So we have: John Ludington, died abt 1721     a son, Benjamin Luddington  b?, marrried Ann Taylor in 1711, d 1735          a son, Benjamin Luddington b 1730, d 1798, baptised 1740, Benjamin was used infrequently in the US Luds too. I only see two cases where it is used as a first name. and one as a second name. However several Lud girls married men named Benjamin as a first and last name. Ron Ludington ________________________________ From: Paul Luddington <[email protected]> To: Lud List <[email protected]> Sent: Sat, January 8, 2011 10:43:03 AM Subject: [LUDDINGTON] Ludds Hi All           Anyone good at mysteries? I have a Benjamin Luddington (1), son of a John Luddington, (Ben mentioned in Johns will of 1721, so do not have baptism). Benjamin (1), he married a Ann Taylor in 1711, had a son Benjamin (2) in 1730, I have a burial for a Benjamin in 1735, so thought it was the Benjamin (2), I have another baptism for a Benjamin in 1740, the same year as Benjamin (1) will. he mentions his son Benjamin in the will, so I though he was the baptism in 1740. But I found a burial in 1798 of a Benjamin aged 68, making him born 1730. Benjamin is a very rear name for Luddingtons, I think there might be one other only in the UK that I know of. All the above are from Gainsborough, apart from the marriage. Any ideas? Regards               Paul This list is adoptable. If you would like to volunteer to adminster this list, click here: http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listrequest.pl ------------------------------- 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