Hi All I seem to have missed some of this thread but it seems that we might be talking about name changes... Dixon - Nixon in particular. Maybe I have it wrong? My GGrandmother is Margaret Dixon, born Wigtonshire(OK this is the Dumfries List - sorry). Going back generations the name was Nixon - I simply cannot work out why... It wasnt one person who changed their name - it was the entire family.... Why? von ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cheryl Klym" <cheryl.klym@gmail.com> To: <DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2010 4:47 AM Subject: [DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY] Grahams & Dixons > > Interesting about the Graham name change....although Dixon is one family > name from the 1700's (Pennsylvania, supposely from Ulster or Ireland) > Graham > is the main name I seek to trace---it's my maiden name. Rebekkah Dixon > married a John Graham....My Grahams were in Ulster for a generation or > two... > > Cheryl Graham Klym > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.448 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3202 - Release Date: 10/17/10 06:33:00