Here's a few more for all of you MYERS and MOYER(S). MUIR MUHER MOIER MOYAR MOHAR MUHIER MULUIER MULUER Remember, think german, irish, scotch, jewish, english, and I'm sure french and Indian dialect with "italic's" and "alphabet's" that were used differently, Even our vowels were used differently in reading and writing, as well as pronounciation too! And if that's not enough for you, just think that our ancestor's probably arrived here not understanding the new world or it's language (oh the barriers they were up against) to begin with and depending on where they arrived depended on how the "record taker" comprehended the "surname" pronounciation that came out of our ancestors poor mouths. VA - probably a germannia colony. SC - surely Scotch-Irish and even if they did come in through MD or PA which would have been staunch Mennonite and/or Amish they still might have migrated to SC or VA which made up for some parts of PA, OH, WV. And the French and Britsh, Indians and so many different fractions of immigrants - no wonder they spellling is so different - well, there you go - I now have that surname variation headache again;) And the French were all over this country too especially in the southern ports. Pioneers!?! Must be a better word then that. Doubt we could or would sustain this today. -- Chrystie MYERS List Administrator at [email protected] SWECKER BROOKOVER MOYERS MYRES KRABAL COWGER