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From: "Nadine Holder" <>
Subject: Re: [ILMERCER-L] Bollom
Date: Sun, 08 Feb 2004 10:39:01 -0700


There is no surname Balm listed for the 1790 census. I like this book
because it is set up in such a way you can easily look for alternate
spellings. The only thing close is a series of Balcoms of various spellings
which might have been shortened to Balm (or maybe they came after 1790).
This name makes one wonder if variations such as Balkum might have been a
misspelling of Bollom - or whether Bollom became a misspelling of Balkum or
Balcom - if the pronunciation was slurred. In doing research in this time
period one has to remember that spelling was of no consequence - there are
documents with three spellings of the same surname in one document. Also
clerks wrote what their ears heard and depending on the nationality of the
clerk and his method of spelling it could be spelled quite differently. My
Thornborough (pronounced Thornbury) ancestor is written as Tarnebury in her
marriage record in a Swedish church. Nadine


>From:
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>To:
>Subject: Re: [ILMERCER-L] Bollom
>Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2004 08:59:49 EST
>
>Nadine,
>Does the "Surnames Listed in the 1790" have the name BALM? I have made a
>couple of discoveries since the last post.
>I have found Elisabeth BOLLOM married Green PIERCE in Boston Feb. 1, 1774.
>So
>at least now I have found the name in a closer time frame for what I'm
>looking for.
>Thomas and Nancy Ann (BOLLOM) MORGAN had a daughter Julia Ann born Dec. 15,
>1814 in Northumberland Co., PA. Thomas was born Dec. 4, 1782 in PA.
>Checking
>the 1790 census I have found in Dauphin Co., PA, which borders
>Northumberland,
>several people with the surname of BALM. Also two MORGAN families, both
>with
>the given name of Thomas.
>Thomas and Nancy must have lived a very quiet life in Mercer County because
>information on them has sure been hard to come by. Thomas died Sept. 9,
>1850.
>One of these days I will get back over to Aledo and see if there is a will,
>land records, etc. at the courthouse.
>As always, thanks so much for all you do!
>Jayne Mundell
>Atalissa, IA
>

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