This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: young1451 Surnames: McLaughlin , McLennan , McEwen , Gallinger , Prentice Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.loyalists/771/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Recently I spent a few minutes looking at UELAC list of known UEL . On the M page alone it only took me 5 minutes to locate several of my UE ancestors , but they all were listed under different spellings then many researchers may have looked for . Many of those listed were of Scottish or Irish heritage [same holds true for German and other non first language English speakers] , their names were recorded by persons who did their best and wrote the names phonetically , and many of the first settlers retained that same spelling to ensure they retained their UE status . Later generations have adopted slightly varied spellings . William McGloughlin aka William McLaughlin David McCuin Sr. & Jr. aka David McEwen Sr. & Jr. John McLeland aka John McLennan I can provide a few others: Gollenger aka Gallinger ; Prenties aka Prentice . Hope this helps some of you with brickwalls . 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. <br>