----- Original Message ----- From: "Margie Daniels" <margie@majorinternet.net> To: <GACRAWFO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2000 11:15 PM Subject: [Crawford County] naming patterns > OLD NAMING PATTERNS > > The first son was named after the father's father. > The second son was named after the mother's father. > The third son was named after the father. > The fourth son was named after the fathers eldest brother. > The first daughter was named after the mother's mother. > The second daughter was named after the father's mother. > The third daughter was named after the mother. > The fourth daughter was named after the mothers eldest sister, always. > > > ALSO: > 2nd wife's oldest daughter named after the first wife, using her full name. > > Children after those listed above were usually named after a favorite > relative with some possible exceptions: > If a child died in infancy, a later child might be given the same name. > > When a newly ordained minister baptized his first child, if that child were > a boy, he would be named for the minister, if a girl, she would receive his > surname as her middle name. > If a child were fostered, usually because of being orphaned, he may be > named for the foster parent. > > If you are sure that you have the earliest birth or baptisms and that they > are in the correct order then, > if John's first son is named Charles and his second daughter is named > Elizabeth then John's parents must be Charles and Elizabeth. > > > > > ==== GACRAWFO Mailing List ==== > Check the Macon County Georgia Web site for old newspaper articles http://www.rootsweb.com/~gamacon/index.html > >