This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Northup, Northop, Northoppe Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/oR3.2ACEB/206.1 Message Board Post: Better minds than mine have wrestled with this one. There seems to be no proof either way. There is a long line of Northups going back from Henry Northop of Hertford County, England. There is much hard evidence that shows name changes that are very significant. Henry was born Northop and married Northup. This, to me, is the most persuasive evidence that he was the Father of Stephen, who was born in 1625, not 1633 and married to Elizabeth Harrington, another unproven fact. It is well-known that the Kingston Northups spelled their name that way and other branches used the final "R" or maintained the original Northop or Northoppe. It is also well-documented that there were Harringtons in the household of Stephen Northup of Kingston, Rhode Island. I can find no history whatsoever for this supposed Hampton Northup of Fliushire; Falins, Wales. If you can find evidence to the contrary, I would much appreciate seeing it or hearing about it. Thank You; Rick Northup