[1]ancestry This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: rnlweiss Surnames: Cutts Classification: queries Message Board: [2]Click here Message Board Post: I'm trying to resolve if William Porter Cutts and William Paul Cutts Sr are the same person or different people AND if the same person, which middle name is correct- Porter or Paul. I've started working with a professional genealogist and we believe they are the same person. Now we are more focused on determining which middle name is correct â Paul or Porter. In my CUTTS/GOLSEN tree, ( link: http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/75572772/family ) go to James Monroe Cutts (my great grand father) and look for stories. The attached "story" is a family history directly transcribed from J.M.s own writing with some more recent updates by his descendants for their own branches. J.M. lists his grandfather as William Paul Cutts Sr, vice William Porter Cutts. All other documents that the professional genealogist and I have found only list "William P Cutts" with no middle name given. Based on her research to date, the professional genealogist said that she would give very heavy weight to J.M.s family history listing William Paul Cutts Sr. as the correct name and William Porter Cutts being incorrect because 1) with rare exception, we all know our grandparents full names and that would very likely be the case for J.M. and 2) we haven't found a single document that supports "Porter" being his middle name, only "P". She said that the Sr. and Jr. designations were not used much if at all back in the times when William P Cutts and his son William Paul Cutts were alive. If any one has a document that lists Porter, Iâd love to get a copy. Look forward to hearing from you. Cheers Richard I can best be reached at rnlweiss@gmail.com Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. 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