It may be a case like one I came across. Family tradition had been that they were decended from DUTCH settlers because they lived at Dutch Cove. Later research showed that the "Dutch Cove" was the English version of "Deutch Cove" and they were actually from Germany. Melba -----Original Message----- From: Doug Bostick <dbostick@Bellsouth.net> To: SCROOTS-L@rootsweb.com <SCROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, May 29, 2000 10:12 AM Subject: Re: [SC] NY>SC; 1671 >Janet, > >As you may already know, that group was supposed to be the first group >to settle on what is now James Island. The land laid out on James Island >Creek was called Jamestown. There are several mysteries: 1) no plat or >map has survived; 2) while they were supposed to be Dutch, the early >James Island surnames are not Dutch; and 3) the exact location of >Jamestown has never been verified- a dig two years ago produced very >little in 17th century artifacts at the site thought to be Jamestown. > >Doug Bostick, Executive Director >Sea Island Historical Society > >Janet Jilote wrote: > >> Does anyone have information on a group of Dutch settlers >> who migrated from New York to SC in 1671? >> >> Janet Nielson Jilote >> >> ============================== >> Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. >> http://pml.rootsweb.com/ >> Brought to you by RootsWeb.com. > > >============================== >Search ALL of RootsWeb's mailing lists in real time. >RootsWeb's Personalized Mailing Lists: >http://pml.rootsweb.com/ >