This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Johnson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XeB.2ACE/3194.2.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: It isn't in any court records. I believe that both Abner and Stephen had "D" as a middle initial. This could suggest that it was the family name of Thomas' wife Elizabeth Unknown or her mother or of the mother of Thomas Johnson himself.