This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.elliott/6633.2.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello! My name is Karen Truempy. I am also interested in the Elliot line, and thought I would write since you mentioned that they were supposed to be decended from a Minto line. My late mother-in-law was a Minto, and her Minto line goes back to 1825 in Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland, England. My husband remembers hearing that the Mintos were related to the Earls of Minto (the Elliots) but I haven't been able to find any proof of this. I was wondering if you might have any info on the subject. Thanks! Karen Truempy