Lisa, I have the derivation of Aquila if anyone is interested. Keith At 07:41 20/06/98 EDT, you wrote: >Dear Chase's, > >I am not an Aquila descendant, I am a William descendant. However, when I >first began my genealogy quest, I naively copied the family histories of those >on the web who had Aquila as William's father! So, for a while, I did pursue >Aquila. > >Anyway, this led me to get a copy of George Piggin's writings regarding the >Chase name in Chesham, in "Tales of Old Chesham." If it were a life or death >situation, I could probably find the copy amongst the stacks of papers on my >desk. > >However, I do recall that Mr. Piggin, who was the caretaker of St. Mary's >Church in Chesham, stated that the baptismal record of Aquila was on view at >the church, and that hundreds of people came there every year to photograph >it, as well as make futile attempts to actually purchase it. > >If Aquila was not a Chesham Chase - who's baptism is in the St. Mary's >register? >Also, while I am rambling, did anyone else immediately think "Spanish" when >they first heard Aquila's name? I have heard people say it is a rare name for >an Englishman, and I have also heard that it is a common name, for the same. > >I, myself, have never encountered the name in my British research, and have to >wonder if it is not some sort of family name, who's tradition and origin is >unknown to us. > >Feel free to comment on my thoughts. >Regards, >Lisa Zajkowski > >PS - As a humorous sidebar, Aquila in Spanish very roughly translates to >"Here." Could poor Aquila's mother, after days of long, hard labor have >finally cried out "It's here!" It's here!" God knows, anyone who has ever >been in a long labor can appreciate that one! > > > Keith Hume, email khume@netcomuk.co.uk CHASE-L Website at:- http://www.surnameweb.org/centers/c/chase/index.html http://www.netcomuk.co.uk/~khume/home.html Kent,England Researching:- HULME,DAWSON,(In Lancs.) HUME,McKAY, (In New Brunswick & Nova Scotia SHERMAN,SIMMONS,HATHAWAY AND CHASE,(In USA & Canada) SHERRING & BLUNDEN (Hampshire,England) FALL,(Ireland & Australia) BUTCHER,PAYNE/PAINE,BURCKITT(Bedfordshire,England)