This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: grijalco61 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.edgeworth/62.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Sir John Edgeworth had a son named William born in the period 1660-70. Now it is the custom in the Europe to name your first born male son AFTER your Grandfather. Then second born son is named after the Father. Unlike in the USA where the first born male is named after the Father as a junior! I have no data on the William born to Sir John so just a theory. Could be your line hails from this link. Could be this William was a GGGrandfather to your William. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>