This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: marilynmcmillan57 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.holt/3333/mb.ashx Message Board Post: HELP! I just found out that my maiden name is really not Spence. I have started research on my dad's side of the family and finally located the names of my 3rd great grandfather's mother and father. My 3rd great's name was Charles that married Rachel Davis. We have all the documentation on that per the family bible and archives. His father's name was Alexander Spence, so we thought. It looks like Alexander's name was Holt and his mother's name was Elizabeth (Betty) Holt. She married James Spence, Sr. in 1769 in Dorchester County, Maryland. Her son Alexander to the Spence name when they married. I am trying to find out if Holt is a maiden name for Elizabeth or if it is a married name for her. I would like to know after 60 years what my real maiden name is. They lived in Sussex County Delaware around Northwest Fork Hundred. Thanks, Marilyn.....please feel free to email me at teacheriam@verizon.net Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.