This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: GUTHRIE Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IBh.2ACIB/1223.1.1.2 Message Board Post: I have to agree with James Guthrie on this subject. You must realize that the articles in the Carteret County Heritage Books are not the results of research of the Historical Society. They are articles written by individual people and a many times just stories passed down by family members, the individual's personal conclusions or family lure. Unless the information refers to documented proof, the articles should only be used as a guideline for research and not as proof. The story of brothers getting off the ships in different locations on the NC coast has been told of almost every surname in the area. They were either "shipwrecked and came ashore in different places or got off the ship at different places." This seems to be the best way to connect the families without further research. Always check the dates and use common sense when tracing your ancestors.