Hi,
I am wondering if anyone knows if Van Deren/Vanderen/Van D*r*n is a valid surname for Montgomery County.
In the 1850 Root Census, the original handwriting is too hard for me to read to be sure that these are Van Deren names. The Ancestry.com reader thought that they were. Since Van Deren can easily be mixed up with Van Doren, etc... I do not want to go off a wild goose chase it I can help it.

John Van Deren age 52
Elizabeth A./N.Van Deren age 18
Jacy/Tacy? Conover? age 66 (female)
Nathaniel H. Van Deren age 13
Rachel? Van Deren age 83 (female)

A few households down the road
Jacob G. Van Deren age 17
Martha Van Deren age 47
Rose E. Van Deren age 25
Alida Van Deren age 18
Nancy Van Deren age 17
Rachel Van Deren age 14
Martha A. Van Deren age 9
John J. Van Deren age 5

Next door:
Albert Van Deren age 59
Margaret Van Deren age 59
Garrett A. Van Deren age 34
Daniel? Van Deren age 19
Dar?? Van Deren age 8 (male)
Jemima? Van Deren age 31
Robert Van Deren age 9

Does anyone recognize these names as belonging to another family-not Van Deren, such as Van Doren?

Thank you,
Marcie Van Deren