This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Harrington/Gaylord/Sweeney? Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/4270 Message Board Post: In my search for my grandfather's birth place I put one of his daughter's names in just to see what it brought me. Much to my surprise I came up with the same names as my Dad and one of his sisters and one of his brothers but they were not my Dad or his sister and brother (sounds odd but I'm getting to the point). The people are named as step children to a William and Elenor Gaylord. I'm thinking that these people could be brothers and sisters to my Dad's Dad - my grandfather and that perhaps he named his children after his own brothers and sisters. The step children in this family that are familiar to me are Bert, Clara and Mark Harrington and the step parents are William and Elenor Gaylord. My grandfather - if he was a part of this family would have been about 25yrs. old so it's not so unusual that he was not with them at the time. His name is Michael Harrington. We've been told that he was born in Ireland but that was about 1856 and I cannot find any trace of him. My Dad's family are all gone so I have no one to ask. Is there anyone out there who recognizes any of these family names. Could I be related to someone out there who has some information to share? Please write even if you have an inkling. Thanks so much