Welcome to Episode S2:10 of our series on the Surnames of Appalachia and the Antebellum South. In this episode, we go back a couple centuries to identity our oldest families. I hope you'll join me!
My ears perked up when you started discussing the surname Farmer, and then my jaw dropped when you mentioned my 6th great grandparents, Isaac Farmer and Elizabeth Bryant Braswell/Bracewell! I love genealogy, history and names and appreciate that you touch on all!
Dr. Barry, thanks again so much for these wonderful vlogs! I especially love the historical context you provide in each episode as well as the geographical settings. These are so rich! Continue the great work and may the Lord bless you and yours!
My surnames are Wyatt, Dyer, Green, Hancock, Neely, Ely, Dawson, Clark, Burke, Beckett to name a few. Hoping I see these someday. Thank you for your great videos.
Hi, Neighbor and there's some Farmers I know in the next county BUT an old preacher pal of mine said people went back on God when they quit farming. LOTS in that statement. Leaves starting to turn but the grass is still growing. God Bless All Yall
Pretty sure you are talking about my Adair ancestors. Came out of Carolina to Wayne Co Ky but part of the family went on to TN. My gg grandmother and aunt are buried there. Died three months apart so I am assuming an epidemic. Thank you for the Scotch/Irish nod. I see so many people correcting other people about the Scotch vs Scots.
@@BarryVann Thank you for your reply. I wasn't aware of Oklahoma but Adair County Ky is close to Wayne & Clinton counties where my parents were born. At different times there were ancestors that lived in Adair County, Ky. They were my Ferrell ancestors and not sure why they moved to Adair in 1800's. But there must be a connection because my grandfather Ferrell married an Adair in the 1900's. Luckily I have the book A Century of Wayne County Ky 1800-1900. John & William Adair are listed in the census. William was an attorney. John was authorized by court in 1807 to solemnize matrimony. John served in the war and may have gotten his land as payment for his services. There was also a son James and others, I am sure, that i am not aware of. Thru Ancestry I have found that at times my ancestors were neighbors to Davy Crockett's parents (killed by Indians) and much later Alvin York in TN. I wish I was better at research as I love learning the history of our ancestors.
Thank you dr Barry for your wonderful cultural documentary channel. First of all I looked up for meaning Antebellum south era ( before war from Latin word ante bellum lit) it’s was a period in the history of southern United States that extended from conclusion of the war of 1813 to the start of the American civil war in 1860 . Appalachian is the geographic divide between the eastern seaboard of USA and the Midwest region of the country. The Eastern continental divide follows the Appalachian mountains from Pennsylvania to Georgia. Farmer is derived from the old English word fermer, which means to farm or to cultivate. Ogle is English ( north numberland and Durham) : from ogle in Walton , northumberland. The place name might derive from the old English personal name ocga+ old English hyll “ hill “ : this surname has been established in Ireland since the mid 17 th century. Suggs is English surname, also found in Ireland and Scotland and originated in hampshire . The name is nickname origin being derived from the old English word “ sucga “ means sparrow or little bird .
The only names, this week that are familiar to me is Farmer and Burcham. The Burchams I know are from Eastern KY and Southern Ohio.. I've seen the name spelled using an A, E and U. Those I know seem to be honorable folks, just good people. Thanks for the work you do. I have prostate cancer now but my doctor says that i will be fine, that the meds just takes time.. I just have little energy. The little work I do leaves me all tuckered out.. P
Gee, Paul, I am sorry about the diagnosis. Cancer, even with modern meds, can't be ignored. I went through three years of treatments and am now free of the disease; I pray the same for you, brother.
Hi, Barry. I've never known anyone named Ogle but of course am familiar with the name Oglethorpe, as in James Edward Oglethorpe, founder of Georgia. So, I looked up "thorpe" and find that it is a word describing a farmstead or area outlying a larger settlement. Source says it is prevalent in Northumberland, etc. but predates the Vikings. Ogle is a village in Northumberland which was known for Ogle Castle. Presumably, Oglethorpe's family origins were the environs of Ogle. Additionally, I visited Ireland and stayed in Adare, which is a beautiful village near Limerick in the western part of the country. Adare gets its name from the Irish "Ath Dara" which means "ford at the oak" , since the medieval settlement there was at the crossing where the river Maigue ceases being tidal. Adare has hosted the Irish Open and has ruins and/or restorations of 3 monasteries. Convenient to lots of tourist attractions as well as Shannon Airport. I recommend it.
I find your videos very informative. Keep up the good work I was wondering if the surname Terry has ever come up? My DNA shows I'm over 53 % Scottish Heritage. If you could do a show or have done one I would appreciate your expertise.
I have found in many small towns there are regional names like the Miracles in Claiborne County or Jeffers from Scott County who say that those folks ain't no kin; they're a different set. I guess it depends on what one means by "kin."
I always wondered about the name Suggs, I've only known a few people with that name. Ogle, Burcham, Farmer, and Loftis are not uncommon here in the Eastern Ozarks. There's even a little town in Southeast Butler County, Missouri named Oglesville. I remember a family with the last name Adair when I was a kid in Memphis.
I always loved bead work and anything Indian. I dug Indian Mounds and my hands cracked open. Do not think the elders were happy with me. Now I know why !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Okay I’m looking at the DNA tests that does the family ancestors thing and not at ancestry or 23 and me🤦🏻♀️ I have my reasons. Oh thank you for the Scotch Irish recognition ☘️☘️🏴🇮🇪
Last part of my research the linage of the name loftis begins with Anglo - Saxon tribes in Britain. It’s result when they lived in the village of loft house during the region of king Alfred in 900 Ad . This place - name was originally derived from the old Norse words lopt means loft and hus means house . Therefore the original bearers of the loft is surname were dwellers of the loft house . Adair means fortunate and powerful. From the old English Eadgar , compound of ( ead ) means rich or happy and ( gar ) means spear . Famous bearer : 10 th century king Edgar of England. Bircham is English ( Norfolk and Suffolk) : probably a variant of bircham, habitational name from a group of villages in Norfolk ( great bircham, bircham newton , and bircham tofts ) , named with old English brec newly cultivated ground + ham “ homestead “. I hope you like my research. Best wishes for you your family friends.
Barry, explain this. Did add on FTDNA test to find efhnicity percentages. I have thousands of ancestors recorded. Only on Native American 7 generations back. My results are in. 31% american Indian, 19% Andes and caribbean Indian. 14% Scandinavian ,13 % Great britain, 8 % Ireland, 6 % Iberian Peninsula and 4 % Sardinia What am I ? !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SemiG, I use six primary sources. I mention the Dictionary of American Family Names. www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780195081374.001.0001/acref-9780195081374
Hi James, I covered Mutter in Episode S2:5 (July 9, 2024). I haven't covered Stump. It comes from the low German or Anglo-Saxon word for a person who lived near a tree stump or they were short and stocky.
