>Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 20:06:44 -0700 >From: [email protected] (James Fortier) >Subject: Soundex >... >I am interested in reactions to the following comment on Soundex codes. >I have a list of about 31 variations of the Robblee name. They all seem >to have the same Soundex code R14. It is interesting to note that the >French equivalent of Rapalje is Rapallier with the er having a long a >sound. This yields the same Soundex code as Robblee. Given the early >references in several places to a French Huguenot origin for the Robblee >name, I think it still a likely thing that Joris Jansen Rapalje could >be our ancestor. Has anyone checked for Robblee connections in New >Jersey? > >Jim Fortier >