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From: "E Johnson" <>
Subject: Re: [NJ] HORNER - Monmouth Co., NJ...reply
Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2006 00:01:58 -0500
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We have the Heinrich (Henry) HORNER family of Berks County PA, who
arrived in 1750, on the ship "Osgood." This group was from Dierbach.

Just a suggestion:

Check for HERNER --because the umlaut (that thingy above the 'O')
-makes the word sound more like Hern-er, similar to "Turner."

Also check HOENER just in case. Sometimes the 'r' almost disappears
when the name is pronounced. Names like these were often hard for
English-speaking clerks to spell.

Good luck,
Liz J

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