Could be that he was known by middle name, very common practice. Also, families repeated names if child died. My grandfather Joseph was 10th of 12 kids. Firstborn named Joseph had died at age 2. Both were named after their paternal grandfather. Another idea - did someone remarry or adopt a child. Tink At 08:57 AM 3/19/10, you wrote: >Thanks for the input on Peleg. I have it as a first name for my >Great Grandmothers father. > >Some names are really interesting as where they originated. And >certainly the Bible would be a good beginning. > >Now for question #2 - can any one offer a logical explanation for >the following? > >I have a picture that my grandmother labeled 4 generations of >Jaquay. - Norris, Herbert, Samuel and Lionel. Now according to >documents, and other data that Lionel should have read >HOLDEN. Another kink in the link - Samuel's first son is listed as >Lionel who died in infancy. > >Normally the first male child was named after father or >grandfather. Yet here again, I have HOLDEN as Samuels >father.................... I have no other Lionels in any of my listings! >So I am baffled. > >Pat J. > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >NYMADISO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >the quotes in the subject and the body of the message