Campbell Child Naming Practices In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, both the Scots and the Irish had a frequently used scheme for child naming. The first born male child was normally named after the paternal grandfather; likewise, the first borne female child was named after the maternal grandmother. The second borne male child was named after the maternal grandfather and the second borne female child was named after the paternal grandmother. Only with the third born son and daughter, did you use the names of the parents, if those names differed from those of the grandparents. In many but not all cases, this naming scheme seems to have been used by the Southwest Virginia Campbell families that are discussed at this web site. CUZ, this is th reason that we encounter so many of our ancestors with the SAME FIRST NAME; IT would ave been custamary for each of GRAND PA George Campbell's SONNS; George, James, Samuel, John <MY 4th Great Grand Father. EDWARD, Wiliam Another of MY 4th great grand Fathers; Henry, AMBROSE, & JOLE, According THE CHILD NAMEING PRACTICE <WOULD HAVE NAMED A SON GEORGE; There is A george & BUCK REUNION IN AMHERST COUNTY EVER SO OFTEN. THESE SAME NMES HAD NO CONNECTION TO DO WITH YOUR RESEARCH> THAT PRACTICE CAME FROM THE OLD COUNTRY. OF Course we have researchers who fail to understand that TRDITION, of the OLD COUNTRY, NOW TAKE A LOOK AT ANOTHER TRDITION < THE WAY THAT THE FAMILIES DISTUNGUISHED MULTI GEORGES & BUCKS That were named after theis Ancestors was by the USE OF NICK NAMES, THIS PRACTICE WAS Encountered in MY STINNETT FAMILY AND SO MANY OTHERS. THE GREATESTED GENEALOGICAL BLUNDER is that OUR <AUTHEINIC RESEARCHERS REFUSETO SEEK THE FAMILY RECORDS, BECAUSE THE NICK NAMES WERE NOT REQUIRED TO BE PUT INTO THE OFFICAL RECORD, LEAVING US WITH A BLANK as to who those other members of A FAMILY with the SAME FIRST & LAST NAME: MORE GEORGE CAMPBELL"S WERE JUST ANOTHER GEORGE, WITH OUT HIS NICK NAME: Like PINEY RIVER GEORGE< TURKEY MTN BUCK. A very interesting PLACE IS <JACKS MOUNTIAN>I believe that is connected to our CAMDEN FAMILY, IT is A family FACT, with out the <FAMILY RECORDED NICK NAME, THOSE MANY GEORGE KIN FOLK< BY THE NAME OF GEORGE CAMPBELL IS JUST ANOTHER GEORGE CAMPBELL<___________?>With out his NICK NAME?AS SO BUCK< JOHN< & WILLIAM WHERE DOES ONE RECKON BILL OR WM. & Jon <???> CAME INTO THE PICTURE. A researcher has never thouht about it, BUT one of GRANNYS old Trunks would very likely have the NICK NAME THAT WE DO NOT?