I'll bet as people began to read more they picked out names from books (I have a friend whose name is Jean Valjean because his mother loved Les Miserable--the book, not the musical) On Jul 30, 2005, at 2:27 PM, Karen McMillan wrote: > In one generataion if would appear that my Boyd family did name the > first > son after the fathers father and the first daughter after the father's > mother. After that no reason for any of their children and from there > on > down no one named in the brothers and sisters even carried any of the > names! > However I did find one child who had 12 children and his 12 children > do seem > to have a middle name after the generation before. I have often > wondered if > maybe some of them just started hearing "new" names and like them and > used > them. > Karen in FL > > -----Original Message----- > From: JodieK444@aol.com [mailto:JodieK444@aol.com] > Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2005 1:02 PM > To: CLANBOYD-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [Boyd] Boyd naming patterns > > Usually after they got through naming the first several children after > fathers and mothers, they went to aunts, uncles and brothers and > sisters. > Although > not 100 percent reliable, naming patterns can really help you match up > your > families. The name "Rosannah" in my Boyd family (who migrated from > Newberry, > SC > to Meriwether County, GA) carried down for several generations and > went with > > the family into Georgia, Alabama and sometimes, farther west. > > Another Boyd family in Meriwether (John and Eleanor Boyd of Abbeville, > SC) > carried the family names Hannah, Adam, Ebenezer and Alexander. After > tracking > this family for several generations (both earlier and later), I came > to the > conclusion they were probably not related to my Boyds from Newberry. > This > John > Boyd's estate (he died in 1836) was settled in both Meriwether and > Abbeville. The > list of names of legatees in both cases was identical. > > Another lucky break came when I was tracking Robert Boyd, b. 1791, son > of > Hugh and Jennett Boyd of Newberry, who married Chloeretta Gray. They > also > moved > to Meriwether. After much research, I found that Robert's daughter, > Julia > Boyd, > married Benjamin White in Meriwether and had a daughter named > Chloretta. > That > sure helped me connect Julia as a child of Robert and Chloeretta. Also, > there > was a Frederick Boyd in Meriwether. Since Chloeretta's father was > Frederick > Gray, it was worth the pursuit and I later "cemented" Frederick as a > son of > Robert and Chloeretta Gray Boyd. Bible and family records from this > family > later > shared by a descendant "sealed the deal." We are still trying to > figure out > where the name of "McDuffie" came from in this family. McDuffie was > another > son > of Robert and Chloretta. (Chloretta is seen in at least one source as > "Floretta" but her mother's name was Chloeretta Dawkins Gray and the > Bible > record > clearly shows Robert's wife as "Chloeretta" or "Chloretta.") Robert > remarried > twice after Chloretta's death, both times to women named Martha. Now, > that > has led > me on a merry chase! > > Although it is maddening and frustrating to search through all the > Johns, > Roberts, Elizabeths and other common names, you can usually latch onto > one > child > whose name is just a little different and it is well worth the > research time > > to check it out. > > Judy K. in Newnan, GA > > > ==== CLANBOYD Mailing List ==== > RING OF BOYDS http://k.webring.com/wrman?ring=clanboydwebring&addsite > > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=boyd- > trees > > > > ==== CLANBOYD Mailing List ==== > RING OF BOYDS http://k.webring.com/wrman?ring=clanboydwebring&addsite > > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=boyd- > trees >