> Powhatan was the father of Indian princess Pocahontas, of the Algonquian >tribe, both of whom have a substantial degree of fame in colonial America. > My wife and I have two sons, born in 1959 and 1961, neither of them named >after anyone in particular. However, I recall thinking during John Glenn's >1962 sub-orbital Mercury flight, that "If I had a son born today, I'd name him >John Glenn Downing". That was the only thought I had to naming a descendant >after someone. Ray > > >==== DOWNING Mailing List ==== >Thank you for contributing to the Downing mailing list. > I checked [only] Yahoo for Powhatan and got two matches in 17 sites, including Powhatan County, Va; Powhatan, VA; a Star Trek fan club USS Powhatan; Nansemond Tribal Association, Powhatan Confederacy. Sherry