In reply to: Re: Origin of Kemper surname Robert Camper 6/08/08 During certain early periods in history, the profession name was used publically, even though there was a family name.In the case of the Kempers, they were blacksmiths, though they were not horse-shoers.

Name: Samuel KEMPER Surname: Kemper Given Name: Samuel Sex: M Birth: 21 Oct 1819 in , Fauquier, Virginia 1 Death: 7 Dec 1887 Marriage 1 Mary Elizabeth REDD b: 17 Sep 1825 in , Fauquier, Virginia Married: ABT 1845 Children Lilian Matilda KEMPER b: 22 Mar 1848 in , Culpeper, Virginia Mary Elizabeth KEMPER b: ABT 1850 *****

Jul 16, 2008 · Participant #10774 uses the Jordan surname but he matches, exactly, 25/25 markers to several Windham DNA participants in our Group 02 Light-Green Color. A 25/25 marker perfect match indicates the possibility that this Jordan surname participant is actually a biological Windham (related by blood or genetic lineage).

Mar 16, 2006 · If this is indeed how the Oneida surname Doxtator developed, as the anglicization of a League title, then the Dachstaedters of the Mohawk Valley and the Doxtators of Oneida Castle will have been related in surname only, with somewhat vague legends of paternity having developed among descendants in the next century as an explanation for the name ...

Dec 18, 1998 · This is a vazque surname ? My grand father Jose Ramon Bua Palacios was born in 1871, in a town name Noja, others said in San Pedro or San Peiro, both places near to Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Jose Ramon immigrated to Cuba in 1889. I feel this is not enoght data to look for my relative. Any help tips will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Jan 15, 2002 · Villarreal as a Sephardic Surname By Harry Stein January 15, 2002 at 08:19:07 The surname Villarreal has been identified by sources to include the Holy Office of the Catholic Church of Spain as a name of Sephardic (Jewish) origin.If you are interested in researching this aspect of the Villarreal family line, you are invited to visit Sephardim ...

Aug 23, 2000 · Most individuals with the surname Rigsby are connected with Rigsby, Lincolnshire. This land was given to Albric, who held Rigsby along with several other manors from the Archbishop of York,following the Norman invasion of 1066. His son Herbert was the first recored to use the surname de Ryggesbi.

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Mar 26, 2004 · Hi Johanna, I am interested in Bartholomew Von Heer’s Independent Troop of Light Dragoons, Genl Washington's mounted 'Lifeguards.'

Feb 5, 1998 · My family was from Blackwater in Kemper county, and then some of them moved to Lafayette, Panola, and Marshall counties. My family was from Blackwater in Kemper county, and then some of them moved to Lafayette, Panola, and Marshall counties. Would love to compare information Thanks and good hunting Bonnie. Would love to compare information