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Spelling was not fixed in Colonial times and so variations abound. Often names were spelled as they sounded. Many Dutch and German names were changed to something that sounded similar but had an English spelling. Here are some of the names we have noticed in more than one form. We have tried to put the later English name as the primary one, reasoning that if you are working back up your family tree, that is the one you are more likely to have.
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Doug BoyerANDERSON - Enders, Enerson
ANTHONY - Andoni
ARNOLD - Arnoldi, Arnolt, Arnod
BADER - Bauder, Bajer
BAILEY - Baley, Ballie
BARHEIT - Barheyd
BARNER - Berner
BEACRAFT - Bigraeft
BEAGLE - Beadle, Beadel
BECKER - Bekker
BELLINGER - Ballenger, Ballinger
BERG - Bergh
BEST - Bast, Bestt, Beest, Van Beest
BEVINS - Bevans, Bevens, Bibbins
BICE - Buys, Boyce
BLOGG - Bloeg
BOUCK - Bouch, Bauch, Bauck
BROTHERTON - Bretherton, Brotherson
BROWN - Braun
COBB - Kobbe
CONRAD - Coenraad, Koenradt, Coenradin, Conradt, Coonradt
COONS - Kuntz
CROUNSE - Krownsky, Kroontz, Crounce
CRYSLER - Kriesler, Chrysler, Greisler, Kreysseller
DOCKS - Dox, Doxee, Doxie, Doxsie
DEUEL - Duel, Duell
ECKER - Acre
EHLIG - Ellich, Elig
EIGENER - Eygner
FEECK - Feek, Veek, VonVeek, Faeg, Feg, Faek
FETTERLEY - Vetterley
FISCHER - Visscher
FOX - Faux, Fuchs
FRANCE - Frantz, Frants, Frans, Franz
FRAYER - Freer, Frere
FREDENDALL - Frydendall, Fridendal
FREEMYER - Freymyer, Fremayer, Freemeyer, Frymyer, Frimier, Freesmeyer, Vrymyer, Frymoyer, Freemire, Frymire, Frymeyer
GERLACH - Garlock
GRANTIER - Granteer, Grenadier
HERRON - Herren, Heron, Herrin
HITZEMAN - Hitchman, Hitsman
HOOVER - Hofer, Hover, Hauver, Hawver, Haver, Haber
HOUST - Haus
HUGHES - Hughs, Hews
KARCHER - Karker, Kerker, Kircher, Kercher, Korger, Kerger
KAST - Kost, Last, Cast
KILMER - Kulmer
KNISKERN - Kneiskern
KUHN - Coen, Cone
LAMB - Lemm
LAPE - Lowe, Loewe, Loeb, Leuie
LAWYER - Lauer, Laur?
LAYMAN - Lehman, Lehmann, Leamon, Leman, Leeman, Leamor, Lemon, Lemons
LEROI - LeRoy, Laraway, Larroway
LEWISTON - Lowenstein
LOUCKS - Laux
LUKENTERRY - Luckentelly, Lukentelly, Lucenterry, Luke
LUPP - Loop
MARKLEY - Merchel, Merckle, Merckley, Mercklin, Mercle
MATTICE - Matthyse, Matheys, Mathias
MAYHAM - Maham
McILWAIN - McIlvaine, McElwain, McElvain
MERCKEL - Mercki
MEYERS - Meiers, Mattice?
MICKEL - Michel, Mickle, Michael
MILLER - Mueller
MURPHY - Morphy, Morvi, Murfi, Murphe
OREY - Horey
OWENS - Oyens
PABST - Paupst, Poupst
PALMER - Parmer
PALMATIER - Palmentier, Parmentier, Palmateer, Palmater, Palmeter, Palmiter
PASSLER - Pausler, Pausley
PATRICK - Partick, Partricke
PECK - Pik
PAUSLEY - Posler, Pasly, Pasley, Posley, Posely, Pausler, Baasler, Bossler, Bosely
POSSON - Basson
RANSIER - Rancier, Rantzier, Rantzir, Ranseer, Ransiear, Ransear, Rangiere
REMMY - Remmie, Remy
RICHARDS - Rickert
RICHTMYER - Richtmeyer, Rechtmyer, Rightmyer, Richtmyre, Riachtmoyer, Ritchinger
RICKARD - Rickert, Rickyrd, Rikkert, Rickart
RIEGEL - Reals, Ruehl, Riehl
REYMORE - Rima, Remore
RIMA - Remore, Reymore
RITTER - Ridder
RYAN - Riem
SAVITZ - Zavitz, Zewitz
SALISBURY, Salsbury, Saulsbury, Salisberry, Salesburye, Sailsbury
SCHAEFFER - Shaver, Schever, Chafer
SHAFER - Shaffer, Shaver
SIDNEY - Sittnich, Sydney, Sitneg
SIX, - Sixt, Seck
SIXBY - Sixbee, Sixbey, Sixberry, Sixbury, Sixburry, Sexbury, Siksby,
Seksby, Sigsby, Sigsbey, Sigsbee, Saksby, Saxby
SNYDER - Snider, Schneider
SOUR - Souers
TEN EYCK - Teneick, Teneyck, Tenike, Teneight, Tynike, Teneycke, Ten Eick, Ten Eicke, Tennyck, Tenneyck, Tenneyck, Tenaick, Tyneek, Tenich,
Tyneck
VAN ARSDALL - Van Nosdall, Van Nasdal
VOORHEES - Vorhis
VROOMAN - Vroman
WATERHOUSE - Watrous, Waterous, Watress, Waters
WEBTON - Wepton, Welpton
WINNE - Wenne, Wiene, Wienen
YERDON - Yorden (Jordan?)
YOUNG - Jung, Junck
ZEH - Zehe, Zeeh, Zahe, See
ZIELE - Zielie, Zeilie, Zelie, Ziely, Sieley
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