On 10/2/2006 Barbara Hewitt wrote: " Just curious to see if you have run across the spelling of Gorsage in your searches. There are some Gorsages connected to my Harris family. Lydia Ann Gorsage born Dec. 30, 1858, dau of George Gorsage born June 8, 1822. I have seen their name spelled Gossage. Don't know where George was born but he died in Schuyler Co. Illinois. I think I have some info on this family if it matches anywhere" reply: I am sure that's the same surname as Gossage/Gorsuch. Spelling meant so little back then & surnames were butchered - sometimes with 2 different spellings in the same document. Usually, one spelling stuck by the 1850s or so. Try looking in the MD area of Baltimore, Carroll, Dorchester, Harford, Anne Arundle, Talbot & Queen Anne's counties. Most were in Baltimore co. (part of which is now Carroll - as we all know). Good luck to you. -Donna