Isn't Powhatan a indian name? Maybe there was native american in the line. Esther At 11:45 PM 12/2/98 EST, you wrote: >What about the name "Powhatan", giving that name to a child, or putting it in >a child's name, such as John Walker Fullerton P.(Powhatan) Downing. He was >born before the Civil War. Can anyone offer an explanation for this >combination? > >Sue Hodnett > > >==== DOWNING Mailing List ==== > > > >