The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-19

traits of the Meredith family. Please
 note the spelling.
 Apparently this is a unique spelling for
 have found no records of it. Obviously it is the same name as Meredith which is derived from an ancient Welch per- sonal name. The family is very small in England Those of the name in our
 western states are probably descended from the Virginia family of which I have en able to find little definite record. AOsalom Meredith, who was born in Vir- gIna in 17S5, removed in Butler county Ohio, and from his six children many of the name are descended.
 To M. Mes. OIL, who asks for record of the Mcclellan family:
 The first American Mcclellan whose record I find is Michael Mcclellan who was born in Currin, Ireland, and emil , grated to Massachusetts, where he bought farm in Colrain in 1749. This farm was held by members of the family till 1870. His son, Hugh, also born in
 Currin, Ireland, resided in Colrain, Mass and was captain of a company of
 minute men in the battle of Lexington, in the Revolution. Later he was col onel. The first settler, Michael, had eight
 children and from these many of the name in this country are descended.
 
 ing the origin of people named Frizzell." /" Frisell, Frizzell, F'rissell and u'~i~all all seem to be variations of the same name, the meaning of which is supposed to be
 a rative of F'riesland. Although the name is unusual both in England and this country there were several settlers of the name in this country in colonial days. There was a Samuel F'rizzell Frisse1l in Roxbury, Mass, who was born in 1895; a John F'rissell in colonial Massachusetts who came from Scotland; and a William in Concord Mass, who had come from Scotland who married in 1867 Hannah Clark. There is a tradition that he had been taken prisoner by Cromwell at tho battle of Worcester and had been sent this country for sale in 1851, arriving in Boston on the 'John and Sarah in 16oz To M. C., who asks for information of the name Martin:
 This name is derived from the personal
 name rendered illustrious and popular by St. Martin, apostle of the Gauls. In Eng land there are 60 coats of arms for this one name-proof enough of the fact that the name is well established there. Prob
 ably the first settler of the name on these shores was Richard of Swansea, Mass,
 who was born in Somersetshfre, Eng,
 and came to this country in the early days of the colonization of Massachu- setts. Many of his descendants are living
 in Illinois. Another colonial emigrant
 Of the name came from Scotland and
 settled In New Scotland, in Albany
 county, New York. His descendants are
 to be found in and around Albany, N. Y
 To c. K, who asks for information
 about the origin of the Kerr line:
 There have been all sorts of con1ec- lures about the origin of this name The Kerr family is known in France and
 there are those who claim a Norman origin for the name in England. At any
 rate, the arms of the French and English
 branches are the same: Gules, on a
 chevron argent, three mullets of the first.
 But there is every reason to believe that
 many of the name in Scotland and Eng
 land derived it from local sources and
 were of true Gaelic origin. The word
 ''car'' in celtic meant wood and "caer''
 meant fertilization. Without a doubt,
 many of the family of Kerr and Car took
 tEeir name from places so designated.