I know there are others like me on this list, still trying to find their Elliott origins. I thought the following Data CD may be of interest. > A Sketch of the Eliot Family - DATA CD - AU $34.50 > This is a history primarily dealing with the American branches of > this extended family. > The name itself has been spelled as those who bore it in this > account have done, > and therefore Eliot, Elliot, Eliott and Elliott all have been > recorded as being "correct" > for a particular family at a particular point in its evolution. > The family took pride in its Norman French origin and pointed to > the Norman conquest in 1066 > as its first introduction to England and then on to Scotland. > This branch, however, seems to be descended from a family settled > in Somerset. > Andrew Eliott, born in 1627, was in the colonies by 1670. > Established in New England, > the family was to be found in Salem, later in Boston, in New > Hampshire and Massassacuetts. > Indeed in many ways this is a history of a New England family of > considerable distinction and ability. > It primarily is a genealogical account of that extended line, with > some historical information as well > about its achievements in that region. Best wishes for a happy, healthy and rewarding 2010 from Australia. Carole.