The more I study my ancestors from the Virginia Colony and Tennessee..and before that in England, Scotland, Wales, and Ulster...they were predominately farmers..a few were soldiers, a few were skilled tradesmen, but most were farmers of one variety or another. I have never seen the name Basden or Halsall. Rhea and McRae are both represented here in the Ozarks.
Barry, you don't have to act as your own apologist. Ypu're providing a great, interesting service with this channel. Besides, people with these surnames can't definitively decide among themselves how the name should be pronounced. For instance, I grew up with a guy named McAuliffe, which he pronounced Mac-a-fee, but I was jumped all over by a girl with the surname when I was in college who was scandalized that I would so butcher her name. Sometimes you just have to ask then defer to their preference.
@@luisvelasco316 Thanks, Luis! I appreciate the support. There were a couple of trolls who went through several videos recently and picked out words that they didn’t like. I hope all is well in the North Carolina medical profession.
Barry, thank you so much, I for one appreciate you ! I supposedly , if you can believe the internet, find some of my ancestors are from The Isle of Mann.
I always enjoy your program. Rae is common in our area as is McRae. I was raised with lots of Baisdens, they were as common as broomsage in our area..Thanks once again..Paul..
I've found that different generations sometimes pronounce their last name slightly differently and often have different spellings. Of course census takers didn't always spell things the same either. One of Gt grandmother's first name was Flemontine and her nickname was Flemon or Flammon (Flammon is what is on her gravestone) But that could be down to an accent as well. My grandfather wrote his last name of McClain several ways over the years according to my mother. I always look forward to your videos even if it does not mention any ancestors of mine, I love history.
Lady, thanks for the additional perspective on how spellings and pronunciations can vary even within families in the same rural area. Last week we covered Miracle and discussed how it's pronounced differently among family members in the Cumberland Gap area. I would be happy to check to see if any your families have been requested by others. Just let me know what to look for on the list.
Keep up the good work, I haven’t come across any of my maternal relatives surnames that you have mentioned, but I don’t think a lot of them stayed in the Appalachian area long before they moved on to Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma. Maybe one day :)
@unyieldingcreek1 I've covered over 900 and have nearly 800 that I haven't gotten to yet. Send me an email toVanntagepoint22@gmail.com, and I'll send you the list of covered families.
The kindest thing anyone can do for another person is to try to correctly pronounce there name because each person’s name can have so many variations and come from other languages this isn’t always the easiest thing to do but thank you for being willing to learn
Thanks, Lucy! I do this as a hobby because it means a lot to me to help folks who care about their heritage. I was born and raised very poor and did not know that I was illegitimate until I was 14. On my own, I searched for my father (Harry Vann Jr.), found him, and built a relationship with him and his family before I was 16. They could have rejected me, but they didn't. I never knew the man that my mom was married to when she had me. In short order, he left and never came around us. Sadly, mom and her family told me that he was my dad, but he wasn't. Now, DNA has confirmed that I am a Vann.
Thank you for your wonderful cultural channel dr Barry . I looked up for meaning and origin of surnames you mentioned briefly here it’s Stacy is English ( southern) : from the Middle English personal name Stacy , a diminutive of stace , a pet form of Eustance . In some cases an American shortened and altered form of Greek stainopulos, a patronymic from the personal name stasinos . Bentley is a gender - neutral name with English origin. Meaning “ meadow with coarse grass “ . This name emits images of glorious, rolling hills and the tranquil English countryside. Baisden : English ( surrey Kent and Essex) : habitational name from Basden wood in gawkiest Kent . The place name is from the old English personal name beadu , ( or the same as an abbreviation compound name ) +denn ( swine pasture) . Compare to baysden . Halsall is English ( lancashire ) : habitational name from place in lancashire named halsall from an old English personal name hael +halh ( nook of land ). The name Gilmore traces its origin to Ireland and holds a profound significance in it meaning. It’s derived from the Gaelic name mac giolla mhuire, it’s translates to servant of the Virgin Mary . This religious association reflects the deeply rooted Christian beliefs present in Irish history. Mccree this notable Scottish surname, variously spelt maccrea, maccraw , maccree and maccrie, derives from an ancient Gaelic male given name “ mac raith “ , son of grace , prosperity, or favor , from Celtic “ rat “ , luck , fortune. I hope you like my research. Good luck to you your family friends.
Hi Khatoon, I am glad to see you are still studying! May I suggest that you place punctuation (periods, commas, colons, and semicolons) next to the letter that precedes it. You can see how the commas appear within the parentheses above.
The surname Presnell may have different spellings, but I would like to know more about my last name. And yes, I have heard that my grandmother was a full blooded Cherokee. Thank you for your videos. I really enjoy them.😊
Hello. I'm from upstate NY. It could be very hard to find family lines because a lot of them were changed, or recorded for a person's preference. I have two great grandmothers who hated their first names and were called something else. I know where their graves are and even their stones go by their preferred names. If I hadn't been told this by my grandparents it would have been difficult to locate them by name alone. My grandmother's mother has her given name in an old family Bible, but she is buried by her middle name, as she preferred to be called. My granfather's mother was the same. I put their full names on Find A Grave. And I worked with two sisters whose maiden name was Rathburn, but they told me that the name was really Rathbun. Their grandfather liked Rathburn better, so he changed it. I'm sure it happened a lot. That makes trying to find people's true line very difficult unless they have a written paper trail.
@@Lorriann63 DNA is clearer than paper trails. Incest is an issue too. I was born out of wedlock, but my DNA test confirmed who I was told was my father’s family. Even though I met and got to know them, I had some lingering doubts. After DNA analysis, things came together quickly.
Here is one from Coastal Carolina between the Albemarle and Pamlico Sound and west? - My 96-year-old mum was a Skittlethorp(e)? She remembers Indians but nothing I can confirm as solid. What would be the best way to track this down before I lose her. The old country records are very sparse of anything at all for the family beyond her on paper. This was truly a wilderness, it seems, even now. Some areas come up like Swan Quarter, Bath, Lake Mattamaskeet, and all the way out the tip of this Mainland Peninsula that looks over to the OBX.
@@BarryVann Thanks - gives me another place to look. Lot of the relatives are still there. Her name was Luta Skittlethorpe. Do you know where Thomas was born?
How about the Odom clan of Cannon county, Tenn?or the Harkey,s of N Carolina? I enjoy your show and since I have about 1200 ancestors, dating back to the Savages of Jamestown I am always looking for some of my family.. Thanks for the history lesson. Bobbie Edwards(John Edwards of Virginia 1759)
I live in southern Ohio along the Ohio River and it seems like everybody you talk to claims Cherokee blood. I learned a long time ago to keep my big mouth shut. Most people don't like it when you tell them that if they have native American blood it's more likely to be Shawnee😆. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and God bless!
Thank You!...My great grandmother is from your area and she was Shawnee...Not only that but the Shawnees covered a wider area than the Cherokee but you seldom hear anyone claiming Shawnee blood.
I have been very disappointed in trying to find my family surname McCaa (pronounced McKay) in genealogy records. We are supposedly Scottish in origin, but in 1986 on a trip to Scotland I found no one who even knew the name. We were in Edinburgh.
@@smc130Phonics worked for your family. McKay is the common spelling. Send an email to vanntagepoint22@gmail.com, and I’ll attach the list of families that I’ve covered. There are nearly 700. McKay is a Scottish name, and it’s fairly common in Scotland and Ireland. I have found people in Scotland not very helpful. I taught at the University of Dundee, and there were plenty of people who didn’t know that white Americans originated in Europe.
Could you find the Burns and Cole sir names? I've always thought that my people came from Scotland, I also think they might have been indentured servants. I have found my father's parents, but I'm having a difficult time finding my mother's folks the Cole family.
@@davidburns8662 Good morning, David, I’m on my way to Charleston, SC. I’m pretty sure that I’ve covered the Burns and Cole origins. They are both among the traditional names in Scotland. Send me an email to vanntagepoint22@gmail.com and I’ll send you the list with episodes.
I heard the story of a great-great-great grandmother on my mother's tribe being 100% Cherokee. Odd, because everyone I've known in the family from very far back was very fair, blonde and blue-eyed, with some red-haired. When I traced her back I found she was not even 1% Cherokee but very much English and Scottish in the paper trail. Also in tracing the family tree I did find, on my father's side, a Native American marrying a 6th great-grandfather, and his son, a 5th great-grandfather, marrying a half-Native American woman. Neither female direct ancestor was a Cherokee and they were two different tribes. I have no Native DNA detectable in my own DNA, nor do any of my brothers, it's all dropped off from back then. You have to follow the actual records to find your ancestors, not just family stories.
Many thanks for that well-written observation. In terms of DNA, my blue-eyed wife, whose family has never had a Cherokee tradition, has more tested Native DNA than I have. You are absolutely correct. Regards, Barry
I am interested in the names Duncan, DeHaven and Sterrett or Sterret, all ancestors who arrived very early to Pennsylvania, Virginia and Kentucky. Thank you.
@@maggiemaloney8599 I covered Duncan, but not the other families. Please send an email to vanntagepoint22@gmail.com. I’ll send you the list of covered names and their episodes.
Speaking of names such as “Baisden,” coming from the OE for “swine pasture.” I have a 9th or 10th ggfather named “Theophilus Shatswell.” One shudders to think…
@@BarryVann His name was William (or James, one or the other) Head. My GGGGG grandfather's headstone is a National Historical Monument. I used to geneology research during my museum curator days. Saw your channel, and subscribed.
@@BarryVann Yeah, it was William. The ones that stayed in England married into the Hanover family, which eventually produced Victoria Hanover-Queen Victoria, lol
@@BarryVann William was brought over as an indentured servant-gambling debts. His uncle was a member of the House of Lords, and got stuck at the mill as punishment. They probably thought he was a dirtbag, lol.
My husbands surname is Akers. The name itself is spelled a few different ways due to literacy issues. His ancestors we believe originated in England and Scotland. Is this right? We know they came to America and served in the Revolution against the British. Many still live in Appalachia today
Queenie, based on just the surname, phonic works for a lot of people. In Scotland, it was most spelled Aikers. Most names that are found among the traditional surnames of Scotland, Ireland, or Wales are also in England.
My great grandmother was born a Bentley in Virginia. Her father was Squire Benjamin Martin Bentley. Line reputedly going back to England and one Thomas Bentley at the end of the 17th century.
@@BarryVann that’s my dad’s side. He was from Cyprus. My mother’s side is British Isles and Finnish. But look up Cyril Lucaris. He was a genuine Byzantine Calvinist during the Ottoman era. Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.
Mr Vann, I wish you would investigate my surname which is my brick wall. It is NORRIS. I truly enjoy your programs, both in content and humor. Thank you.
Hi Kathy, I live a half mile from the Powell River mouth into Norris Lake. I'm happy to cover Norris for you. It's on the list of names to cover, but it's pretty far down the list. I can tell you that the name originated among the Normans. It meant Northmen and was originally spelled Norreys.
Are Reay and Ray the same just different spelling? I know my Great great grandfather who was a ray who fought in the Civil War. I have a picture and a grave marker that shows his grave. Also, the town of Ray Ohio is named for this family.
Richard, they could be the same. I was in a cemetery a month ago and saw graves of people that my family has known for several generations, yet their names were spelled multiple ways. It's all about phonics, so go by the sound of the spoken word.
I do on my mom’s side from up here on top of the Ohio Valley aka Pittsburgh, but not my daddy’s side aka down Hoopie or down river. Mitchell’s, Hall’s, Brannon’s & Rhoades.
Amanda, Skene can be spelled as Skeen. The s added on the end of it means the son of Skene or he was one of those Skenes. Both spellings go back to the same name. Skene or Skeen is in Episode 13 (February 23, 2022); Pugh is on the list of names to cover, but it's pretty far down the list.
@@BarryVann it could have been worse, many went to Canada for French protection. I'll take the sun. Finally got the stone back though, after almost a thousand years. In time it all works out. Love your show.
My gr gr gr etc grandfather Thomas Godbey arrived in Jamestown in 1609.He was ambushed and murdered by a Bentley in a dispute over pulling a boat to shore.
You left out the spellings Ray and Wray for the surname Rea. BTW, both Vann and Lane are Cherokee metis families. The home of Joseph Vann is still standing in N.Georgia.
@@JamesLorrain See episode 45 for your spellings. I was actually speaking in this episode more about the McRaes than the Rheas, etc. Phonics clearly works for that family. Episode 45 on September 27, 2022 might please you. I’m a descendant of Joseph Vann’s uncle John Vann. I’ve been to family get togethers at the Vann House in Chatsworth. I’m going to correct you on Vann being a Cherokee name. There are Vann folk among the Cherokee, but there are many who have never met a real Cherokee. The Vann surname predates Columbus’s landing on Hispaniola.
I'm English. I used to work with a young man who's surname was Vann. His family came from Eastern England and he said the name was originally Dutch. A lot of Dutch men did come to Eastern England in the 1600s to help drain the Fens or marshes to make agricultural land. Oh, and Eustace wouldn't have been drinking tea in 1630, as tea didn't arrive in England until 1664 when King Charles II married Catherine of Braganza, a Portuguese princess.
@@AnneDowson-vp8lg I stand corrected on the date for the arrival of tea. That comment was intended as humor, which obviously wasn’t too funny. Van is Dutch preposition. There are multiple sources the Vann surname. I actually have a PhD in historical geography from the University of Glasgow. I also taught at Dundee, so it’s nice to meet a person from England.
I always enjoy your telling of the origins of surnames. I'm 67 and as I get older, I find that my heritage means a lot to me. Thank you.
Thanks, Sandra!
I will never criticize, I just appreciate the history. History is something I have been passionate about all my life. Thank You!
Thanks, Sue! I appreciate you so much!
Lots of interesting material today! And a wonderful tribute to your “Better Half.” ❤ Blessings on both of you!
Thank you kindly!
The more I study my ancestors from the Virginia Colony and Tennessee..and before that in England, Scotland, Wales, and Ulster...they were predominately farmers..a few were soldiers, a few were skilled tradesmen, but most were farmers of one variety or another. I have never seen the name Basden or Halsall. Rhea and McRae are both represented here in the Ozarks.
@@Ammo08 Thanks, Terry!
Barry, you don't have to act as your own apologist. Ypu're providing a great, interesting service with this channel. Besides, people with these surnames can't definitively decide among themselves how the name should be pronounced. For instance, I grew up with a guy named McAuliffe, which he pronounced Mac-a-fee, but I was jumped all over by a girl with the surname when I was in college who was scandalized that I would so butcher her name. Sometimes you just have to ask then defer to their preference.
@@luisvelasco316 Thanks, Luis! I appreciate the support. There were a couple of trolls who went through several videos recently and picked out words that they didn’t like. I hope all is well in the North Carolina medical profession.
Great Intro! Listening to the names now
Hope you enjoy, David!
Barry, thank you so much, I for one appreciate you ! I supposedly , if you can believe the internet, find some of my ancestors are from The Isle of Mann.
Belles, thanks for the kind words! I appreciate you for them. What surnames of folks do you have that could be from the Isle of Man (Ellan Vannin)?
I always enjoy your program. Rae is common in our area as is McRae. I was raised with lots of Baisdens, they were as common as broomsage in our area..Thanks once again..Paul..
@@pdrake2572 that’s good to know, Paul. I have never met a Baisden, and I have lived in seven southern states, Michigan, and Colorado.
@@pdrake2572 Thanks, Paul!
I've found that different generations sometimes pronounce their last name slightly differently and often have different spellings. Of course census takers didn't always spell things the same either. One of Gt grandmother's first name was Flemontine and her nickname was Flemon or Flammon (Flammon is what is on her gravestone) But that could be down to an accent as well. My grandfather wrote his last name of McClain several ways over the years according to my mother. I always look forward to your videos even if it does not mention any ancestors of mine, I love history.
Lady, thanks for the additional perspective on how spellings and pronunciations can vary even within families in the same rural area. Last week we covered Miracle and discussed how it's pronounced differently among family members in the Cumberland Gap area. I would be happy to check to see if any your families have been requested by others. Just let me know what to look for on the list.
Great personality and research!
Thanks, Swiss Chalet!
you have a fine channel, filled with shiny bits of knowledge. Much appreciated.
Many thanks, Inquisitor!
Keep up the good work, I haven’t come across any of my maternal relatives surnames that you have mentioned, but I don’t think a lot of them stayed in the Appalachian area long before they moved on to Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma. Maybe one day :)
@unyieldingcreek1 I've covered over 900 and have nearly 800 that I haven't gotten to yet. Send me an email toVanntagepoint22@gmail.com, and I'll send you the list of covered families.
The kindest thing anyone can do for another person is to try to correctly pronounce there name because each person’s name can have so many variations and come from other languages this isn’t always the easiest thing to do but thank you for being willing to learn
Thanks, Lucy! I do this as a hobby because it means a lot to me to help folks who care about their heritage. I was born and raised very poor and did not know that I was illegitimate until I was 14. On my own, I searched for my father (Harry Vann Jr.), found him, and built a relationship with him and his family before I was 16. They could have rejected me, but they didn't. I never knew the man that my mom was married to when she had me. In short order, he left and never came around us. Sadly, mom and her family told me that he was my dad, but he wasn't. Now, DNA has confirmed that I am a Vann.
Thank you for your wonderful cultural channel dr Barry . I looked up for meaning and origin of surnames you mentioned briefly here it’s Stacy is English ( southern) : from the Middle English personal name Stacy , a diminutive of stace , a pet form of Eustance . In some cases an American shortened and altered form of Greek stainopulos, a patronymic from the personal name stasinos . Bentley is a gender - neutral name with English origin. Meaning “ meadow with coarse grass “ . This name emits images of glorious, rolling hills and the tranquil English countryside. Baisden : English ( surrey Kent and Essex) : habitational name from Basden wood in gawkiest Kent . The place name is from the old English personal name beadu , ( or the same as an abbreviation compound name ) +denn ( swine pasture) . Compare to baysden . Halsall is English ( lancashire ) : habitational name from place in lancashire named halsall from an old English personal name hael +halh ( nook of land ). The name Gilmore traces its origin to Ireland and holds a profound significance in it meaning. It’s derived from the Gaelic name mac giolla mhuire, it’s translates to servant of the Virgin Mary . This religious association reflects the deeply rooted Christian beliefs present in Irish history. Mccree this notable Scottish surname, variously spelt maccrea, maccraw , maccree and maccrie, derives from an ancient Gaelic male given name “ mac raith “ , son of grace , prosperity, or favor , from Celtic “ rat “ , luck , fortune. I hope you like my research. Good luck to you your family friends.
Hi Khatoon, I am glad to see you are still studying! May I suggest that you place punctuation (periods, commas, colons, and semicolons) next to the letter that precedes it. You can see how the commas appear within the parentheses above.
The surname Presnell may have different spellings, but I would like to know more about my last name. And yes, I have heard that my grandmother was a full blooded Cherokee. Thank you for your videos. I really enjoy them.😊
I think we are true Appalachian people! Presnell is on the list of names to cover. I think it will come up soon.
Hello. I'm from upstate NY. It could be very hard to find family lines because a lot of them were changed, or recorded for a person's preference. I have two great grandmothers who hated their first names and were called something else. I know where their graves are and even their stones go by their preferred names. If I hadn't been told this by my grandparents it would have been difficult to locate them by name alone. My grandmother's mother has her given name in an old family Bible, but she is buried by her middle name, as she preferred to be called. My granfather's mother was the same. I put their full names on Find A Grave. And I worked with two sisters whose maiden name was Rathburn, but they told me that the name was really Rathbun. Their grandfather liked Rathburn better, so he changed it. I'm sure it happened a lot. That makes trying to find people's true line very difficult unless they have a written paper trail.
@@Lorriann63 DNA is clearer than paper trails. Incest is an issue too. I was born out of wedlock, but my DNA test confirmed who I was told was my father’s family. Even though I met and got to know them, I had some lingering doubts. After DNA analysis, things came together quickly.
Here is one from Coastal Carolina between the Albemarle and Pamlico Sound and west? - My 96-year-old mum was a Skittlethorp(e)? She remembers Indians but nothing I can confirm as solid. What would be the best way to track this down before I lose her. The old country records are very sparse of anything at all for the family beyond her on paper. This was truly a wilderness, it seems, even now. Some areas come up like Swan Quarter, Bath, Lake Mattamaskeet, and all the way out the tip of this Mainland Peninsula that looks over to the OBX.
@@ronaldsmith2343 Thomas Skittlethorpe born in N C in 1798. English origin.
@@BarryVann Thanks - gives me another place to look.
Lot of the relatives are still there.
Her name was Luta Skittlethorpe.
Do you know where Thomas was born?
One of my paternal ancestors from that area: Price.
How about the Odom clan of Cannon county, Tenn?or the Harkey,s of N Carolina? I enjoy your show and since I have about 1200 ancestors, dating back to the Savages of Jamestown I am always looking for some of my family.. Thanks for the history lesson. Bobbie Edwards(John Edwards of Virginia 1759)
@@barbaraedwards4439 If you already know about them, what can do to help you?
It’s on my list to cover.
I live in southern Ohio along the Ohio River and it seems like everybody you talk to claims Cherokee blood. I learned a long time ago to keep my big mouth shut. Most people don't like it when you tell them that if they have native American blood it's more likely to be Shawnee😆. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and God bless!
Thank You!...My great grandmother is from your area and she was Shawnee...Not only that but the Shawnees covered a wider area than the Cherokee but you seldom hear anyone claiming Shawnee
blood.
Thanks, James! I can relate!
@@stevepenney2073i guess i have a little bit of native blood but its algonquin! I can't claim Shawnee or Cherokee 😆😆
I would love for you to feature Reppert on your video. My father came from Morgantown, West Virginia. Thank you.
@@beachprepper566 I can add Reppert to my list, which is a German name that was in Pennsylvania by the 1730s. There are 500 plus names in front of it.
How about McAlister Stewart Price and Clark ???
Hi Brad, these are the names I have covered, but there are 687 names on my list to cover. I think you'll find that some of the names have been covered.
Season 1
Episode 1 (November 15, 2021)
Anderson
Buchanan
Callahan
Duncan
Evans
Graham
Johnson/ Jones
Owens
Murphy
Parton
Relevant
Episode 2 (December 16, 2021)
Reed
Wallace
Sneed
Parsons
Morgan
Dunlap
Waddie
Williams
Walker
Ferguson
Episode 3 (December 21, 2021)
Hutchison/Hutchinson
Thompson/Thomson
Wynn
Shackelford
Walmsley
Devol
Beverly
Cobb
Moore
Spence
Cochran
Episode 4 (December 20, 2021)
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Ratcliff
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McNair
Spiller
Lewis
Wright
Hall
Ham
Episode 5 January 4, 2021
Hale
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Colvin
Pepper
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Warren
Ausmus
Quinn
Monroe
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Mooney
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Lindsey
Carlin
Dominey
Oliver
Adkins
Browning
Hensley
Crum
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Episode 7 (January 20, 2021)
Meeks
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Prater
White
Copeland
Keen/Keene
Patterson
Hawkins
Kilby
Gordon
Fugate
Episode 8 (January 26, 2022)
Gibson
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Branscomb
Hughes
Sizemore
Kirkland
Roberts
Robertson
Watson
Hatfield
Mullins
Episode 9 (February 3, 2022)
Coots
Russell
Byers
Poland
Hicks
Tomlinson
Scantlin/Scanlon
Upchurch
Wilson
Episode 10 (February 10, 2022)
Blevins
Talley/Tally
Newell
Simpson/Simms/Simson
Hood
Crowder
Priddy
Sanders/Saunders
Evans
Episode 11 (February 15, 2022)
Longmire
Hatfield
Kildare
Kincaid
Stewart/Stuart
McCollough
Haney
Bell
Caldwell
Episode 12 (February 17, 2022)
Grier or Greer
Sumner
Burke
Barnett
Perry or Parry
Fultz
Gatlin
Dunn or Dunne or Dunning
Corbin
Episode 13 (February 23, 2022)
Burrell
Carver
Stokes
Franklin
Cox
Tipton
Hamilton
Skene
Marcum
Episode 14 (March 1, 2022)
Suttles
Perkins
Lamb
Davis
Gallaher
Philpot
Graves
Pichon
Ramsey
Episode 15 (March 4, 2022)
Gray
Bussell
Lanham
Coulter
Runyon
Stapleton
Broom
Meade
Montgomery
Cooper
Episode 16 (March 10, 2022)
Underwood
Scoggins
Pearson
Cressy
Finlay
Bond
Johnston
Tait
Episode 17 (March 17, 2022)
Jeffers
Mitchell
Harrison
Hunt
Pickett
Eldridge
Crowe
Caudill
Morris
Langdon or Langton
Episode 18 (March 22, 2022)
Couch
Kees
Bailey
Miller
Culbertson
MacArthur
Lovell
Shinn
Hankins
Spencer
Episode 19 (March 29, 2022)
Fox
Ledford
Mason
Alexander
Halsey
Warden
Whaley
Bennett
Stringer
Hewitt
Episode 20 (April 5, 2022)
Snyder
Brock
Hancock
Whitehead
Collins
Gregory
Craven
Orr
Episode 21 (April 12, 2022)
Masters
Kirkland
McKiddy (No find)
Gruggett (No Find)
Glozier (No Find)
Hamby
Houston
Boren
Gooden
Carroll
Austin
Herndon
Episode 22 (April 19, 2022)
Sherril
Millsaps
Rowland
Morton
Conley
Sanson
Rader
Autry
McDowell
Episode 23 (April 27, 2022)
Bryan, Brien, Bryan, Bryant
Keziah, Kiziah
Clowers
Dunford
Harmon, Harman, Herman
Aycock, Heycock
Nash
Golden
Holbrook
Bilbrey, Bilbray, Bilby
Episode 24 (May 3, 2022)
Bird/Byrd
Bridgeman
Huddleston/Hiddleston
Scott
Hopkins
Holyfield
Bradley
Jackson
Rice/Rhys
Episode 25 (May 9, 2022)
Baldwin
Baker
Burris
McClain
Cummings
Boggs
Pritchard
Nolan
Episode 26 (May 17, 2022)
Clary
McNeal
Rathbone
Belcher
Holmes
Harris
Barr
Ford
Tucker
Episode 27 (May 24, 2022)
Forbes
Combs
Adkinson/Atkinson /Acheson
Howard
Bruce
Duggan
Butler
Goins
Mader
Powell
Episode 28 (May 31, 2022)
Hannah
Hoskins
Mosley
Higginbotham
Davenport
Durley
Reynolds
Bays
Campbell
Episode 29 (June 7, 2022)
Hodgkinson and Hodges
Brazil (O’ Breasal)
Newsome
Wood(s)
Elkins
Lunsford
DeHart
Varney
Episode 30 (June 14, 2022)
Woodland
Flatt and Flett
Gentry
Ison
Hamrick and Hammerich
Snell and Schnell
Jaynes and Janes
Jude
Puckett
Episode 31 (June 21, 2022)
Brown
Hartley
Fletcher
Hildebrand
Duggar
Dalton
Bunch
Hardwick
McWhorter
Episode 32 (June 28, 2022)
Young/Younger
Basham
Head
Frick(s)
Gilley
Shelton
Frances
Pearce
Episode 33 (July 6, 2022)
Beach
Gardiner
Kerr/Carr
Hedger
Bowles
Curd
Mercer
Kendrick
Dischner
Episode 34 (July 12, 2022)
Brimmer, Brymer
Childress, Childers, Childs
Honaker, Honegger
Wood, Woods
Dooley
Lynch
Simmons, Simonds,
Knowles
Horne
Episode 35 (July 19, 2022)
Redden
Rowan
Hollon
Palmer
Wilde
Clayborne
Jenkins
Meadows
Forester
Episode 36 (July 26, 2022)
West
Lay
Foster
Leavey
Bolling
Webster
Ballard
Barnes
Eason
Ashcroft
Episode 37 (August 2, 2022)
King
Fortune
Darling, Darlin
Christian
Taylor
Moody, Moodie
Duff
Campbell
Allen, Alen, Allan, Alan
Cable
Episode 38 (August 9, 2022)
Barker
Petry
Pauley
Brumfield
Henry
Shannon
Templeton
Oney, Onley, Onely
Sledge
McKee
MacIan
Episode 39 (August 16, 2022)
Leverett, Liverett
Smallwood
Stow(e)
Lovejoy
Burnside
Selvage
Lawson
Mattox/Maddox
McClister, McAllister
Lowe
Episode 40 (August 23, 2022)
Rowe
Collinsworth
Roark
McReynolds
Gilbert
Perkey
Badgett
Gilliland
Webb
Pirtle
Episode 41 (August 30, 2022)
Mayes
Fortenberry
Fortner, Furtner
Hammett
Fleenor
Grantham
Cairns, Karnes
Pitt(s)
Berry
Barry, Barrie
Episode 42 (September 6, 2022)
Mayberry/ Maybury
Martin
Griffin
Midkiff
Adams
Episode 43 (September 13, 2022)
Yonts, Janz
Parrott
Kinder
Wingfield
Rose
Yates
Queen, McQueen
Mulkeahey, Mulcahy
Mitchusson, Mitchelson
Galloway
Episode 44 (September 21, 2022)
Goggans, Goggins
Light
Skinner
Ramey
Enterkin
Holloway
Borders
Fitch
Ollis, Ollas, Olice
Clark
Episode 45 (September 27, 2022)
Ray/Rhea/ Wray
Craddock
Castle, Kassel
Grimm, Grim, and Grime
Mixon, Nixon (Shout out to David Orochena (Ore-O-Chen-a.).
Pace
Capps
Beasley
Episode 46 (October 4, 2022)
Baxter
Coomer, Comber
Bass
Maggard
Arthur
Crisman, Chrisman
Radabaugh
York
Episode 47 (October 11, 2022)
Godfrey
Kinsey, Kimsey
Long
Addington
Medley
Medlin
Ferris, Farris
Episode 48 (October 25, 2022)
Thacker
Childers
Gossett
Sharpe
Jordan
Case
Sutton
Episode 49 (November 1, 2022)
Rambert
Webster
Ballard
Crookshanks, Cruickshank
Hacker
Huggins, Hugans, Huggons
Hanson, Hansen
Huckaby, Huckabee, Huccaby
Episode 50 (November 8, 2022)
Shamblin/Chamblin
Norwood
Jarvis
Ramsey
Truman
Bragg
Sloan, Slone
Nichols
Hammond
Episode 51 (Recorded out of order on January 10, 2023)
Bain
Cantrell
Christopher
Black
Garman
Mason
Litton/Lytton
Helton
Turpin
Episode 52 (December 13, 2022)
Choat, Choate
Todd
Sircy, Searcy
Dickson, Dixon
Peoples
Aycock, Adcock
Grace
Harrington
Episode 53 (January 17, 2023)
Helton
Turpin
Massey
McGibbon
Younger
Hurst
Henderson
Episode 54 (January 21, 2023)
Hammack
Thurston
Persinger, Bersinger
Robbins
McHam
Estep
Drummond
O’Neal, O’Neil, O’Neal
Episode 55 (April 5, 2023)
Harlan(d)
Buffington
Shields
Grant
Emery, Emory
Luttrell
Archer
Ayers, Ayres
Episode 56 (April 12, 2023)
Chester
Kemplin
Lay(s)
Kelley, Kelly
Peters
Robinson
Goble, Gobble
Episode 57 (April 18, 2023)
Hob, Hobb, Hobbs
Wilcox, Wilcocks
Lawson
Thomas, McTavish, MacThomas
Lane
Marshall
Maloney, Moloney
Hughes, Huws
Episode 58 (May 9, 2023)
Deaton
Couch
Colburn
Mayo
Maness
Hutton
Bartlett
deHart
Episode 59 (May 16, 2023)
Cremeans
Catlett
Croft
Marshman
Craver
Hanes
Everhart
Loftin
Episode 60 (May 26, 2023)
Mize
Etherton
Burchfield
Moon
Strange
Sherrill
Lyon
Payne
Episode 61 (June 6, 2023)
Collett
Sample(s)
Scruggs
McCann
Hill
Skaggs
Sparks
Sturgill, Stodghill
Episode 62 (June 13, 2023)
Doss/Dawes
Sandifer
Estes
Rogers
Barnes
Eason
Ashcroft
Episode 63 (June 22, 2023)
Burton
Windolph
Shinkle, Schinkel, Schenkel
McFarlin
Manning
Pendleton
Poage
Kennedy
Episode 64 (June 27, 2023)
Brooks
Fike
Basham
Spradlin
Fettinger
Maynard
Kidwell
Murray
Episode 65 (July 11, 2023)
Cline
Stepp
Coppess
Westbrook
Burnham
Setzer
Stevens, Stephens
Hawthorn
Craig
Episode 66 (July 18, 2023)
Lanier
Ferebee
Presley
Blankenship
Sisson
MacCarroll
Hastings
Winters
Episode 67 (July 31, 2023)
Ginn
Tallman
Stooksbury
Kyker, Keicher
Ailor, Aylor
Weaver
Whitehead
Oxendine
Episode 68 (August 8, 2023)
Absher
Prather
Pigman
Wetzel
McGhee
Stanley
Garrett
Episode 69 (August 22, 2023)
Meece
Van Hook
Vanover
Holt
Hargis
Sinclair
Scott
Episode 70 (September 5, 2023)
Mims
Hurley
Easterly
Knox
Gillette
Peak
Coley, Colley, Collie
Episode 71 (September 12, 2023)
House
Doherty
McManus
Hagler
Fields
Messer
Renfro, Renfroe, Renfrow
Episode 72 (September 20, 2023)
Hunter
Coffee
Gunter
Muse
Rigney
Wood, Woods, Woodson
McCleve /McCleave
Episode 73 (September 26, 2023)
Pike
Lambert
Heavens
Burgess
Crider
Bethea
Westray
Season 2
Episode S2:1 (June 11, 2024)
Bean, Beene,
Alverson
Crumley
Chumley
Bunt
Dedman
Godsey
Sconyers/ Conyers
Episode S2:2 (June 18, 2024)
Pinson
Butterworth
Breeden/Braden
Marion
Poteet
Haralson, Haraldson, Haroldsen
Episode S2:3 (June 25, 2024)
Pannell
Walkup, Waugh, Wauchope
Logan
Tackett
Hulsey
McGuire
Episode S2:4 (July 2, 2024)
Chandler
Cassity/ Cassidy
Kuykendall
Lacefield
Chapman
Haines, Haynes
Episode S2:5 (July 9, 2024)
Jacobs
Coleman
Goff
Mutter
Ball
Ambler
Episode S2:6 (July 16, 2024)
Drewry, Drury
Maclin
Simmons
Sykes
Drake
McCall, McColl, McCaul
Episode S2:7 (July 25, 2024)
Aldridge
Eagle
Funderburk
Parrish
Tillman
Tillery, Tillyrie
Episode S2:8 (July 30, 2024)
Rutledge
Smallman
Gilliland
Lovin
Orrick
Cole
Episode S2:9 (August 7, 2024)
Clay
Wilder
Elliot, Elliott
Preston
Curry
Cundiff
Episode S2:10 (August 20, 2024)
Farmer
Ogle
Suggs
Loftis
Adair
Burcham
Episode S2:11 (August 27,2024)
Fry, Frye
Cannady, Kennedy
Shipley
McDaniel
Beavers (Could not find)
Hand
Episode S2:12 (September 3, 2024)
Britton
Breazeal, Brazil, or Brazeal
Favor
Llewellyn
Hatcher
Welch
Episode S2:13 (September 17, 2024)
Trimble
Curd
Render
Coates
Miracle
Daugherty or Dougherty
Episode S2:14 (September 24, 2024)
Stacy
Bentley
Baisden
Halsell, Halsall
Gilmore
McRee or McRea
I have been very disappointed in trying to find my family surname McCaa (pronounced McKay) in genealogy records. We are supposedly Scottish in origin, but in 1986 on a trip to Scotland I found no one who even knew the name. We were in Edinburgh.
@@smc130Phonics worked for your family. McKay is the common spelling. Send an email to vanntagepoint22@gmail.com, and I’ll attach the list of families that I’ve covered. There are nearly 700. McKay is a Scottish name, and it’s fairly common in Scotland and Ireland. I have found people in Scotland not very helpful. I taught at the University of Dundee, and there were plenty of people who didn’t know that white Americans originated in Europe.
Could you find the Burns and Cole sir names? I've always thought that my people came from Scotland, I also think they might have been indentured servants. I have found my father's parents, but I'm having a difficult time finding my mother's folks the Cole family.
@@davidburns8662 Good morning, David, I’m on my way to Charleston, SC. I’m pretty sure that I’ve covered the Burns and Cole origins. They are both among the traditional names in Scotland. Send me an email to vanntagepoint22@gmail.com and I’ll send you the list with episodes.
I heard the story of a great-great-great grandmother on my mother's tribe being 100% Cherokee. Odd, because everyone I've known in the family from very far back was very fair, blonde and blue-eyed, with some red-haired. When I traced her back I found she was not even 1% Cherokee but very much English and Scottish in the paper trail. Also in tracing the family tree I did find, on my father's side, a Native American marrying a 6th great-grandfather, and his son, a 5th great-grandfather, marrying a half-Native American woman. Neither female direct ancestor was a Cherokee and they were two different tribes. I have no Native DNA detectable in my own DNA, nor do any of my brothers, it's all dropped off from back then. You have to follow the actual records to find your ancestors, not just family stories.
Many thanks for that well-written observation. In terms of DNA, my blue-eyed wife, whose family has never had a Cherokee tradition, has more tested Native DNA than I have. You are absolutely correct. Regards, Barry
I am interested in the names Duncan, DeHaven and Sterrett or Sterret, all ancestors who arrived very early to Pennsylvania, Virginia and Kentucky. Thank you.
@@maggiemaloney8599 I covered Duncan, but not the other families. Please send an email to vanntagepoint22@gmail.com. I’ll send you the list of covered names and their episodes.
Speaking of names such as “Baisden,” coming from the OE for “swine pasture.” I have a 9th or 10th ggfather named “Theophilus Shatswell.” One shudders to think…
@@luannnelson547 Luan, I needed that levity this morning! Thanks!
lol! Classic stuff! I know a guy named Phil Boner. Has nothing to do with ancestry but classic nontheless
My ancestor was the mill operator at Jonestown, killed in the 1622 Powhatan Massacre.
@@cnilecnile6748 Hi there! Our ancestors probably knew each other. The Proctor family experienced that massacre, but they held out until help arrived.
@@BarryVann His name was William (or James, one or the other) Head. My GGGGG grandfather's headstone is a National Historical Monument. I used to geneology research during my museum curator days. Saw your channel, and subscribed.
@@cnilecnile6748 Welcome!
@@BarryVann Yeah, it was William. The ones that stayed in England married into the Hanover family, which eventually produced Victoria Hanover-Queen Victoria, lol
@@BarryVann William was brought over as an indentured servant-gambling debts. His uncle was a member of the House of Lords, and got stuck at the mill as punishment. They probably thought he was a dirtbag, lol.
My husbands surname is Akers. The name itself is spelled a few different ways due to literacy issues. His ancestors we believe originated in England and Scotland. Is this right? We know they came to America and served in the Revolution against the British. Many still live in Appalachia today
Queenie, based on just the surname, phonic works for a lot of people. In Scotland, it was most spelled Aikers. Most names that are found among the traditional surnames of Scotland, Ireland, or Wales are also in England.
My great grandmother was born a Bentley in Virginia. Her father was Squire Benjamin Martin Bentley. Line reputedly going back to England and one Thomas Bentley at the end of the 17th century.
@@ByzantineCalvinist I like your name. I thought Byzantium was Eastern Orthodox after 1054 AD.
@@BarryVann that’s my dad’s side. He was from Cyprus. My mother’s side is British Isles and Finnish. But look up Cyril Lucaris. He was a genuine Byzantine Calvinist during the Ottoman era. Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.
@@ByzantineCalvinist Interesting! Thanks!
Have some Va Bentley's, too. Going back to Monmouthshire in the 1500s. Also one outlier from. Yorkshire.
My family: Hendricks, Nash, Collins, Mullins, Ramey, Ingle.
To name a few.
@@svenjorgensen3059 send an email to vanntagepoint22@gmail.com and request the list of covered names. I will send it to you.
Mr Vann, I wish you would investigate my surname which is my brick wall. It is NORRIS. I truly enjoy your programs, both in content and humor. Thank you.
Hi Kathy, I live a half mile from the Powell River mouth into Norris Lake. I'm happy to cover Norris for you. It's on the list of names to cover, but it's pretty far down the list. I can tell you that the name originated among the Normans. It meant Northmen and was originally spelled Norreys.
Are Reay and Ray the same just different spelling? I know my Great great grandfather who was a ray who fought in the Civil War. I have a picture and a grave marker that shows his grave. Also, the town of Ray Ohio is named for this family.
Richard, they could be the same. I was in a cemetery a month ago and saw graves of people that my family has known for several generations, yet their names were spelled multiple ways. It's all about phonics, so go by the sound of the spoken word.
McRae, is the County seat of Telfair County Georgia
Thanks, Elma!
I do on my mom’s side from up here on top of the Ohio Valley aka Pittsburgh, but not my daddy’s side aka down Hoopie or down river. Mitchell’s, Hall’s, Brannon’s & Rhoades.
They’re all Scotch/Irish
I'm sorry. I'm not sure if you are responding to a question. "I do on my mom's side..." seems to an answer to a question.
Have you found anything on Justus yet?
@@nuttybar9 yes. I’m going do it next week. I hope that helps you.
I hope my offering of the local pronunciation of Iredell wasn't taken as criticism!
@@papaw5405 No. you’re fine, Papaw! I was thinking of a rather rude woman who sent multiple hateful comments.
Could you do Pugh or Skeens.
Amanda, Skene can be spelled as Skeen. The s added on the end of it means the son of Skene or he was one of those Skenes. Both spellings go back to the same name. Skene or Skeen is in Episode 13 (February 23, 2022); Pugh is on the list of names to cover, but it's pretty far down the list.
We ended up in Spanish fla. after collodon running from the king. Our clan was on the Stuart right. All over the state now.
@@georgemacdonell2341 That was a bad day in Scottish history.
@@BarryVann it could have been worse, many went to Canada for French protection. I'll take the sun. Finally got the stone back though, after almost a thousand years. In time it all works out. Love your show.
@@georgemacdonell2341 Thanks, George. There are a lot to f Scottish folk in Canada.
My gr gr gr etc grandfather Thomas Godbey arrived in Jamestown in 1609.He was ambushed and murdered by a Bentley in a dispute over pulling a boat to shore.
@@stevepenney2073 Oh wow! Thanks for that information, Steve!
How about David Gilmour?…..Not a Pink Floyd fan, I guess.
@@PeedyJ I’m sorry. I lean more heavy metal.
My surname is Kyle I don't know anything about it
Good morning, Gary, Kyle is on the list of families to cover, along with four hundred families.
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Toler is on the list of families to cover; it's just before Gabbard and just after Gibby.
You left out the spellings Ray and Wray for the surname Rea. BTW, both Vann and Lane are Cherokee metis families. The home of Joseph Vann is still standing in N.Georgia.
@@JamesLorrain See episode 45 for your spellings. I was actually speaking in this episode more about the McRaes than the Rheas, etc. Phonics clearly works for that family. Episode 45 on September 27, 2022 might please you. I’m a descendant of Joseph Vann’s uncle John Vann. I’ve been to family get togethers at the Vann House in Chatsworth. I’m going to correct you on Vann being a Cherokee name. There are Vann folk among the Cherokee, but there are many who have never met a real Cherokee. The Vann surname predates Columbus’s landing on Hispaniola.
I'm English. I used to work with a young man who's surname was Vann. His family came from Eastern England and he said the name was originally Dutch. A lot of Dutch men did come to Eastern England in the 1600s to help drain the Fens or marshes to make agricultural land. Oh, and Eustace wouldn't have been drinking tea in 1630, as tea didn't arrive in England until 1664 when King Charles II married Catherine of Braganza, a Portuguese princess.
@@AnneDowson-vp8lg I stand corrected on the date for the arrival of tea. That comment was intended as humor, which obviously wasn’t too funny. Van is Dutch preposition. There are multiple sources the Vann surname. I actually have a PhD in historical geography from the University of Glasgow. I also taught at Dundee, so it’s nice to meet a person from England.