The point briefly touched on about standardization is important. A friend named McConnochie related that fifteen of the clan were hanged by the British around 1700. They spelled their names 11 different ways. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Audrey Stanaland" <audstan@chartertn.net> To: <McClain-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2003 12:45 PM Subject: Re: [McClain] Re: McClain-D Digest V03 #117 > Sean, > Re spelling of "McLain" surname . . . maybe you've already discovered this, > but so far in my research on my Charles McLain line, I have found the > surname spelling is not consistent for the family. Other researchers have > the same experience. For instance, maybe your family finally settled on a > spelling as time went by (perhaps due to standardization of spellings for > official reporting, gov't, etc.) but earlier spellings will probably vary > from McClain, to McClane, or McLane, McLain, McLaine, McClanes, etc. so stay > flexible in your searches. > > This has also been my experience for my Andrews family: Andrews, Andrus, > Andres, Anders and even Adams has shown up on census records or land > records. The last in the family line to carry the name, my great-great > grandmother Parthenia, used ANDERS after the family settled in Arkansas. As > I go back beyond the ANDREWS spelling that shows up in North Carolina and > Georgia, who knows how I'll find the name spelled! For sure, name spellings > on records "across the pond" in Europe, etc. were not consistent. I'm told > by some German relatives still in Germany that in times past, it was seen as > a mark of a learned man/woman to be able to write in beautiful script and > spell a name in several ways---hence our RIQUIER line in Germany has shown > up as RIQUIR and RIQUER. Our WILLMS line has been seen as WILMS, WILLEMS, > etc. and in the USA, they named their children WILLIAMS but the parents > continued to use WILLMS. > > Gets very confusing doesn't it. > > Good luck! > Audrey Williams Stanaland > Loudon, TN > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "S Patrick Barrett" <s_patrick_barrett@hotmail.com> > To: <McClain-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2003 12:07 PM > Subject: [McClain] Re: McClain-D Digest V03 #117 > > > > > > I am researching MCCLAINE. Does anyone have any idea when the E was added > > to the end. I have an Omer McClaine with no dates. He married Daisie > Ellen > > HENDRICKS and had 5 children. Does anyone have a connection? > > > > Sean Barrett > > > > ______________________________