I surmised he was a Spanish soldier during the occupation of the Netherlands who married a Dutch girl but I've never known a Spanish Banta either. I should have thought of Google; I use it every day. Thanks for checking. Gary ----- Original Message ----- From: Mary Scott Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 7:50 PM To: SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] BANTA Gary, I found this on Google which has your Banta name. There appears to be quite a few names from the Netherlands. Perhaps it will help you somewhat. It is on something called GenCircles so maybe you should go through Google just like I did or you may not get in. I simply typed in like this: "Banta surname" Then click on Banta surname individiuals. I quickly looked it over then clicked on Banta by Marsha Hickman at the top. Good luck, Mary PS There may be other things on Google. I stopped when I found one which looked promising. ----- Original Message ----- From: "GARY RADCLIFFE" <glradcliffe@msn.com> To: <SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 4:45 PM Subject: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] BANTA > This family came to America from the Netherlands in the 1600's but the name > doesn't sound Dutch. Help, please? > > Gary Radcliffe > West Covina, CA > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237