[Mau]

My name is Maurice. Here are some of my family surnames with a “P” or “M” next to them. The majority came through VA to the Carolinas and points south and west. I hope to learn more about them here from people who are in the same shoes as myself, i.e. descendants of southeastern peoples.

Allison(P), Bell(P), Blackwell(P), Blanton(P), Borders(P), Bridges(P), Causey(M),

Clarke(P), Cook(P), Cook(M), Crawford(P), Ellis(P), Elmore(P), Eure(P), Fitts(M),

Fletcher(M), Gaston(P), Gibbons(P), Hall(P), Hamrick(P), Harris(P), Harrison(P),

Harton(P), Holland(P), Humphries(P), Huskey(P), Jolly/ Jolley(P), Jones(P), Jones(M),

Kasper(P), Kerenesy(P), Logan(P), Lynch(P), Martin(P), McCraw(P), Meres(P), Morris(P),

Parris(P), Pride(P), Pruyn(P), Quinn(P), Rippy(P), Roberts(P), Runyan/ Runyon(P),

Savidge/ Savage(P), Scott(P), Singletary(P), Stapp(M), Stell(M), Stewart(P), Tate(P),

Thomas(P), Turner(P), Trimble(P), Ussery(P), Von Webber(P), Walton(M), Watkins(P),

Ward(P), Webber(P), White(P), Wood(P), Wooldridge(P), Wooten(P), Young(P)

Thanks in advance for any input you may have. I’ll try to edit for more specific locations later. I do have a gedcom up at myheritage.com.

[MarcSnelling]

Jog de log (greetings) Maurice,

Welcome to SaponiTown!

What do the P and M signify in your surname list? Is Parris a variant of Parrish?

peace

-Marc

[Mau]

P for patrilineal (papa), M for matrilineal (mama). 🙂

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