This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: bls217 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.georgia.counties.emanuel/140.4.1.2.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The only confusion here is the possibility for whatever reason someone may have called him John Joseph as a nickname or by mistake and it "stuck" . Hard to imagine that his actual name being John Joseph would have no record anywhere. It's not even on the musket I saw that belonged to him. just JS for his initials. 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.