Gerald, thank you for your reply. Yes that is correct for the German Butchers and especially the German Butchers in Maryland(some did change from Metzger to Butcher) and surrounding area but mine seem to be of the English orgins.At least from the research I have done so far. I appreciate your comments and help ! Jackie ----- Original Message ----- From: <GeraldWR@aol.com> To: <MD-FRED-GEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2002 4:22 PM Subject: Re: [MDFred] Re: Butcher > In a message dated 6 / D / 02 5:50:57 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > jhwest@ptialaska.net writes: > > << Sorry, no Butcher in the Pioneers of the Old Monocacy The Early Settlement > of > Frederick County Maryland 1721-1743, by Tracey and Dern. > > >> > > If you can't find Butcher see if there is a Metzger. If I remember correctly > Butcher is the translation of Metzger. I found that name change in my line. > > > Yours, > > Gerald W. Rhoades > > > ==== MD-FRED-GEN Mailing List ==== > Have you tried looking at the Washington County, Maryland site at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdwashin/ > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >