Don't know why an "e" was added to Breen. I'm still working on why some descendants of my Woods family dropped the "s" when they came to the US from County Down. LOL Nora Hopkins FitzGerald GRANT/MCMANUS/MORGAN/WOODS Clonduff CP, Stang and Drumboniff townlands in County Down In a message dated 7/8/2008 3:01:17 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) writes: >Does anybody know why the e was added to the end of some families of >Byrne, to Breen to Breene. There is a family story that I suspect has >some truth to it, but lacks accuracy. Does anybody have a clue? Thank >You, M Breene **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007)

I have a similar situation with my Compton ancestors..... During the late 1800s for some strange reason an "r" appeared in the name, making it Crompton..... I've also had problems with my ancestors called "Phaley" (which was the spelling on my gt-grandmother's birth certificate) That's the only reference by that spelling I can find.... it's a nightmare looking for Faley; Foley; and all the other derivatives. I assume it was the innumerator's spelling that decided it. Best regards and good luck with your searching. Theresa -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: 08 July 2008 16:02 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Breen - Breene Why was the e added ? Don't know why an "e" was added to Breen. I'm still working on why some descendants of my Woods family dropped the "s" when they came to the US from County Down. LOL Nora Hopkins FitzGerald GRANT/MCMANUS/MORGAN/WOODS Clonduff CP, Stang and Drumboniff townlands in County Down In a message dated 7/8/2008 3:01:17 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) writes: >Does anybody know why the e was added to the end of some families of >Byrne, to Breen to Breene. There is a family story that I suspect has >some truth to it, but lacks accuracy. Does anybody have a clue? Thank >You, M Breene **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message