Re: Appeal for Truth, Beauty, and Enlightenment
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Re: Appeal for Truth, Beauty, and Enlightenment
Cheryl Waldele 10/08/04
Cheryl,
Agreed, subject to (a) my business travel schedule, which tends to be rather heavy, and (b) the possibility that we'll find anything!
The marriages you cite for Forncrook women tend to support the hypothesis that Forncrook is a Dutch name, which suggests immigration to the new world prior to the 1680s.One problem is that most ordinary people in the Netherlands did not have hereditary surnames until the late 18th century, previously following a patronymic system (so-and-so's son or daughter).But most imigrants to America adopted surnames, often taken from their original home town or village or district (hence, most of the "van" and "van der" surnames).
My point is that tracing Forncrook ancestry back to Europe may prove difficult indeed.Nevertheless, it would surprise me if we are unable to place our 19th Century Forncrooks a little more definitively.
The spelling "Forncrook" seems to be overwhelmingly prevalent, but "my" Hannah N., bride to Elijah Disbrough/Disbrow, spelled her surname "Fornicrook," or at least the church clerk did (or maybe the transcriber mistook an ending flourish on the "n" as an "i"?).I have also seen the name spelled "Forecrook," "Fornacrook," and even "Forneerook."
I have been away from the Forncrook problem for many months.Let me review what I have, add what you have discovered, and try to come up with at least a few ideas to bounce off your judgment.Thanks for posting.
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Re: Appeal for Truth, Beauty, and Enlightenment
Cheryl Waldele 10/09/04
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Forncrooks, Old New York State, and Dutch Ethnicity
Step Tyner 10/09/04
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Re: Forncrooks, Old New York State, and Dutch Ethnicity
Cheryl Waldele 10/09/04
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Re: Forncrooks, Old New York State, and Dutch Ethnicity
Step Tyner 10/09/04
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Re: Forncrooks, Old New York State, and Dutch Ethnicity
Step Tyner 10/09/04
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Re: Forncrooks, Old New York State, and Dutch Ethnicity
Cheryl Waldele 11/24/04
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Re: Forncrooks, Old New York State, and Dutch Ethnicity
Step Tyner 11/24/04
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Re: Forncrooks, Old New York State, and Dutch Ethnicity
Cheryl Waldele 11/24/04
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Re: Forncrooks, Old New York State, and Dutch Ethnicity
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Re: Forncrooks, Old New York State, and Dutch Ethnicity
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Re: Forncrooks, Old New York State, and Dutch Ethnicity
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Re: Forncrooks, Old New York State, and Dutch Ethnicity
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Re: Forncrooks, Old New York State, and Dutch Ethnicity
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Forncrooks, Old New York State, and Dutch Ethnicity