Family Surnames and Places

Abby illustration

Illustration courtesy of my daughter, Abigail Brengle.

Here is a list of family surnames in my tree, (direct ancestors only). I’m gradually adding their wide-ranging places and have bolded the most relevant locations.

  • Abbott
  • Alexander
  • Anderson
  • Baker
  • Baldwin
  • Barr
  • Barringer
  • Bateman
  • Batte
  • Bennett
  • Bodenhamer/Bodenheimer (1725-1925)
    • Germany
    • United States:
      • Kansas – Coffeyville, Montgomery Co.
      • Missouri – Campbell, Greene Co.; Jackson Township, Marshfield, Ozark, Webster Co.
      • New Jersey – Hunterdon Co.
      • North Carolina – Rowan Co.
      • Tennessee – Bodenham, Pulaski, Giles Co.
  • Bohmer/Boehmer
  • Boggs
  • Blackford
  • Brent
  • Breton
  • Brooks
  • Browne
  • Brownhill
  • Buchanan
  • Burr
  • Burrag)e
  • Butler
  • Button
  • Caldwell
  • Camps
  • Carroll
  • Clarke
  • Cocke (1690-1903)
    • United States
      • Arkansas – Little Rock, Pulaski Co.
      • Kentucky – Springfield, Washington Co.
      • Maryland – Baltimore, Baltimore Co.
      • Virginia – Amelia Co.; Nottaway Co.
  • Conkling/Conklin (1729-1896)
    • United States
      • Indiana – Lowell, Lake Co.; West Creek, Lake Co.
      • Kansas – Lyons, Rice Co.
      • New Jersey – Elizabethtown, Essex Co.; Westfield, Union Co.
      • New York – East Hampton, Suffolk Co.; Liberty, Sullivan Co.
      • Ohio – Butler Co., Cincinnati, Mill Creek Township, Sharonville, Springfield, Sycamore Township, Hamilton Co.
  • Cory
  • Crashaw
  • Crutchley
  • Dann
  • Darnall
  • Davidge
  • Deane (1765-1884)
    • England:
      • Huntingdonshire – St. Ives
      • Surrey – Reigate, Wandsworth
      • Sussex – Horsham
      • Yorkshire – Ackworth, Southcoates, Whitby
  • Deppen
  • Diehl I (1687-1874)
    • Germany
    • United States:
      • Maryland – Baltimore, Baltimore Co.
      • Ohio – Columbiana, Knox, Moultrie, West, Columbiana Co.; Stark Co.
      • Pennsylvania – Cumberland, Germany, Adams Co.; Somerset Co.; Codorus, Seven Valleys, York, York County
  • Diehl II
  • Digges
  • Dorsey
  • Drake
  • Dunbar
  • Edwards
  • Elston
  • Evans
  • Eyster/Oyster/Aister
  • Fisher
  • Folliott
  • Fouts
  • Fox
  • Frey
  • Gasaway
  • Gibbs
  • Gibbons
  • Gill
  • Glenn (1749-1898)
    • United States:
      • Kansas – Lyons, Rice Co.
      • Kentucky, Mason Co.
      • Ohio – Cincinnati, Springfield, Sycamore, Hamilton Co.
      • West Virginia – Martinsburg, Berkeley Co.
  • Goldsberry (1812-1893)
    • United States:
      • Missouri – Campbell, Greene Co.; Goldsberry, Mountain View, Howell Co.; District 71, Polk Co.; Marshfield, Ozark, Webster Co.
      • North Carolina
  • Goss/Gass
  • Greenberry
  • Greville
  • Griffith
  • Grimm
  • Gunn
    • Scotland
      • Caithness – Halkirk, Bardnaclaven, Thurso
  • Hack
  • Hahn (1774-1942)
    • United States:
      • Kansas – Coffeyville, Montgomery Co.
      • Maryland – Frederick Co.
      • Missouri – Jackson, Marshfield, Webster County; Springfield, Greene County
      • Ohio – Columbiana, Moultrie, West Township, Columbiana Co.; New Franklin, Paris, Stark County
      • Pennsylvania – Bucks Co.
  • Harrington/Herrington (1804-1879)
    • United States:
      • Michigan – Comstock, Kalamazoo Co.; Decatur, Van Buren Co.
      • New York?
      • Vermont?
    • Canada:
      • Ontario – Beeton, Tecumseth, Simcoe Co.
  • Harrison
  • Hatton
  • Hawks
  • Hayden
  • Hayllar
  • Haylor
  • Henderson (1790-1906)
    • Scotland
      • Caithness – Harpsdale, Halkirk, Bardnaclaven, Thurso, Westerdale, Wick
      • Midlothian – Edinburgh, South Leith
  • Hendrie
  • Hill (1670-1937)
    • United States:
      • Arkansas
      • District of Columbia
      • Maryland – Baltimore, Upper Marlboro, Prince George’s County, St. Mary’s County
      • New York – Woodside, Queens County
    • England:
      • Somerset – Taunton
  • Hiteshaw
  • Holmes
  • Houlahan
  • Howard
  • Hudson
  • Huggeford
  • Hughes
  • Hutchins
  • Johnson (M)
  • Johnson (P)
  • Jones (1770-1865)
    • Canada:
      • Ontario – Tecumseth Township, Simcoe Co.
    •  Ireland:
      • County Fermanagh
  • Kaufman
  • Kempe
  • Keplinger (1746-1854)
    • United States:
      • Maryland – Frederick Co.; Washington Co.
      • Ohio – Columbiana Co.; Bellofontaine, Paris, Stark Co.
      • Pennsylvania – Adams Co.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co.
  • Kittamaquund
  • Lau
  • Lewelyn
  • Liebenstein
  • Linthicum
  • Lound
  • Love
  • Lowe
  • Lusby
  • Maccubbin
  • Mainwaring
  • Manning
  • Mariarte
  • Marsh
  • Marston
  • Matheson
  • McKenzie
  • McLeod
  • Meeker
  • Miller (1794-1975)
    • United States:
      • Arkansas – Arkadelphia
      • Connecticut – Windsor Locks
      • Iowa
      • Kansas – Coffeyville, Lawrence, Wichita
      • Maryland – LaPlata
      • Minnesota – Wayzata
      • Missouri – Branson, Jackson, Marshfield, Webster County
      • Nebraska
      • Ohio – New Franklin, Paris, Stark County
      • Oklahoma – Shawnee, Pottawatamie County
      • Pennsylvania – Jackson Township, Lebanon, Lebanon County,  Herndon, Northumberland County
  • Mills (1791-1993)
    • United States
      • Connecticut – West Hartford
      • Maryland – Baltimore
      • Massachusetts – Concord, Dover, Wellesley,  Gloucester
      • New Hampshire – Laconia
      • New Jersey – Moorestown
      • New York – Manhattan
      • Virginia – Beverly Manor, Staunton, Augusta Co.
    • England
      • Derbyshire – Derby
      • Yorkshire – Saddleworth
    • LebanonBeirut
  • Milnes (1781-1892)
    • England:
      • Derbyshire – St. Peter’s Parish, St. Werburgh’s Parish, Derby; Old Brampton
      • Gloucestershire – Gloucester
    • United States:
      • Virginia – Beverly Manor, Staunton, Augusta Co.
  • Murray
  • Neal
  • Neikirk/Neukirch
    • United States:
      • Pennsylvania
      • Ohio
  • Netherton
  • Nuth
  • Oal (Auld)
    • Scotland:
      • Caithness
  • Oliphant (1793-1904)
    • Scotland:
      • Caithness – Bower, Howe, Lyth, Swartibank, Stanshill, Wick
  •  Oliver (1847-2022)
    • United States:
      • Connecticut – Rocky Hill, West Hartford
      • Maryland – Baltimore, Towson
      • Massachusetts – Chestnut Hill, Dover, Needham, Salem, Wellesley, Weston
      • New Hampshire
      • New York – New York City
      • Pennsylvania – Haverford, Pittsburgh, Westtown
    • Germany – Friesing
    • Lebanon (Syria)
      • Beirut
      • Brummana
      • Ras el M’etn
    • Palestine (at that time):
      • Jerusalem
    •  Scotland
      • Caithness – Backless Dunn, Bardnaclaven, Bower, Halkirk, Knockinterby (?), Latheron, Latheronhead, Latheronwheel, Newlands, Reay, Thurso, Watten, Westerdale, Weydale, Wick
      • Edinburgh – Leith, South Leith
  • Osborn
  •  Owen (1726-1942)
    • United States:
      • Kansas – Coffeyville, Montgomery Co.; Parsons, Labette Co.
      • Missouri – Elkland, Marshfield, Webster Co.;  Ebenezer, Jackson, Greene Co.
      • North Carolina – Lexington, Davidson Co.; Salisbury, Rowan Co.
      • Oklahoma – Shawnee, Pottawatamie Co.
      • Virginia – Goochland Co., Goochland, Halifax Co.
  • Page
  • Parke
  •  Pope
    • United States:
      • Arkansas
      • Kentucky
      • Maryland
      • Virginia
  • Pride
  • Ransom
  • Rauscher
  • Reed
  • Reiff
  • Retan
  • Rickard
  • Ridgely
  • Ross
  • Ruchty
  • Sandford
  • Sandison
  • Saxton
  • Schaub
  • Schmeisser
  • Schneider
  • Scott
  • Sedgwick
  • Sewall
  • Sheely/Sheeley (1722-1958)
    • United States:
      • Indiana – Lowell, West Creek, Lake County
      • Kansas – Augusta, Lyons, Sumner
      • Kentucky – Danville
      • Maryland – Frederick, Hagerstown, Washington County
      • Ohio – Bergholz, Danville, East Liverpool, Fredericksburg, Guernsey County, Hardy, Island Creek, Lafayette, Millersburg, Monroe, Salt Creek, Sharonville, Springfield, Steubenville
      • New York
      • Pennsylvania – Adams, York County
  • Shelver
  • Shippey
  • Shires
  • Shotwell
  • Simon
  • Sinclair
    • Scotland:
      • Caithness – Bower, Lyth, Wick
  • Sisson
  • Slagle/Schlegel
  • Snowden
  • Sprigg
  • Steltz
  • Stephenson (1799-1961)
    • United States:
      • Alaska – Anchorage
      • Connecticut – Windsor Locks
      • Kansas – Alton, Augusta, Lawrence, Sumner, Wichita
      • Maryland – Baltimore, La Plata, Waldorf
      • Michigan – Comstock, Decatur, Galesburg
      • Utah – Salt Lake City
      • Virginia – Norfolk
      • Texas – Wichita Falls
    • Canada:
      • Ontario – Beaton, Bondhead, Penville, Simcoe County, Tecumseth, Toronto, York
    • Germany – Freising
    • Ireland – County Tyrone
  • Stewart (1825-1880)
    • United States:
      • Missouri – Ebenezer, Jackson Township, Greene Co.
      • North Carolina – Northern Division, Davidson Co.
  • Stites
  • Stratton
  • Sutherland
    • Scotland
      • Caithness – Balnabrinch, Clayock, Bower, Newlands, Latheron, Knockinterby, Latheronwheel, Thurso
      • Edinburgh – Newington
  • Tator
  • Theaker
  • Theobald
  • Thomas
  • Thurston
  • Tidball (1736-1892)
    • United States:
      • Ohio – Wheeling Township, Guernsey Co.; Hardy, Millersburg, Holmes Co.; Fredericksburg, Salt Creek, Wayne Co.
      • Pennsylvania – Bethel Park, Allegheny Co.; Nottingham, Chester Co.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co.
  • Tooke
  • Torbock
  • Trotter
  • Walker
  • Warfield
  • Warner
  • Watkins
  • Williams
  • Wilson
  • Wren
  • Wright (1710-1954)
    • England
      • Cambridgeshire – Sutton, Isle of Ely, Huntingdon
      • Surrey – East Dulwich, Reigate
      • Yorkshire – Ackworth, Kingston upon Hull, Southcoates, Whitby
    • Lebanon (Syria)
      • Brummana
      • Ras el Met’n