Interesting because Johnstone was a reiver family too, one of the best cattle thieves around that part of the country according to the legends. Don ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry & Virginia Sumner" <virginia@thesumners.com> To: <PRUITT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2001 10:42 PM Subject: Re: [PRUITT] Nationality Donald- As I read your analysis of the possibilities of ancestry for the Pruitts, I was reminded that a number of years ago I asked a researcher who does family crests to do the Pruitt one for my father. Her conclusion - and she did seem to research these as much as was possible, was that Pruitt came from England and was a form of the "Prue" name... It's a bit cloudy and I don't believe I have any thing written from that - my Dad has the crest shy did for us but I don't think there was any written info - just my less than great memory. I've wondered about the possible French connection but the research this woman did sort of settled it for me and with the other side of that family (Johnston) being Scots - I was fine with that conclusion - Now you all have me wondering again!! Virginia Pruitt Sumner ----- Original Message ----- From: Donkelly <donkelly@grovenet.net> To: <PRUITT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2001 1:02 PM Subject: Re: [PRUITT] Nationality > My mom was red head blue eyes with somewhat freckled complexion. Doesn't > draw a picture of French, but anything is possible. Perhaps others may think > it is a French Connection too. > > Secondly, about the Anglo-Scott ( later Scott-Irish in Ulster ) most of the > people who lived on the Anglo-Scott border 1500s era had neither English nor > Scott surnames. > I have communicated over four years with descendents from families who came > from that area. Some descend from Norseman (Vikings) and some from settlers > who came from Normandy (Normans). > > Now to get technical, if they indeed came from Normandy, they were still > (probably) descended from Danes (Vikings again). > > Red hair was not an uncommon trait in those people, and as for names, very > early on before Anglicization of surnames, some families called themselves > de XXXXXX as in de Routledge, possibly de Pruitt, and certainly many more. > > Again, the de preface to the name may have been a Norman adaptation of > French names. When names were anglicized, many de, Mac, Mc, O, were dropped > from the surnames, in Scotland and in Ireland. > > Food for thought, but if one of my ancestors was a huge guy with red hairy > arms and matted red beard, wore horns on his head, carried a shield on one > arm and a big axe in the other, that's perfectly OK with me.<grin> > > Peace to all who enter this house > Donald O'Collaugh Kelly > > > > ==== PRUITT Mailing List ==== > Is the Pruitt list of any help to you? Have you made any connections? > This list only works when subscribers share information with everyone on the list > Share your success stories, too! > > > > ==== PRUITT Mailing List ==== Is the Pruitt list of any help to you? Have you made any connections? This list only works when subscribers share information with everyone on the list Share your success stories, too!

Ok....so is Johnstone/Johnston the same as Johnson?? Or no??? I've heard so many different things.... Kymm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donkelly" <donkelly@grovenet.net> To: <PRUITT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2001 12:52 AM Subject: Re: [PRUITT] Nationality > Interesting because Johnstone was a reiver family too, one of the best > cattle thieves around that part of the country according to the legends. > > Don > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Larry & Virginia Sumner" <virginia@thesumners.com> > To: <PRUITT-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2001 10:42 PM > Subject: Re: [PRUITT] Nationality > > > Donald- > As I read your analysis of the possibilities of ancestry for the Pruitts, I > was reminded that > a number of years ago I asked a researcher who does family crests to do the > Pruitt one for > my father. Her conclusion - and she did seem to research these as much as > was possible, > was that Pruitt came from England and was a form of the "Prue" name... It's > a bit cloudy > and I don't believe I have any thing written from that - my Dad has the > crest shy did for > us but I don't think there was any written info - just my less than great > memory. I've > wondered about the possible French connection but the research this woman > did sort of > settled it for me and with the other side of that family (Johnston) being > Scots - I was > fine with that conclusion - Now you all have me wondering again!! > > Virginia Pruitt Sumner > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Donkelly <donkelly@grovenet.net> > To: <PRUITT-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2001 1:02 PM > Subject: Re: [PRUITT] Nationality > > > > My mom was red head blue eyes with somewhat freckled complexion. Doesn't > > draw a picture of French, but anything is possible. Perhaps others may > think > > it is a French Connection too. > > > > Secondly, about the Anglo-Scott ( later Scott-Irish in Ulster ) most of > the > > people who lived on the Anglo-Scott border 1500s era had neither English > nor > > Scott surnames. > > I have communicated over four years with descendents from families who > came > > from that area. Some descend from Norseman (Vikings) and some from > settlers > > who came from Normandy (Normans). > > > > Now to get technical, if they indeed came from Normandy, they were still > > (probably) descended from Danes (Vikings again). > > > > Red hair was not an uncommon trait in those people, and as for names, very > > early on before Anglicization of surnames, some families called themselves > > de XXXXXX as in de Routledge, possibly de Pruitt, and certainly many more. > > > > Again, the de preface to the name may have been a Norman adaptation of > > French names. When names were anglicized, many de, Mac, Mc, O, were > dropped > > from the surnames, in Scotland and in Ireland. > > > > Food for thought, but if one of my ancestors was a huge guy with red hairy > > arms and matted red beard, wore horns on his head, carried a shield on one > > arm and a big axe in the other, that's perfectly OK with me.<grin> > > > > Peace to all who enter this house > > Donald O'Collaugh Kelly > > > > > > > > ==== PRUITT Mailing List ==== > > Is the Pruitt list of any help to you? Have you made any connections? > > This list only works when subscribers share information with everyone on > the list > > Share your success stories, too! > > > > > > > > > > > ==== PRUITT Mailing List ==== > Is the Pruitt list of any help to you? Have you made any connections? > This list only works when subscribers share information with everyone on the > list > Share your success stories, too! > > > > > ==== PRUITT Mailing List ==== > REMEMBER! If you plan to change your email address and/or your > Internet provider, you must UNSUBSCRIBE from your old address BEFORE > that account is cancelled, then SUBSCRIBE from your NEW email address. > >

Don't think so......close, but Johnson means John's son like Scandinavian naming patterns. In that respect, Johnson, Jorgenson, Erickson, seem Scandinavian in origin. Johnstone and Johnston do not indicate the same naming schema. Not generally anyway. On the other hand, there were a lot of Vikings in Scotland, several wars were fought there. Certainly expect some Viking names to have survived there. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kymm Denise" <tagspz@alaweb.com> To: <PRUITT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2001 11:07 PM Subject: Re: [PRUITT] Nationality Ok....so is Johnstone/Johnston the same as Johnson?? Or no??? I've heard so many different things.... Kymm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donkelly" <donkelly@grovenet.net> To: <PRUITT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2001 12:52 AM Subject: Re: [PRUITT] Nationality > Interesting because Johnstone was a reiver family too, one of the best > cattle thieves around that part of the country according to the legends. > > Don > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Larry & Virginia Sumner" <virginia@thesumners.com> > To: <PRUITT-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2001 10:42 PM > Subject: Re: [PRUITT] Nationality > > > Donald- > As I read your analysis of the possibilities of ancestry for the Pruitts, I > was reminded that > a number of years ago I asked a researcher who does family crests to do the > Pruitt one for > my father. Her conclusion - and she did seem to research these as much as > was possible, > was that Pruitt came from England and was a form of the "Prue" name... It's > a bit cloudy > and I don't believe I have any thing written from that - my Dad has the > crest shy did for > us but I don't think there was any written info - just my less than great > memory. I've > wondered about the possible French connection but the research this woman > did sort of > settled it for me and with the other side of that family (Johnston) being > Scots - I was > fine with that conclusion - Now you all have me wondering again!! > > Virginia Pruitt Sumner > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Donkelly <donkelly@grovenet.net> > To: <PRUITT-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2001 1:02 PM > Subject: Re: [PRUITT] Nationality > > > > My mom was red head blue eyes with somewhat freckled complexion. Doesn't > > draw a picture of French, but anything is possible. Perhaps others may > think > > it is a French Connection too. > > > > Secondly, about the Anglo-Scott ( later Scott-Irish in Ulster ) most of > the > > people who lived on the Anglo-Scott border 1500s era had neither English > nor > > Scott surnames. > > I have communicated over four years with descendents from families who > came > > from that area. Some descend from Norseman (Vikings) and some from > settlers > > who came from Normandy (Normans). > > > > Now to get technical, if they indeed came from Normandy, they were still > > (probably) descended from Danes (Vikings again). > > > > Red hair was not an uncommon trait in those people, and as for names, very > > early on before Anglicization of surnames, some families called themselves > > de XXXXXX as in de Routledge, possibly de Pruitt, and certainly many more. > > > > Again, the de preface to the name may have been a Norman adaptation of > > French names. When names were anglicized, many de, Mac, Mc, O, were > dropped > > from the surnames, in Scotland and in Ireland. > > > > Food for thought, but if one of my ancestors was a huge guy with red hairy > > arms and matted red beard, wore horns on his head, carried a shield on one > > arm and a big axe in the other, that's perfectly OK with me.<grin> > > > > Peace to all who enter this house > > Donald O'Collaugh Kelly > > > > > > > > ==== PRUITT Mailing List ==== > > Is the Pruitt list of any help to you? Have you made any connections? > > This list only works when subscribers share information with everyone on > the list > > Share your success stories, too! > > > > > > > > > > > ==== PRUITT Mailing List ==== > Is the Pruitt list of any help to you? Have you made any connections? > This list only works when subscribers share information with everyone on the > list > Share your success stories, too! > > > > > ==== PRUITT Mailing List ==== > REMEMBER! If you plan to change your email address and/or your > Internet provider, you must UNSUBSCRIBE from your old address BEFORE > that account is cancelled, then SUBSCRIBE from your NEW email address. > > ==== PRUITT Mailing List ==== Is the Pruitt list of any help to you? Have you made any connections? This list only works when subscribers share information with everyone on the list Share your success stories, too!