Ann; It is interesting that you had a schoolmate with my last name , spelled differently.Thanks for sharing this. Thomas: Again a thank you is in order. I am not sure of our origination , but believe it to be Pa Deutche...or German...I found it in Lancaster, Pa in the 1800s.. A Uncle once said that the name of Remly, was originally pronounced as...Rhommole,(my spelling to pronounce it like he did.) He said it was German....but, in researching this name, I find that the area of Alsace-Lorraine could be where they came from.....and I understand that its borders were at times both under French and German control. However, a church paper that I have said that 3 Brothers sailed to the USA from England....thus complicating things. Other researchers that have similiar surnames have various ideas of their own, so I was hoping you could shed a little light....Thank you for your efforts. Jane

" . . . . . I am not sure of our origination , but believe it to be Pa Deutche...or German...I found it in Lancaster, Pa in the 1800s.. Jane" - - - - - - - - - - Well, diligence in research will eventually get to your roots. Maddening at times isn't it ?? Interesting caption concerning Lancaster County Pennsylvania. I remember driving through there in my younger years and ending up in a plowed field one night when I swerved off the highway to avoid a buggy and horse. The Amish gentleman had absolutely no compassion for me at all when I told him what he could do with his horse and buggy. I know little about their heritage, however, it was my impression that their ethnicity centered around the Dutch, or those from Holland, as opposed to German. I may have to be corrected here. I thought the "Pennsylvania Dutch" were actually from Holland. Can anyone else shed light on this ?? Tom Lassek Eufaula Alabama

--=======724124D2======= Content-Type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-682A4C9; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Jane, Just because your ancestors sailed from England doesn't make them English. Many travelers used Britain as a jumping point across the "big pond". Also, the Alsace-Lorraine region did change hands often. Most residents have German names but speak French (and you thought the 'young' were confused!). Al At 01:08 AM 8/18/2004, you wrote: >Ann; >It is interesting that you had a schoolmate with my last name , spelled >differently.Thanks for sharing this. >Thomas: >Again a thank you is in order. I am not sure of our origination , but >believe it to be Pa Deutche...or German...I found it in Lancaster, Pa in >the 1800s.. >A Uncle once said that the name of Remly, was originally pronounced >as...Rhommole,(my spelling to pronounce it like he did.) >He said it was German....but, in researching this name, I find that the >area of Alsace-Lorraine could be where they came from.....and I >understand that its borders were at times both under French and German >control. >However, a church paper that I have said that 3 Brothers sailed to the >USA from England....thus complicating things. >Other researchers that have similiar surnames have various ideas of >their own, so I was hoping you could shed a little light....Thank you >for your efforts. Jane --=======724124D2======= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-avg=cert; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-682A4C9 Content-Disposition: inline --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.740 / Virus Database: 494 - Release Date: 8/16/2004 --=======724124D2=======--