Hello, Has anyone on this list aware of any connection between the surnames of Martin, Lane, O'keefe or Williams? Also, does anyone know the common practices of naming children after family members in the 1800-1900's ? E.G first son named after mother;s father, second son after father's father, etc. All replies appreciated. Thank you, Joan Doyle

Hello Joan, Funny coincidence, in regard to your 2nd Q. I spent the better part of the afternoon at the Archives in Trenton looking for my paternal GP's Naturlization papers. My Grandmother's Father's name was John Waters, and he naturlized Oct.22, 1878. The odd thing is that his two sons did so the same day. The one son Benjamin was named for his Mother's father Benjamin Askew, and the other son Thomas for John's father Thomas Waters. I have not found a son named John yet, but that's a possibility. They were all from England, but the possibility is out there that the Waters side may have originally been from Ireland. I can't help with your first question but thought I'd share this oddity with you. If you hear a reason for this naming practice off list, I'd be interested in it. Arnold Roepken of the original JC Roepkens ----- Original Message ----- From: joan doyle <joane919@home.com> To: <NJHUDSON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2000 5:40 PM Subject: [NJHUDSON-L] Lane Surname > Hello, > Has anyone on this list aware of any connection between the surnames of > Martin, Lane, O'keefe or Williams? Also, does anyone know the common > practices of naming children after family members in the 1800-1900's ? E.G > first son named after mother;s father, second son after father's father, > etc. > > All replies appreciated. > > Thank you, > > Joan Doyle > > > > ==== NJHUDSON Mailing List ==== > Visit the Hudson County N.J. GenWeb page at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhudson/ > >