In a message dated 2/25/03 7:20:22 AM Eastern Standard Time, genferret1@yahoo.com writes: << Around 1800, give or take quite a lot, exotic names like Lorenzo, Perez, Roswell, and so on, appear. To the Genferret these sound as though they may have come out of the gothic novels which were popular among humans in the later eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, much as humans today name their kits for soap opera or sit-com characters. >> A couple of years ago, I read "Inheriting the Revolution - The First Generation of Americans" by Joyce Appleby, Harvard University Press, 2000.....and learned of the revivalist meetings in the early/mid. 1800s.....one of the preachers was Lorenzo Dow. I think he may have been responsible for many boys being named Lorenzo, including possibly my grandfather's middle name. There seem to have been many named for DeWitt Clinton too......I wonder if there is also a famous Perez out there somewhere?? Dianne

Perez (also Peres) is another Biblical name found in Daniel 5:28. Perez Bradford, great grandson of Gov. William Bradford (Perez^4, Samuel^3, William^2, William^1), shows up in the Swansea records as having performed marriages there from 1738 to 1741. He is listed as "Perez Bradford, Esq." and as "Perez Bradford, Justice of Peace" in these records. Perez^4 had a son Perez^5 who had a son Perez^6 Bradford. Also Perez^4's son George^5 had a son Perez^6 Bradford. Incidentally, my source for Biblical names is my unabridged dictionary. One of the supplements following the dictionary is a list of scriptural names. Jim Bullock Littleton, CO -----Original Message----- From: Dashmom@aol.com [mailto:Dashmom@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 9:12 AM To: MAYFLOWER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MFLR] more onomastics . . . ......I wonder if there is also a famous Perez out there somewhere?? Dianne