----- Original Message ----- From: "G. Lee Hearl" <[email protected]> To: "Molly" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 7:32 AM Subject: Donohoo: TN, NC, VA: Sorry, but I KNOW the name has been spelled HERD for many generations. We have records back to the Am Rev at least, but just which HERD line it was in Ireland and earlier in England we cannot prove. My Nancy Donohoo definitely married James Herd and lived in White or Sumner Co., TN. Molly Herd Gravelle in California > Note: I have seen the name "Donohoo" "Donohoe" in Northern Va., Western NC > and TN. I understand there was a minor Cherokee Chief named Donoho who was > very helpful to the early settlers in western NC. Hugh Herrell, Herrall > etc. was involved in a marriage, gave surety I believe, when a Donoho was > married (this would have been in Rowan Co., I believe). I wonder if the > Herd, Hurd you refer to could have been a mispelling of Herrel, Harold, etc. > I am trying to learn more about possible relationship of Donoho and Harroll, > Herrell etc. between 1750 and 1800. > Thanks, > G. Lee Hearl > Authentic Appalachian Storyteller > Abingdon, Va. > > >