Glad to have been able to help. The name was misspelled in the book. That doesn't mean it's wrong in the records. The book is a transcription and that is how the spelling was interpreted by Mr. Pippenger,(who has done so much for all us with his transcriptions.) I have a copy of the naturalization record of a gggg grandfather. His last name was Attridge and on the photocopy I have it is an A at the beginning to me, however in 3 different immigration records available through Ancestry- one that I had a printed page from a book in DC, all have him as Ottridge. Even on the Olive Tree site where you can view them he is under the O's. That's a handwritten list not the actual copies of naturalizations. I've found some of his daughter's under Otridge and a few other versions:-). margy http://naturalizationrecords.com/usa/dc_onlinedb.shtml ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 8:01 PM Subject: Re: [WashingtonDC'' ] Marriage Records Request > Margy, > Thank you so very much for the information. This solidifies my suspicion > that William was married to Elizabeth L. Sisson. In her Will she > identified her > mother as Martha A. Sisson. Do I understand correctly by saying that > William's last name is misspelled in the records? I have spent a great > deal of time > down here in FL trying to uncover the identity of the second wife, and you > just > made my day. > Thank you. > John Risdon > > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > >