Hello Steve I do have your particular line of WEARN/WARNE family going back to 1765 Godshill (John WEARN &Jane URRY), this line, apart from the usual few variations, was the former spelling of WEARN, until it reached your Frederick and then they used WARNE. Compared with some other surnames, this one was fairly consistent, with only a few WARN AND WERN's. A lot depended on the spoken word, the local dialect and how it was interpreted by the person who wrote it down. If you would like to let me know off-list how far have got already, I will fill in the gaps. best wishes, Ann Barrett. Isle of Wight http://members.lycos.co.uk/s0uthbury/