This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: WayneandDeborah Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.hawkins/2264.2.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: someone was asking about New Sweden http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Sweden there are other sources - just search the internet for those... Regarding the Clems Clement b: ca. 1772 NC Clem Jr. only son of Edmund & Patsy (likely Martha) per 1832 will (if our Clem b: 1817 - 1821) Clement / Clemuel b: 1817 - 1821 next to Paschal in OH may be Edmund's only son but not proven Clemen b: ca. 1822 next to Banks in 1850 (maybe Hennis' son) Clem b: ca. 1829 Banks' son in 1850 census Clement b: ca. 1843 son of Paschal William Clemmons b: ca. 1865 s/o William "Russell" Lawson watch transcriptions etc. as there may be some confusion around the names McClellan / McClennan / McClendon / Clint / Clinton / Clendon / Clen / Glen Clem Lawson was considered of German (maybe why the name was spelled Losson) by Manis descendants in Dalzel Manis' bio. The strange naming patterns in these folks may lend to their background - consider maybe they were germanic / dutch / scandinavian where each generation had a different surname based on the father's first name and as they adapted to the English / American traditions, there was a period of unusual names and confusion... Does anyone find it odd that so many were illiterate through a couple generations or was that the norm ? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.