This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: linda60131 Surnames: Mathias, Morse, Melson, Bell, Doxey, Lewark currituck co. nc Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.currituck/634.4.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Jean, Thanks for your reply. Who are you researching? Do you have any Melsons or Mathiases? I have the Currituck marriage book A but I have never seen book B before. Apparently there are some errors in translating or whoever wrote the names on documents were using their inturpratation of a spelling. I have a copy of Henry Jameses original marriage license and there are errors on that too. For example, Henry James must have told them that his name was James Mathias for it is written as such with a very small "Henry" above the largely witten James as if it were an afterthought. In John Doxey's will probabated in 1884 Henry James is called Doxey's grandson- James Mathias. On the bottom of the marriage license he is called Henry J. Mathias. His wife is listed as Nattie M. Caroon on the top and listed the same way on the bottom. Henry's partents listed as B.F. Mathias and Jennie Mathias. This was really Benjamin F. Mathias and Frances Virginia Doxey Mathias. Frances ! went by her middle name Virginia which was shortened to Jennie. I guess this is a version of Ginny. Nettie's or Nattie's parents are listed as Joseph Melson and Louvinia Melson both dead at the time of the marriage. I have noticed there is a common naming patern in my family. For example... Frances Virginia Doxey- gggrandmother Nettie Marie Melson- ggrandmother Lillian Virginia Mathias etc. grandmother Marjorie Marie etc. - mother Linda Virginia etc. - myself It seems like every other generation gives their daughter the middle name of their grandmother. I thought I had looked at a microfiesh film of the 1900 census, but apparently not. You informed me of things I had never seen. For example my grandmother was only 3 months old when that census was taken. I know that Sydney Caroon died young but apparently she made it to at least age 10. My great aunt Annie Caroon (half sister to my grandmother) was the one who told me about her two sisters and that they had died young. Annie herself died at either 99 ir100 years of age. She was an excellent seamstress who could actually make winter coats and she taught ceremics in her basement. I still have some of the things she made and had given to my mother. I never knew that Sydney was in Henry Jameses family unit. I think Annie was raised by her father, but I am not sure. I know that she was not a part of the Mathias family growing up. Thanks again for you information. If there is anything I can help you with I would be more than willing to work with you. Sincerely, Linda Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.