Massie appears in Black's Surnames of Scotland - perhaps of French origins -
there were Massies in Scotland in the 16 hundreds. The most famous use of
the name here was Massie-Ferguson, maker of tractors and a UK (that means
United Kingdom or Britain) diplomat of some fame and his author wife Mrs.
Massie-Beresford. Seems like teh Massies had a name people liked to keep
even if they linked it with another.
Diarmid
(Campbell in Scotland)
-----Original Message-----
From: Lilly [mailto:malik@scs-net.org]
Sent: 27 April 2005 11:11
To: CAMPBELL-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: USA: Re: [CAMPBELL] is Massie a nickname?
Marvin,
I do not have any Massie ancestry, but I do know from historical accounts
that William Massie, aka Billie Massie, was one of the largest landowners
and Slave holders in Virginia. He was also Justice of the Peace for Nelson
Co.VA.
The Massie name is very prominate in both Nelson and Amherst Co VA.
There was a Book written about the Massie family, but as I understand it was
more concerned with agricultural practice and not exactly geared toward
genealogy.
Also, in the Book written by Shirley T. Craft, who is on this mailing list,
she lists alot of the Massie family, since the book covers the Massie,
Maddox, Bowling and Campbell family names.
I am certainly not an authority on the Massie name, but I am sure there are
others who know the family very well.
But if you were wondering about the name only, in passing, I will only say
that it was a prominate surname in Middle Virginia.
Best regards,
Lilly Martin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marvin" <marv3(a)redrivernet.com>
To: <CAMPBELL-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 6:56 PM
Subject: [CAMPBELL] is Massie a nickname?
Lilly,
In your reply to Tammie I noticed the Massie name. I have always wondered
if
that was a nickname. My Campbell line goes to the Rardin name then to
a
Massie Hull. I've always questioned if this was a nickname for Martha or
something?
Marvin
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