Yes, 'e' and 'i' are often mistaken, if I don't dot my 'i' it definitely looks like an 'e'. But, the different spellings of Entrikin, Entriken, ect are used by different branches. My Hannah Amanda Entrikin was a granddaughter of the Caleb Entrikin/Entriken and Ann Way that you mention. I'd go with Cope on that one, he personally knew alot of those people. Most members of the family who went westward use the Entriken spelling. One consolation, the different spellings will appear next to each other alphabetically in your index, and most researchers know to consult alternative spellings. A quick aside, the George Entrikin I mentioned as the first well documented ancestor of most of the family is thought to have probably been the son of a man who appears as George Entergun in property records. Definitely a case of a clerk making his best guess on a spelling. Debbie George Smedley wrote: >I'm beginning to think your all correct and I would like to offer another possibility.Consider Caleb who married Ann Way.Cope says his name was Entrikin.The Hoopes site and Rash Surname index says this same Caleb was Entriken. >I believe (beleive) that the written letters i and e are often confused with each other and over time get changed.There ought to be a rule i before e except in Entri(e)ki(e)nHere is the list from the George book.(Cope) >Lew > >ENTREKIN >* Albert P #1285 #3648(C) >* Anna P #1285 #3648(C) >* Annetta G #1285 #3648(C) >* Greta M #1285 #3648(C) >* Samuel #1285 #3648(C) >ENTRIKEN >* Anna M #0682 #2131 >* Caleb #0682 #2130 >* Elizabeth A #1135 #3345 >* Emily #2130 #5484(C) >* Emmor #0682 #2133 >* Ezekiel P #2130 #5488 >* George M #2133 #5497 >* Hannah E #2130 #5482 >* Harry #2130 #5484(D) >* Jesse #2130 #5484(E) >* Jesse M #2130 #5485 >* Jesse T #2133 #5499 >* John #2130 #5484(F) >* John E #2130 #5484 >* Joseph C #2130 #5490 >* Mary E #2130 #5483 >* Mary L #2130 #5489 >* Mary M #2133 #5498 >* Phebe E #2130 #5481 >* Pierceanna #2130 #5487 >* Rebecca #1969 #5053 >* Samuel S #2131 2133 >* Susanna W #2130 #5486 >* Walter #2130 #5484(A) >* William #2130 #5484(B) >ENTRIKIN >* Anna C #4674A >* Anna E #1886 #4670 #4674 >* Caleb #0338 >* Davis W #1886 #4670 #4674 >* Elizabeth B #4674E >* Frances C #4674D >* Harry D #4674B >* Hulda H #5669 >* Jacob #0338 >* Joseph B #4674C >* Ramona M #4674C >* Sarah #0069 #0338 >* Thomas #5669 >* William #4670 >* William W #4674 >visit"The George Smedley Homepage" >http://smedley.lewis.home.att.net >additional photos at >http://smedley.george.home.att.net > > >==== PA-OLD-CHESTER Mailing List ==== > Unsubscribing..... To leave PA-old-chester-l, send mail to >PA-old-chester-l-request@rootsweb.com >with the single word unsubscribe in the message or subject slot." > >If you have ANY problems, do not send them to the list >contact me personally....list manager ferg@ntelos.net > >NO VIRUS WARNINGS...contact me personally ferg@ntelos.net if posted you will be unsubscribed > >please visit the Chester Co rootsweb site...it is full of area photos, helpful URLs and lots of county information >http://www.pa-roots.com/~chester/ > >============================== >Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the >areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >