Joe, My references are in the late 1700s and 1800s from Worcester County. THOUGH they do have Pattey ancestry which I believe was in Sussex County in the 1700s. janet Where DID the name come from in the above reference, and where did the Tenants (surname) live in the period (roughly) c1680-1710? -----Original Message----- From: joslake <[email protected]> To: lower-delmarva-roots <[email protected]> Sent: Fri, Jul 16, 2010 5:49 pm Subject: Re: [LDR] Whittington Bowen -- Clarifications. @ 441PM Janet Hunter wrote..... > Such as where does the middle/given name "Tenant" (var spellings) amongst the > Bowens come in? My Seth Whaley and Elizabeth Richards Bowen, and others have > given that to one of their sons. > > My best, > > Janet Hunter To the best of my knowledge I have no connection to the Bowen string, of which the above paragraph was a part. The spouse of Samuel Hopkins, a primary interest of mine, had a spouse whose given name was spelled "Tenot" in his 1741 Sussex Co. DE will. The only connection I have ever been able to concjecture for that spelling of her given name was "Tenant". However I never found a "Tenant" surname connection to support my conjecture. Maybe there's a better conjecture :-) Where DID the name come from in the above reference, and where did the Tenants (surname) live in the period (roughly) c1680-1710? Thanks for any fill in, if available. Joe Lake *************************************** QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Janet .... thank you for the response. It's approx a 100 year difference, but it was a nebulous question in the first place, altho a cluster of Tennant's (surname) in an area would have made a worthwhile research target. Joe Lake > > Joe, > > My references are in the late 1700s and 1800s from Worcester County. THOUGH they > do have Pattey ancestry which I believe was in Sussex County in the 1700s. > > janet > > > Where DID the name come from in the above reference, and where did the Tenants > > (surname) live in the period (roughly) c1680-1710?