Celia, chandler is an old English word meaning a maker of candles. It took on other meanings in later years - in particular, a supplier of general provisions, especially to ships. >______________________________X-Message: #2 >Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 22:34:38 EDT >From: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Message-ID: <[email protected]> >Subject: Chandler >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >I am trying to find the origin of the surname Chandler in the valley of VA. >Could it be French? > >Thanks, > >Celia >