Thnak all who sent interesting messages and pleasant greetings. I hope no one minds if I answer some of the questions I received by sharing the answers with the group. 1. Why the two "t" in Hartt. There are two stories, both improbable. My grandfather, Basil Hartt, born in Tuscola County in 1896, believed fervently in the California Goldrush story. A young Hart left for the Gold fields of California. This part is not improbable--the Hartts were in Ontario then and lots of men from Ontario caught gold fever and became '49ers. The story goes that he was a good boy but not a bright boy. He dutifully wrote letters home but he spelled his family's name wrong. The family like the extra "t" and adopted it as a group. I find no evidence of any male Hartt's going to California. Of course, it could have been Job's unknown brothers or cousins but still there's no proof. On the other hand, I have seen no documents earlier than 1850 that use the double "t" The other story appears in History of Mountcalm County, Michigan by John Dasef (1916). It says that there were 5 Hart brothers, one of whom was John Hartt, a member of the Continetal Congress. Two of the brothers remained loyal to England; the other three were in favor of independence. The three brothers who favored independence changed their name from "Hart" to "Hartt." The book says that Jonathon Hartt, son of the signer, took his family to Canada. Jonathon's son, Samuel, brought his family to Michigan. In my earlier posting, I said there were no connections between the Mountcalm County/ Newago County Hartts and the Tuscola County Hartts except they migrated at about the same time to about the same places. Let me add that my grandfather, George Basil, always said that he was descended from the Signer. This story is improbable because I never heard of family members changing their name to mark a political difference 2. There is a Hart Road in Tuscola County. Does it have anything to do with your Hartts. Almost certainly not! There was a much earlier Hart family in Tuscola County and they are still there! Louvira Hart, Jr. from Avon, New York bought land in what is now Tuscola County in 1833. He cleared a farm and built a house at the corner of Hart Rd and Frankenmuth Rd. Both house and farm are in the hands of Lovira's descendants. This information is found in the Sept/Oct 1996 Hart Historical Notes, available through Hart Family Association http://www.opcweb.com/hart/hfa02.htm 3. What do you know about the Hartt's ethnic origin? One of Enoch's granddaughters said that Enoch said they were Dutch. That's possible because the London's were also part Dutch. I also wonder if Enoch could have meant German Thanks again for your messages Susan Hartt San Jose, Ca