Indeed! The Irish/Maryland Carroll family motto was "Anywhere so long as there be freedom". :-) See http://www.charlescarrollhouse.com/history.shtml Eric > [Original Message] > From: Mike Carrroll <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> > Cc: <[email protected]> > Date: 10/10/2007 8:45:14 AM > Subject: Re: [CARROLL] From Carroll to Carrell? > > I like that assertion "...man with that name was brave enough..." Makes > my blood boil. Viva USA! > > [email protected] wrote: > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > > > Author: southard > > Surnames: CARROLL CARRELL CARROL CARREL > > Classification: queries > > > > Message Board URL: > > > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.carroll/7153.2/mb.ashx > > > > Message Board Post: > > > > Changes in spellings took place in different families at different times. > > > > When Alexander CARROL (name written by the clerk) was married in 1783, his father signed the marriage bond (his own signature) as Demcy CARREL. In the 1790 census nine families in Sampson County, NC were CARROLS. Ten years later those same people were all CARRELLS. Court documents during that time were a mixture of spellings. > > > > Alexander's son moved to Stokes County, NC, as Major Hardy CARRELL. His children would come home from school with line marked through the surname and a correction written over it by the teacher as CARROLL. They finally gave up and all in Stokes became CARROLLS. > > > > I think one reason CARROLL has become the more universal spelling is because a man with that name was brave enough to not only sign the Declaration of Independence, but also write down where the English could find him and probably hang him if they won the Revolutionary War. > > > > Lura > > > > Important Note: > > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > 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 > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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