This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Fort William Henry Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/JRi.2ACEB/3221.1 Message Board Post: John, In my research of Frontier Forts ( another line in Va ) I have found it to be very common to name a fort after who owned the land at the time, or who was in command. I had a very hard time tracking one fort in particular because the named changed so many times. This may or may not help you any. I just know from my experience I have found this to be common practice. Some forts are very well documented and some aren't.Fort William Henry is a museum now so surely it must be documented somewhere. I found alot of info on forts in the Draper Manuscripts, including payrolls, etc. I'm also researching the Henry's also and they are a tough group to narrow down! Good Luck! Hope this helps some, Kelly Sulcer Henry