I need to add a note about my last message. The Pennsylvania Dutch were not Dutch. They were German. The word "Dutch" as used in "Pennsylvania Dutch" is a corruption of the word "Deutsch", meaning German. When these Germans came over to this continent many English-speaking people, when they heard the word "Deutsch" spoken, incorrectly associated it with the word "Dutch". Many CRAIGS have a history of the term "Black Dutch" and this is why it is important. Ima ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.

My Summa/Summy/Summey (Sumi)etc family are Swiss. They also came to Lancaster Co., PA. They also called themselves Pennsylvania Dutch sometimes... Also have also heard Black Dutch....but found no Indian heritage that I know of...So I do not know why. Some of them went South to Va and the Carolina then whe Ohio River Valley opened some went to IN and IL etc By both that route and the southern route many made it to Texas. Some of the Craigs seem to have done the same thing. Paula Ima Stephens wrote: > > I need to add a note about my last message. The Pennsylvania Dutch were not > Dutch. They were German. The word "Dutch" as used in "Pennsylvania D