I thought the same thing -- must be French Protestant, particularly with a marriage to a DuCray, but it's not the case. It appears that the common ancestor was Thomas Prewitt from Salisbury, England. I checked records from Wiltshire and found Prewitt, Prewit, Pruit, Pruitt, Pruet, Pruett and Prowet all the way back to the 1200s. Ed Ries ----- Original Message ----- From: Paxecho <paxecho@home.com> To: <PRUITT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2001 9:33 AM Subject: Re: [PRUITT] Nationality > My mother-in-law, who is the Pruitt, swore it was French, though I've not > been able to trace it. > Susan > > > > > ==== 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! >