Jon, it would seem to me that you should just 'talk' to this lady some more. There may be more family connections. It seems like you are trying to find out more, but at the same time, you are trying to keep some family names secret. ***************************************************************** >From: Jon Myers <emquad@worldnet.att.net> >Reply-To: CFT-WIN-L@rootsweb.com >To: CFT-WIN-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [CFTW] The Name Aletta >Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2004 02:03:17 -0400 >MIME-Version: 1.0 >X-Sender: emquad@postoffice.worldnet.att.net >Received: from mc11-f35.hotmail.com ([65.54.167.42]) by >mc11-s19.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.6824); Fri, 24 Sep >2004 23:05:05 -0700 >Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com ([66.43.18.41]) by mc11-f35.hotmail.com >with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.6824); Fri, 24 Sep 2004 23:05:05 -0700 >Received: (from slist@localhost)by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id >i8P634Sw024114;Sat, 25 Sep 2004 00:03:04 -0600 >X-Message-Info: 0jbW5ANosZKFOtMAYzzRHDl9u0XIOiiB >Resent-Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2004 00:03:04 -0600 >X-Original-Sender: emquad@worldnet.att.net Sat Sep 25 00:03:03 2004 >Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.20040925020317.00c91078@postoffice.worldnet.att.net> >X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.6 (32) >Old-To: CFT-WIN-L@rootsweb.com >X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.38 >Resent-Message-ID: <xHHMi.A.W4F.YoQVBB@lists5.rootsweb.com> >Resent-From: CFT-WIN-L@rootsweb.com >X-Mailing-List: <CFT-WIN-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/7170 >X-Loop: CFT-WIN-L@rootsweb.com >Precedence: list >Resent-Sender: CFT-WIN-L-request@rootsweb.com >Return-Path: CFT-WIN-L-request@rootsweb.com >X-OriginalArrivalTime: 25 Sep 2004 06:05:05.0449 (UTC) >FILETIME=[9A514190:01C4A2C5] > >Could any CFTWer tell me the origin of the female name Aletta and whether >it might be related to Elizabeth? The Aletta in question was >Dutch/Afrikaans. Her full name was Aletta Catharina JACOBSZ (1859-1946) of >Senekal, Orange Free State, South Africa. (In 1880, she married a >great-granduncle of mine.) Last week, I heard from an Elizabeth ("Elsabe") >Catharina (surname withheld), who lives in the U.S. and whose mother's >maiden name was JACOBSZ. She, too, was from Senekal and I am trying to >determine if these JACOBSZ families might be related. > >Thanks, > >Jon Myers >Try the Myers family tree search engine: >http://emquad.home.att.net/ancestry.html >NB. For reasons unknown, some browsers >will reject this address the first time >it is entered but accept it the second. > > >==== CFT-WIN Mailing List ==== >You can contact the List Manager at: >CFT-WIN-admin@rootsweb.com > >============================== >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > _________________________________________________________________ Is your PC infected? Get a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfee® Security. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963