> > > I have one clue, and one only, to an ancestor's place of origin in > > > Europe: he claimed he was naming his successive plantations for his > > > home town. > > > > > > Unfortunately, the baptismal records in that home town (and the 8 > > > parishes surrounding it) fail to include his surname. > > > Someone help me out -- If he didn't come from where he said he came > > > from, and where everyone who met him said he was from, where's the > > > first place I should look next? > > > > > > Cheryl Singhals > > > > It would help if you would mention the country of origin, and > > specific town. A lot of countries have more than one town with the > > same name. Plus someone on the list may be familiar with the > > geographic area and be able to provide some insights based on that. > > > > kql <[email protected]> > > I'm sorry, but I truly do not see why the methodology would change > country-dependent. The name of the specific references, yes, but > surely not the _methodology_? > > Cheryl Singhals It does because the archives are organized in different ways in each country and we don't even know which languages are involved. These general questions are usually a waste of time. You sound as if you are using transcriptions not original records. Hugh W -- new phone = new daily blog http://upsrev622.blogspot.com/ family history http://hughw36.blogspot.com/ Hugh Watkins <[email protected]>