This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Kathye_Upham Surnames: NUNNELEE Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.unknown/7264/mb.ashx Message Board Post: How do I know his last name was N-U-N-N-E-L-E-E ??? The American ancestors of all persons in the USA whose last name was spelled exactly NUNNELEE where born as NUNNALLY and in Virginia. Towards the end of the Revolutionary War a small handful of Nunnally cousins deliberately changed their spelling to N-u-n-n-e-l-e-e However, very few of their siblings changed to the new spelling making it a dead give away to the ancestors of each and every Nunnelee and each descendant knew the importance of the spelling and were adamant about it whenever asked. So ! Whenever someone is found in a record with that exact spelling it was not by "chance" !!! This Daniel NUNNELEE's name was written N-u-n-n-e-l-e-e on the 1840 Hart Co KY census and as Nunalee on the 1850 Hart Co KY census. His widow Elizabeth's name was spelled N-u-n-n-e-l-e-e on the 1870 and 1880 Hart Co KY censuses. THERE IS JUST NO QUESTION - it is NUNNELEE !!! 1840 Hart Co KY indexed NIMULEE but written Nunnelee ! NUNNELEE, Daniel Males 2 age 20-30 Femls 1 age 15-20 1850 Hart Co KY/HH 1137-1168/pg 263a (06 Sep 1850) ** written as Nunalee NUNNELEE, Daniel /HH/wm age 36 VA Nunnelee, Elizabeth /wf age 28 KY Nunnelee, Behethalea /wf age 07 KY Nunnelee, James /wm age 05 KY Nunnelee, Armstead /wm age 08mos KY 1860 Hart Co KY/Horse Cave/HH 7-6/pg 721 (01 Jun 1860) written as Nunly NUNNELEE, Elizabeth /HH/wf age 38 KY Nunnelee, Bethlehem /wf age 16 KY Nunnelee, James M /wm age 13 KY Nunnelee, Armstard /wm age 09 KY 1870 Hart Co KY/Caverna/HH 169/pg 252b (23 Jun 1870) ** written as Nunnelee NUNNELEE, E /HH/wf age 48 KY Nunnelee, James M /wm age 24 KY Nunnelee, Armsted /wm age 20 KY 1880 Hart Co KY/Horse Cave/HH 22/pg 266a (01 Jun 1880) ** spelled correctly !!! NUNNELEE, Elizabeth/HH/wf age 59 KY/Ky/Va widow NUNNELEE, James M /son/wm age 33 KY/Va/Ky widow Russell, William /laborer/wm age 27 KY/Ky/Ky single 1900 Hart Co KY/Horse Cave/HH 120-129/pg 42b (06 Jun 1900) written as NUNNELLEE NUNNELEE, James M /HH/wm age 54 born Dec 1845 KY/Va/Ky widow Sigh, the Hart Co KY courthouse burned in 1928 and apparently it was nearly a total loss. I don't know Daniel's wife's maiden name or who any of his 3 children married - but I will keep digging and digging. My gut instinct and 31 years of researching our surname makes me pretty certain that Daniel was from the Halifax Co VA area .Having named his 2nd son Armstead could be a clue that he is closely related to Revolutionary War soldier, Edward Nunnelee whose son Daniel married Mary Ann [Amistead] or to Harbard who named sons Daniel and Armistead.......... Lots of digging and record finding to try and unearth ----- who any one of his 3 children married would be such a treasure !!! Can you help ??? Kathye Upham n540hunter@yahoo.com 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.