Jim, Just a note to clear up a misunderstanding. I don't have a Huffman line, but do have information regarding the surname which as stated before was part of the 1717 Germanna Group. Donna bowjay@foothill.net > Donna: > > Thanks for the note. > > My Huffman line, we believe, was originally a Hoffman line. > > However, virtually all records from my Huffman's counties/parishes of origin > have been destroyed. > > We can only go back confidently to a John Huffman, who fathered Warren > Huffman in Pike Co., MS, ca. 1835. > > Conjecturally, John's father was 1812 veteran Daniel Huffman. > > Conjecturally, Daniel's father was John Hoffman of Hoffman's Creek, St. > Helena Parish, LA, just about thirty miles from Daniel's residence in Pike > County. > > John d. 1805, leaving a will that mentioned a mature son Daniel and a minor > daughter, Polly. > > We cannot currently go back any further in our Huffman/Hoffman line. > > Note that in 1805, St. Helena Parish, LA, was a part of Spanish West > Florida. All pertinent records from that area are located in Madrid, Spain, > to the best of my knowledge, and are in Spanish. > > Thanks again for the note! Hope your Huffman/Hoffman research has been > going better than mine! (Of course, my "free" time is now almost wholly > devoted to the 43rd MS Infantry.) -- Jim H. > > > >