In a message dated 4/21/06 3:00:44 AM, Sandra Ferguson writes: > The only mention of John Stroud (Strood, Strode) is that he purchased 50 > acres of land in " Brimigen" ( I feel sure this means Birmingham twp) , from > Richard Glasscock...16day 9mo 1705. > Probably so. "Brummagem" was the old name for Birmingham, England. People in Birmingham still refer to it as "Brum" and call themselves "Brummies." Eleanor Rayl (who has ancestors from "Brum")