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In efforts to locate the German immigrant ancestor, about 1730, I have found someone whose claims I disagree with. But I need more information. First, The preson says that Ulrich is the same name as Jurge, which I know it was not. Jurge is a form of George. This person also claims that Walrae is the same name. I've never heard of Walrae before. Some of the other differences can be accounted for by transcription errors, as they came off ships' lists, which were notorious for giving our ancestors new names. But the Walrae came from legal documents in the colonies. Can someone help me out? Was Walrae a German name? If it had an English equivalent, what was it?
Thanks, Doris