Judith Werner

Female

Salt Lake City, UT

United States

Profile Information:

What surnames are you interested in researching?
NETHERWOOD (Guild of One-Name Studies No. 4034); also NORTON, FRANK and WOODWARK in England; PHILIPPI and WINKEL in Alsace; WERNER from Karlsruhe, Germany; CARME and POTEL in England and France.
What countries and other locations are you interested in researching?
NETHERWOOD worldwide; England, especially Yorkshire, Bedfordshire and medieval London; France, Germany.
What is your level of genealogy knowledge?
Advanced Family History Researcher
If you are a genealogy expert, what are your specialties?
I don't know about 'expert' but I take a special interest in paleography and other aspects of old documents, with website at
http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~oel/index.html
Do you have a genealogy website or blog or belong to a Genealogy Society?
www.netherwood.name

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  • Roy Louis Cox

    The name Dewfall, as far as I can establish, originated in the West Country and indicated those families living in or on the side of a vale or valley.
    Sometimes it is a derivitave of Deval, Duvall etc., from French and/or Spanish origins.
    In common with most other names it has become dialectically adopted, the earliest instance of the spelling is in Dorset c. 17th-18th century.

    Aug 7, 2009

  • Roy Louis Cox

    DEWFALL - Cont:
    The name is not the subject of a One-Name study as afar as I know, due one suspects, to its dearth of instances?

    Cheers
    Roy

    Aug 7, 2009

  • Roy Louis Cox

    Hi Judith - Sorry for this long overdue update but my health is not too good and I have been in and out of hospital three times with btreathing problems!

    DEWFALL: The name seems to be mostly found in country places, but could have an origin in the Norman name DEVAL and all its variations. In pre 18th centuries I have not not been able to continue its line but after that we look to recognise its meaning as being "Of the Vale" - primarily found in the west country of England but some have emigrated north and to the Americas during the Fenian era.

    Nov 20, 2009