Since I try and do my line with facts that were of that time, I do not lit the spelling diff interfere with my entries. If they were know in 1635 as Mors and then the next generation was Morse, then that is how it is placed in my system and done per person. I go by the policy that I am recording history and will try to stay as close to it as possible. Yes, it is hard to trace a John or Mary but it depends on how you wish to arrange your own line. Yes, use the AKA and the note section to explain the change, when it happen and why if you know. Each person has his or her own style and approach to this matter. This follows the question of the town name. Like Middleboro or Middleborough or what about a State like Org Terr for Wash State in the 1830s. Do you make all Washington State back to the early days? Stafford-Ames Morse

I only do it with my Yerington line as there are so many of them. they original spelling was Yarrington. should that not be what our name is? but I go by my Mother spelling Yerington. I have seen some of the same people , listed with different spellings in the same year, It must be someone else writing down what they think it sounds like. MorseSA@aol.com wrote: > Since I try and do my line with facts that were of that time, I do not lit > the spelling diff interfere with my entries. If they were know in 1635 as > Mors and then the next generation was Morse, then that is how it is placed in > my system and done per person. I go by the policy that I am recording history > and will try to stay as close to it as possible. Yes, it is hard to trace a > John or Mary but it depends on how you wish to arrange your own line. > > Yes, use the AKA and the note section to explain the change, when it happen > and why if you know. Each person has his or her own style and approach to > this matter. > > This follows the question of the town name. Like Middleboro or Middleborough > or what about a State like Org Terr for Wash State in the 1830s. Do you make > all Washington State back to the early days? > > Stafford-Ames Morse > > > ==== FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS Mailing List ==== > Searchable ARCHIVES - (might wrap so you have to type in part of the name, or copy and paste) > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > > > -- (o o) ------------oOOo-(_)-oOOo------------ Mary Stickney (IBSSG) - owner of 6 Rams and 1 ewe MY HOMEPAGES: http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=stickneys http://www.genealogy.com/users/r/o/g/Mary-L-Rognessstickney/ my mystery http://www.alltel.net/~ms81250/ http://blacksheep.rootsweb.com http://www.genealogy.com/users/r/o/g/Mary-L-Rognessstickney/PHOTO/0058photo.html http://www.genealogy.com/users/r/o/g/Mary-L-Rognessstickney/PHOTO/0057photo.html Surnames: Yerington, Rogness, Wade, Ankles, Sorensen, Overbeck, Jensen, Duncan, Austin, Osborn, Goodall, Baldwin, Pearce, Suiter , Avery , Bill