HAM Surname Counties of Origin in Virginia

HAM Surname
Counties of Origin
in Virginia

I have uploaded a You Tube video of the Counties of Origin of the HAM Surname in Virginia prior to 1800. From the book "A Short History of the HAM Surname in Virginia & NC." A 3.5 minute video, about 5 MB in size.

Not all counties are included here. For example, counties are not included that were once in Virginia but now are in present day West Virginia. But, it does give a quick overview of the migration pattern for the HAM surname in Virginia prior to 1800. Lists names of first inhabitants with the surname HAM(/M/ES) by County.


In a few cases, I had to make a judgment call on which person to list. For example, Joseph HAM arrived in 1621 in Elizabeth City County, but died in York County. Or, for example, John HAM died in Stafford County in 1739, but Elizabeth HAM is the first to appear in Stafford County in the book (1716), so Elizabeth was listed in the video. Another example would be Jerome HAM, who first held land in Charles City County, but lived in York County.


Therefore, a few adjustments were made in order for the video to make better sense.


The HAM Surname Counties of Origin in Virginia

You Tube video




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HAM County Origins in England

HAM Surname

Counties of Origin in England

Last month's HAM Country Blog Poll indicated that folks don't know much about how the surname began. There is already a short description of how the name was derived at HAM Country, so I presume that doesn't do the trick on it's own. Therefore, HAM Surname County Origins in England has been posted to You Tube. A 3 minute video (about 4 MB in size).

Trying a different idea, it shows the Counties of Origin for the HAM surname in England. The locations are Counties in England, and have been taken from the book "A Short History of the HAM Surname in Virginia & NC." It runs through the earliest HAM on record in volume #1. Then, it runs through the Counties graphically in alphabetical order. Set to music by Ilya Gordon.





There are actually more Counties in the book than the video mentions, such as Middlesex or Warwick.



The book has no graphs, so those of you who own a copy of volume #1 (Origins & Migration) will be better able to picture the Counties mentioned. For the rest of the folks, this is just a graphical overview.









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Poll Results: Areas of Interest

Poll Results: Areas of Interest

In the blog Poll for October, the questions were geared toward finding out the interests of those currently reading the blog. The blog saw 147 unique visitors in the month of October. Up to 16 votes were cast in the Poll.

One of the items (that people voted on) indicated that they did not know "How To" read a phylogenetic chart. Which resulted in a blog post and You Tube video on the subject. The poll was to help me set a priority on some things I should be setting a priority to work on.

Here were the results of the October poll:








64 % said they could identify 5 famous HAM(M)'s.
35 % said they could NOT name 5 famous HAM(M)'s












76 % of those who voted said they did NOT know how the HAM(M/N/E) surname began.

23 % said they DID know how the HAM(M/N/E) surname began.













85 % said they did NOT know who Odon IV was.

14 % said that they did know.











57 % of those who voted said they did NOT know if they descend from an immigrant ancestor who arrived in America prior to 1700.

42 % said they DO know if they descend from an immigrant ancestor who arrived in America prior to 1700.










92 % said they did NOT know "How To" interpret HAM DNA phylograms.

7 % said they did.











50 % said they DID NOT KNOW if their HAM(M?N?E) line is participating in the HAM DNA Project.

42 % said that their line was participating in the HAM DNA Project.

7 % said that their line was NOT participating in the HAM DNA Project.







50 % said they have the most interest in Virginia
31 % said they have the most interest in South Carolina
18 % said they have the most interest in the states of:
Georgia
Illinois
Kansas
Missouri
North Carolina
12 % said they have the most interest in the states of:
Alabama
Indiana
Kentucky
Ohio
and 6 % said they have the most in the states of:
New York
Pennsylvania
Tennessee or "other" state

( * You could vote on more than one state for this question.)





46 % voted that they have an interest in England
40 % said Germany
26 % said United States
(presumably, could apply to Native Americans)
13 % said they have an interest in:
France
Ireland
- or "other" Country
6 % said they had an interest in:
Netherlands
Scotland


( * You could vote on more than one state for this question.)


I would also presume that African Americans are not yet voting in the Poll.










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