I am the daughter and sixth child of Bishop William H.S. Jerdan of Summerville, S.C., originally Philadelphia, Pa. His dad was of course WHSJ Sr. of Toronto, Canada; his grandfather was John Stuart Jerdan of Scotland; and his great-grandfather was William Henry Stuart Jerdan, who we think was the William Jerdan (1782-1869) who was a Scottish journalist and editor of the Literary Gazette in London and friend of Charles Dickens. My dad always said we descended from the Stuart Clan in Scotland, which included Mary, Queen of Scots. I'm beginning a search for proof.I have five older brothers, who have eight sons, so we are doing our part to keep the Jerdan name going. I would like to hear from other Jerdans.