Notes on A Few
of the Surnames: |
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| Davis: | One of the Davis surname lines descends directly from Wales (Ruth Lillian Davis-Sartain's ancestors, & Grandfather Alexander Davis spoke his native language from Wales). |
| Gale: | Isle of Man. |
| Harris: | Scottish origin, Clan Campbell. |
| Jennings: | Welsh Origin. |
| Lofton: | This surname line found in Ireland in the late 1700's. |
| McGeehee: | Surname found in Ireland in the early 1800's, uncertain origin. |
| McKeel: | Irish: of uncertain
origin; perhaps an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cathmhaoil. (From "http://www.youririshroots.com/") |
| Morgan: | Scottish origin, from the Clan Mackay. |
| Sartain: | Common in England in the late 1700's and early 1800's, originally from France. |
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Scottish. This particular line is from the Royal Stewart line, a cousin of Mary, Queen of Scots. |
| Venable: | The name traces to France. |
