Re: McCourt in USA before 1830
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Re: McCourt in USA before 1830
Robertta Burns 4/16/00
Hi Jim,
The James and Anne Fawcett McCort (McCourt) you mentioned are my g-g-grandparents. They spelled it "McCort." However, James' father (Hugh) spelled it "MacCourt." Somewhere along the line James dropped the "a" and the "u." I believe other branches of the same family (James' nephews I think) dropped the "a" but retained the "u." If one goes back far enough I believe that most, if not all, MacCourts/McCourts/McCorts in America & Canada descend from a common ancestor.