I am a new subscriber to this list and am seeking information as to the origin of the TERPENNING surname. This surname is linked to many Huguenot families in the 16-1700's through marriage. There is a very likely chance that the surname is of French origin but there has been no evidence to date that substantiates this other than the possible variation of the THEVIN surname from Flanders. If any reader of this post has reference to a source document that can prove this theory, I, as well as many other TERPENING researchers, would be extremely grateful. The source document must be pre-1900 as many present day genealogist seem to accept the word of current researchers who can neither prove nor disprove this idea. My Dutch contacts have shown that the surname TERPENNING (or variation) did not, and does not appear in the archives of the Netherlands. My contention is (not proven) that the surname/nickname originated in England and migrated through Holland to the Americas in the early to mid 1600s. As history mentions, the Huguenots left France, migrated to England then back to Holland, eventually coming to America. It is this avenue that I am focusing on. Any assistance or advise is welcome! Len TERPENING lterpening@aol.com