Seeking connections with these surnames. Date indicates farthest back I’ve traced the line. State or country is farthest back I’ve traced the origin.
- Banta – 1820s IN
- Bechtel – 1814 PA
- Bright – 1773 England
- Castle – 1672 CN
- Crawford – 1770s Ireland
- Doty – 1598 Suffolk England
- Edwards – 1816 VT
- Fenner – 1777 RI
- Gildea – 1824 Ireland
- Gorham – 1790s NY
- Graves – 1716 MA
- Hard – 1760s NY
- Hill – 1650s MA
- Johnson – 1690 MA
- Johnson – 1630 MA, no known connection between these 2 Johnsons…yet!
- Latta – 1740s Ireland
- Matthews – 1690s MA
- Metzler – 1814 PA
- Mishler – 1820s OH
- Orton – 1717 CT
- Painter – 1760 PA
- Perry – 1780 MA
- Pitcher – 1743 ??
- Riggs – 1625 Roxburg, Suffolk, England
- Robb – 1796 PA
- Rogers – 1830s Scotland
- Seeley – 1811 NY
- Sheffield – 1680s MA
- Steele – 1804 NY
- Stowe – 1820s OH
- Tuller – early 1800s CT
- Twitchell – 1590s Chesham, Buckingham, England
- VanVleet – 1816 NY
- Washburn – 1747 MA
- Witmer – 1790s ??
- Wood – 1830 NY
If any of these surnames and time period/location match yours, fill out the form below or leave a comment — maybe we’re cousins!
pastsmith 
Great idea!…My blog isn’t specifically about genealogy, but I might have to copy your idea and publish a list of my surnames. You never know…it would be cool to connect with distant cousins. Thank you! (I have Doty’s in Central New York in early 1800’s – ….any chance…?).
Thx for visiting, Lenore. My Doty’s came through Dutchess County in Eastern New York … but you never know how the relatives spread West. I’ll contact you via your email, and we’ll compare notes. Would love to discover you’re a distant cousin!
Sadly, the Doty names in your email don’t sound familiar. Enjoy your search and have a great day!