This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Fikes, Sikes, Sykes, Brewer, Dozier, Granger, King, Miller, Farwell, Thomas, Elgie Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/AgB.2ACI/315.429 Message Board Post: Ouch! I have both FIKES and SIKES and SYKES ancestors. I descend from: John and unknown FIKES Tyree and Ann Elizabeth (BREWER) FIKES Calvin J. and Margaret E. (FIKES) DOZIER Lexington Co. SC, GA, AL, MS and Richard and Phebe (unknown) SIKES Victory and Elizabeth (GRANGER) SYKES Victory and Mary (KING) SYKES Titus and Rhoda (MILLER) SYKES Victory and Rhoda (FARWELL) SYKES Victory and Eunice (unknown) SYKES Delavergne and Mahala (THOMAS) SYKES Victory and Jessie (ELGIE) SYKES MA, VT, CAN, WI, WY My Sykes family is frequently found in the records with the SIKES spelling and I know a lot of folks researching the Southern lines of Sikes and Sykes. I checked my files, just in case, but did not find any connection to Samuel CROUT. This is the first time I have seen both of the names - FIKES and SIKES in one message. Good luck in your search.