You might be interested to know that there is a town called Lanham just east of Washington, DC on State Route 450 near New Carrollton in present day Prince George's County. I checked "The Placenames of Maryland: Their Origin & Meaning." Hamill Kenney, Museum and Library of the Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore. 1984. And found this: LANHAM, A village near Seabrook, Prince George's County. It is on Martenet's map, 1866. On p. 21 Farquahar mentions Aaron Lanham, one of the seventeen members of the first Montgomery Grand Jury, August 12, 1777. I cannot find the reference for Farquahar although I'm pretty certain he is one of the several gazetteers whose work Kenney consulted when making his compilation. Copies of Kenney's book would probably be available from many libraries in the area although in the reference section (not to be checked out). And you might be able to get some additional information (although probably for a fee) from the Maryland Historical Society's library in downtown Baltimore. Ann Ann Wilmer National Coordinator Green Ribbon Campaign for Open Records http://www.50megs.com/levgen/grcampaign.html To subscribe to Update: GRC_Update@egroups.com go to http://www.egroups.com Adoptee in search of birth family Born 10-18-52, Waynesboro, PA "Mom, I have your thumbprints!" ----- Original Message ----- From: Dolores <dcr555@softcom.net> To: <VAAMHERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2001 4:23 AM Subject: [VAAMHERS-L] LANHAM Family > Posted on: Amherst County Queries > Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Amherst/670 > > Surname: > ------------------------- > > I can't answer your question about the LANHAMs in Amherst Co., but I can > tell you that the family originated in Charles and Pr. Georges Co., MD----the > part of Charles Co. that later fell into Pr. Georges, then Frederick Co., > then Montgomery Co.. > > One branch md. into my husband's DICKERSON family in the early 1700's and > then went to Loudoun Co. and spread out from there. If your LANHAM line > connects to this LANHAM/DICKERSON family, there is some information on > them in the microfilms of my DICKERSON Family records that have been filmed > by the Mormons. > > This might help you a little. > > > > > ==== VAAMHERS Mailing List ==== > Amherst County Files online! Visit the Amherst County Archives at http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/va/amherst.htm > > >