Many surnames have spelling variations. Below is a list of
common names found in the Stamford and Darien records. The first spelling
given is the standard I have adopted to make it easier to keep track of
people from that family, even though they themselves may have used an
alternate spelling.
Andrews, Andreas, Andrus
Ayres, Ayers
Blachley, Blatchley, Blatchly, Blachly
Blackman, Blakeman
Bouton, Boughton
Canada, Kennedy
Clason, Clawson, Clauson, Clayson, Classon, Clasen
Crissey, Crissy, Chrissy, Chrissey, Christy
DeForest, Defrees, Dufrees
DeMill, DeMille
Dibble, Dibblee
Fancher, Fansher
Gaylor, Galer
Garnsey, Garnsy, Guernsey
Goold, Gould, Gold
Goldsbury, Goolsbury
Hanford, Handford
Hickcox, Hitchcox, Hitchcock
Holly, Hollee
Howe, How
Hoyt, Hait, Haight, Haite, Hoit, Hoite, Hoitte, Hoytte, Hight
Husted, Huested, Hustead
Jessup, Jesup
Ketchum, Ketcham, Catcham
Lounsbury, Loundsbury, Lounsbery, Lounsberry
Maltby, Maltbie
Marvin, Mervine, Merwine
Minor, Miner
Morehouse, Moorhouse
Northrup, Northrop
Olmstead, Ohlmstead
Pardee, Pardy, Purdy
Patchin, Patchen, Patch
Pennoyer, Penoyer
Pettit, Pettitte
Pierson, Pearson
Provost, Proovost
Reed, Read
Rogers, Rodgers
Rundle, Randell, Rundell
Sarles, Searles
Scofield, Scoffield, Schofield
Seely, Seeley
Selleck, Silleck
Seymour, Seymore, Seamer
Slawson, Slason, Slauson, Slausen, Slosson, Slayson
St. John, Saint John, Session
Stevens, Stephens
Talmadge, Talmage, Tallmage
Waring, Warring, Warren
Wilmot, Willmot, Wilmut, Wilmuth, Willmut
Wix, Weeks, Wicks
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