summerfield" turns up many genealogies containing men named John Summerfield <surname> Lorenzo Dow as another well known preacher, and we find his name in the family too. GBC1955@aol.com on 02/20/2002 08:27:47 PM Please respond to BROYLES-L@rootsweb.com To: BROYLES-L@rootsweb.com cc: Subject: [BROYLES] SUMMERFIELD ?? Greetings: I've noticed the name "Summerfield" used as a 1st or middle name in various BROYLES families. Was Summerfield a surname that was handed down, or how did it originate in the BROYLES family? Just curious, Gayla ==== BROYLES Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe from BROYLES, send an e-mail message to: BROYLES-L-request@rootsweb.com (for individual messages) BROYLES-D-request@rootsweb.com (for Digest mode) Subject: unsubscribe In the body include only one word: unsubscribe (Turn OFF your signature file when sending this command) ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237