This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: fisherjohnr Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.fisher/7472.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Tricia, Just a small tip that may or may not help you. My family has been Fisher for 4 generations but we are actually Fish. In Southern New England during the 1800's many with the family name of Fish changed it to Fisher, probably because of ridicule but that's just a theory, never seen anything documented on why. But...the change from Fish to Fisher is well documented in Southern New England so that's something to look for. Look for your Fisher ancestors as Fish as children or Fish for their parents name. One of the 3 Fish brothers that helped found Sandwich Mass (Fish Sandwich? I'm not making this up honestly:), I think it was Jonathon, moved in the later 1600's to New York and started the line there. That's close enough to PA to make me curious about it. I have not researched that line so I don't know if they did the Fish/Fisher thing but since you've got ancestors in PA its worth keeping on the radar I imagine for a connection to the New York Fish. If you connect to the New York Fish it gets funner with names like Preserved Fish and such:) I have a many great Aunt named Fear D. Fish! Well, just a tip as someone helped me knock down a brick wall on my direct line with this Fish/Fisher thing. If you do connect to Fish let me know I have lots of info and can share names with you of other Fish Sandwich types:) Best regards, John R. Fisher www.allaboutnhre.com/familytree Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.