This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: LOWERY, HUTTO, BURKHALTER, PARKER, STUDSTILL Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Ad.2ADI/1332.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Jerry, Seems like longitivity is something several Lowerys have enjoyed. My father-in-law will soon be 92 in a couple of weeks. You have quite an opportunity to find some very wonderful family treasures in your father's things, so it's probably a mixed blessing that he was not so hasty to throw things away. There isn't by any chance on old Lowery family Bible laying around, is there? Some of my grandmother's old photos were accidentally sold in a box of things at her auction. How that happened I'm still trying to figure out! :~( It's funny you should mention the Lowery spelling. I've found the name for the same family spelled Lowry, Lowery, and even Lowrey, so it may have been at the mercy of the census taker or court house personel. My father in-law spelled the name without the "e", but he only went to the 4th grade, and I discovered that every single Lowery family still living in the area where he was born spelled the name with the "ery" in the phone book. He claims he's not related to them, but records have proven otherwise. At a Celtic Gathering we were told that "Laurie" was probably more close to the original spelling. Of course, one of the websites states it was O'Lowry and the "O" was dropped to Americanize the surname. There's probably some variation of the ones who migrated from Ireland (probably Irish Catholic)and those who migrated from Scotland (probably staunch Presbyterians). I've been stuck on William Lowery for quite a long time. I think he may be the one mentioned in George Washington's papers of 1772-1774 (Vol. 9). Also trying to determine if William's mother was a Magill, since he was listed as a nephew in the will of James Magill. If you have any clues or ideas on this, I'd appreciate your insight. Thanks. Jan