Joan: Interesting story. Have you submitted a Y-DNA sample to the Carroll Surnname Project? Thanks, Mike [email protected] wrote: > With my family the > change of spelling came when our Irish ancestors? Migrated to Canada.? > They used a different last name while they > were in Canada, supposedly hiding from the English who where in control there during the late 1700's & early 1800's.? They used the? 'dit '? (-?? 'otherwise know > as..."? )? name? of Rufiange (because they were refugees)?? Then when they came to the > USA, they changed the Carroll spelling to Carrell and passed themselves off as Canadian because the 'Irish were not > welcome" . > > > > I am still looking for the connect to Ireland via France where the children were schooled. > > > > Good luck in your search, ? Joan > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Carrroll <[email protected]> > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Sent: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 11:41 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 > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! - http://mail.aol.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 > >