What sources do you have for the name? "Dan" <danchisum@gmail.com> wrote in message news:24d69ef3-8a79-40d3-8cd2-10262d7d185e@e67g2000hsc.googlegroups.com... > My 2nd Great Grand Aunt is named Licenda Jane Thompson. Has anyone > ever heard of the name Licenda? I was thinking that it should be > Lucenda, but the evidence I have says that it is Licenda. Could it be > a nickname for something else? > > Thanks, > > Dan

On Dec 17, 8:39 am, "Scruffy McScruffovitch" <Scruff...@FAM.NET> wrote: > What sources do you have for the name? > > "Dan" <danchi...@gmail.com> wrote in message > > news:24d69ef3-8a79-40d3-8cd2-10262d7d185e@e67g2000hsc.googlegroups.com... > > > My 2nd Great Grand Aunt is named Licenda Jane Thompson. Has anyone > > ever heard of the name Licenda? I was thinking that it should be > > Lucenda, but the evidence I have says that it is Licenda. Could it be > > a nickname for something else? > > > Thanks, > > > Dan Unfortunately I don't have much to go on. No B/D/M records. What I have is a typed letter from her granddaughter (I believe) that is very similar to what is written here: http://www.usroots.com/~jmautrey/pioneers/yoa/jthompson.htm I believe that they are in Tennessee from 1830's - early 1900's, but nothing is coming up yet anywhere I've looked. Thanks, Dan