Hi, You named my surname. No one ever talks about my Surname. So when I hear it I get extremely excited. Below is my family from the: Maryland, Wicomico CO. 1870 Tyaskin Dist#4 TY140 1.Puckum, Algie 37 m/w Oysterman 2.Elliott, Caroline 57 f/w TY141 1.Elliott, Wm. G. 33 m/w Oysterman 2.Mary J. 30 f/w 3.Mary W. 12 f/w 4.George T. 4 m/w 5.Rebecca 2 f/w 6.Susie 1 f/w They lived in Clara (Capitola) Wicomico Co, MD. in the muddy area near today's Messick's Funeral Home in Bivala area. I have been advidly searching for any connections to my Puckum & Elliott heritage for over 20 years. Can anyone help me? My great grandfather was William Grayson (Grason) Elliott and gg mother was Mary J. Puckum (Stewart?) Elliott Her mother was Nancy J. Puckum and Brother (above) Algie (Algernon). I have been told that the Puckham surname relates to my Puckum surname. A probably misspelling....? But I have never found the Puckham surname spelling in of Wicomico (previously Somerset Co) MD or any of Maryland or Delaware. Other surnames from the Elliott and Puckum union above include: Foxwell & McGrath. I think that Puckum is a Nanticoke Indian name. Can anyone confirm this? Any little bit of information or comments on this is would be GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!!!!!!! Please Help. Thanks so much! Marie In VA