Would I Research Other Surnames?

Fri 7/10/2020 5:24 PM All, What would it take for me to research another surname? It helps if I had some data to work with… I could extend the research to Del Moral, Duryea, Flickinger, Grap, McMahan, and or Portell; if I had the names and birthdates of siblings and parents. And yes, I know…