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Re: Family of James Abercrombie (1765-1825)
Posted by: John Longwith (ID *****7165) Date: July 19, 2009 at 11:10:32
In Reply to: Re: Family of James Abercrombie (1765-1825) by TRS of 1596

Pennsylvania Dutch refers to German settlers in Pennsylvania, because Americans often misprounounced Deutsch (German) as dutch.

Also, many people of mixed Native American ancestry called themselves Black Dutch to avoid persecution.

Beck was a German name, (pronounced Peck)


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