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From: "J. David Grierson" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA-R1B1C7] DNA-R1b1c7 Scotland
Date: Sat, 09 Jun 2007 15:34:01 +1000
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John,
I would see Greggerson as being simply a transliteration of Gregorson,
which was, like Grierson, in some cases used as an "English" version of
MacGregor.
I surmise that either a clerk somewhere wrote down what he thought he
had heard, or perhaps member of that family wanted to "Americanize" the
spelling. Remember that as recently as the early 20th Century names were
still being adjusted to suit the owner, certainly in Australia, and I
would be very surprised if the same was not true in the USA. For
instance, I know of a family that moved their name from Growcock to
Grocott during the previous century, some members using either name at
different times. The family you refer to might well be Irish (although a
Scandinavian ancestry could also be a consideration). That doesn't mean
that they used that spelling in Ireland. A test for haplogroup could
solve their riddle, particularly if they came up R1b1c7!
David G

wrote:

>
>In a message dated 6/8/2007 9:32:16 P.M. Central Standard Time,
> writes:
>
>Hello Steven,
>Yes, there is no doubt that Grierson and MacGregor were used
>interchangeably during the "bad times", when it was an offence to carry
>the name MacGregor. However, whether Grier/son is actually a derivative
>form, or alternatively a parallel development with, MacGregor is still
>being debated. Once upon a time I argued the way you have, but now I'm
>not sure at all.
>
>
>
>David - what do you think of this name - Greggerson. The family claims they
>are Irish but the surname doesn't appear spelled that way anywhere in
>Ireland. But there are a lot of Griersons in the Griffith's Valuations in
>Ireland. There are a few males from this family living in St. Louis, MO.
>
>John
>
>
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