This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XBB.2ACE/361.491.3.1 Message Board Post: There are two traditions about the origin of the family. Some say they are from Wales, others say France. I would be inclined to believe France was the Origin of the name and some of the family moved to Wales and then to America.