Sam, according to the SwissFamiliennamenbuch, SCHOTT families held citizenship prior to 1799 in 3 Kanton Bern communities: Kappelen, BE Lengnau, BE Meinisberg, BE *) (in 1989 there were still SCHOTT familie(s) living in those communities. Swiss genealogist Julius Billetter did research on the SCHOTT family of Meinisberg, BE. Below is the microfilm number you can order and view at you local LDS Family History Center. Since this is handy, it might be worth checking out. If it fits your family, you're in luck..... even though you have to verify all the information, of course. Julius Billetter usually copied out all records of a particular name in their given hometown. It seems to me that the SCHOTT name is much more prevalent in Germany. How about it, Wolf? Good luck!Hanneli Title Schott family of Meinisberg, Bern, Switzerland Authors Billeter, Julius , 1869-1957 (Main Author) Note Location Film Schott family of Meinisberg, Bern, Switzerland FHL INTL Film 422448 Item 1

> Von: Guy Grenny [mailto:guyg@saber.net] > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 4. Mai 2005 17:24 > > Sam, > according to the SwissFamiliennamenbuch, SCHOTT families held > citizenship prior to 1799 in 3 Kanton Bern communities: > [...] > It seems to me that the SCHOTT name is much more prevalent in > Germany. How about it, Wolf? Schott would certainly be a possibility, and - yes - that name exists in Germany as well (and Austria and France and possibly others). I wouldn't know, however, where the name would be most common. In any case - with just the name (spelling not even sure) and the assumption it may come from Switzerland, it's going to be difficult to find a good starting point for any research over here. Best regards - Wolf

Many thanks to all replies. It has been helpful. Sam