Heg and Hegg

Iwas recently contacted by someone whose Norwegian descendants were Hegg. My family has always been Heg, except when they emmigrated they dropped this farm name and came over as Even Hansen, Hans Evensen, etc. On arrival the Heg was immediately restored The three letter spelling has always been a problem. Any time we announce ouselves as Heg, it invariably gets written down as Hegg or Hegge. I think the tree or bush from which it is derived is spelled Hegg in Norway today. Of course, with my G-Grandfather having gained a measure of fame in the Civil War, there has never been a thought of changing the spelling. In looking through a precious book I have, Liers Historie, published in Drammen in 1953, there are many pages devoted to Hegg. The only reference in the book to Heg is on a page with a small map and a "Kart over eksersersplassen ved Hegg." (Børge Solem was kind enough to tranlate the Kart for me.) The little map shows "Heg Kroe" and "Mellum Heg" straddling "Konge Wegen" road. The Kart uses the word Heg (ie; --fra Heg Kroe til ---). No where else in the entire book does the name Heg appear. I should add that in my 83 year stroll through life, I have never met a Heg who could not quickly trace his lineage back to Even Hansen from Lier. I would welcome the thoughts on this matter from of some of you more experienced, Norwegian speaking geneology fans. Dat var denti' Jim Heg Erik Bye is a friend of mine. Edited by - James E Heg on 03/12/2002 23:39:24