Laura, I double checked my "not so clear" copy of the original 1874 letter. I'm far from an expert on old handwriting, but I can't see anything that looks like a "y" in the Perkendall/Kerkendall name. Amond does look like Amond to me. I will scan the document and send to to your e-mail directly (would anyone else like a copy?) for review. The more eyes we get looking at this letter the better!! Thank you much for the help! Peter -------------------------------------------------------------------- >X-Message: #3 >Date: Fri, 9 Apr 1999 15:42:23 -0500 >From: "Laura McKenzie" <[email protected]> To: >[email protected] >Message-ID: <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [NEVILLE-L] #2: 1874 letter Nevills (MD/Ohio) claiming >French origin Content-Type: text/plain; >charset="iso-8859-1" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >Hi, I wonder if Kerkendall/ Perkendall is right? I've never seen the >name near Nevilles but I have seen Kuykendall (and many many various >spellings.) >Also, Amond, could that be Arnold by any chance? >Kuykendall was Dutch/German I believe from New Amsterdam. Its an old >old family and one that is allied to my Browns (who supposedly had a >Frances Neville in them). The Kuykendalls went NY to PA (Chester Co >etc.) to old Frederick Co Va (and Hampshire Co Va.. where a Joseph >Neville lived as a matter of fact.) > >Brothers & Sisters). Edward & Thomas maried two Sisters Named > >campbell, John to Elisabeth Grant and Elisabeth to Perkendall, > Elisabeth to Kerkendall (Perkendall?). Hannah to Biggs her >first man > Her second john cotten. > Mary to Jacob Amond. Nancy to Cames Claypole their mother >died in > Bever Co penn in her 90 year.