Posted By:	j Legans
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	Subject:	Re: William Offill (VA around 1700)
	Post Date:	June 06, 2009 at 18:49:07
	Message URL:	http://genforum.genealogy.com/offill/messages/82.html
	Forum:	Offill Family Genealogy Forum
	Forum URL:	http://genforum.genealogy.com/offill/

From Ancestry.com, I show William Offill married Mary Rucker. I am showing provocative evidence the name was originally Ó Fithcheallaigh (Offilly or Offield). I suspect the family did not want to be identified as Irish due to difficulty with employment as well as rampant illiteracy. I have seen the family name spelled: Feily, Felly, Filly, Feeley, Feely and even Pheley!! I found the connection between Offill & Feley to be the same person! The family names everyone after everyone so there is a difficulty thre as well. I hve the Rucker line too & there are of German anscestry. Sincerely, J