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Re: Lord name change to Loyd - Why?
Posted by: James Lord (ID *****6631) Date: April 07, 2009 at 10:34:12
In Reply to: Lord name change to Loyd - Why? by Mike Manning of 2603

Mike I think if you investigate the name change

it can be attributed to the lack of literacy

in the late colonial and early 19th century periods.

The name Lord sounded like Loyd or Lloyd

to many officials with little education.

Since the people the records were about were

often illiterate, they were oblivious to the misspelling.

Always check the soundex records.

Jim


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