> You are correct in your thinking. When naming started one name was > all they had so to distingish it became NAME SON OF NAME or NAME AP > NAME or Johnson or Johnsdatter or Name Verch Name. Actually it was > a good way as you always knew the fathers name that way. > > Deana Smith "Dora Smith" <deanae@alltel.net> Boy, wouldn't that make our researching easier now??? Jane Hodges-Kuebler