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From: "Doug Turner" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] Possible AMH Jewish Migrations to England and Scotland
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 20:54:52 -0500
References: <f04310101bb095174aa0a@[194.125.131.62]> <015101c33929$8e8614a0$b3a1aed8@computer> <007e01c33965$8d545420$daa08490@nsw.bigpond.net.au>


Thanks Gaila. Those sound like given nicknames. The 3 instances in the
book index were surnames. What's your interpretation?

Doug

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gaila & James Merrington" <>
To: <>


> All Welshman are Taffy- or Taf or Tafee- its like their generic nickname.
> Gaila
>
>
> > There is one Daffee, one Daffy and one Daffye listed in the index to
> > Mercer's Bermuda Settlers of the 17th Century. All have given name Sam
or
> > Samuel and based just on the index may refer to one person.
> >
> > Patrick, did you apply the Welsh Celtic pronunciation "daffy" to "David"
> or
> > to "Daoud".


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