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Author: Chuck Barcus
Surnames: Barcus Barkhurst
Classification: queries
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Debbie,
I have copies of letters and a will that shows the changing of some of the siblings'
last names from Barkhurst to Barcus and back again. It is clear that the siblings
didn't have different different surnames (as in different fathers.) I have suspected
that the changing was due to a pronounciation issue and you have verified that! I'd
love to contact one of your older relatives to interview them about this.
I have been able to trace the Barcus/Barkhurst line from Gallia Co. Ohio back to the
Eastern Shore of Maryland to the mid-1600s. The letters and will are from the Maryland
area. I've been working on this for probably 20 years and would love to discuss some
details with you.
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