Vickey,
I do know the origin of the Pylant name. We are from Ireland and heritage mixed in from Germany. Our name means scribe. At some point our ancestors were keepers of records or something of that nature. Somewhere along the line our Irish ancestors married into a German family and this is who we are today. The original spelling is probably something like Pylantz or Bylandt or Pilot or any number of variations. It was probably changed when our ancestors travelled here and was not sure how to spell it because they were probably illiterate or they had royal blood and had to change the spelling due to threat of English retaliation. (Although this is highly speculative.) My branch of the Pylant family lives in Atlanta. My grandfather has always lived in Georgia as far as I know. My brother and my cousin are the last Pylants in our line unless they have children. Email me and tell me about your family. My sister's email address is
Anjinique@aol.com in case you wish to email her. Oh yes, my grandfather's name is Homer Frank Pylant, Sr. and my uncle's name is John Lawson Pylant who is now deceased. Lawson is a family name that goes back to Ireland and so is Homer. My Dad's name is Homer Frank Pylant,Jr. My sister talked to someone in Ireland named John Pylantz and his uncle's name was Lawson, so the spelling could have originally been Pylantz. I hope this helps you. Sincerely, Kerry Pylant.