As I understand it, Thomas Jefferson used to see how many different ways he could spell words. Spelling was not standardized til the mid 1800’s.
Til I heard that, I used to be soooo proud of my spelling…. Jane in Phoenix From: LegacyUserGroup <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Linda Greethurst Sent: Sunday, November 24, 2019 6:21 AM To: Legacy User Group <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Surname Changed When Immigrated ;-) When I started my genealogical research many years ago, I was told to ignore spelling (one s or double s; D or T; -son or -sen; kn or just n; etc). Say the name out loud - if it sounds familiar, consider it and research it. Best lesson I learned. The reason was that the average person before 1880 usually got no more than an 8th grade education and more likely only 5th grade. Spelling was not a top priority. Don't get hung up on spelling and which version is correct. Sure enough - I have a legal document with the main person's surname spelled 5 different ways. Linda
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