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If we can trace ourselves to the "original" American Geuin,Gewin,Guin,Guinn...Christopher C., who witnessed a Quaker wedding and was on tax rolls in 1704, then we are all the same, no matter how we spell it. Each one of us, I'm sure, is proud of their "version" of the name. But the bottom line is, if you can get to Christopher C., you are one of us!
I do have several questions, though; how do we know, as one person put it, that Christopher came from his "beloved Cornwall, England"? How do we know it was his "beloved Cornwall"? Is it written somewhere in a letter, document, Bible, or ship's manifest? After 6 years, I can't get us back in time to England or wherever we came from. Has anyone been able to accomplish that? There are plenty of Gewin's over there, but has anyone been able to determine which, if any, belong(ed) to Christopher C.?
Do we have record of what ship he came to America on? Do we know who his parents were? Is there information both here or abroad, that offers insight into his life in England, or his reasons for coming to America? Did he come alone, with a wife, children and/or other family members? What was his occupation? I don't want to take who I am lightly, without proof...which I know is very difficult to find that far back. However, it would be nice to know. :o)
Simply stated, if anyone out there knows the origin, and has proof that we are who we are, sharing it would benefit thousands of us! It doesn't matter how you spell it, or how many Greats you put in front of his name, if you can trace yourself to Christopher C., then he was your Grandfather, and we are all here today because of him.
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