Hi I seem to recall that this was a male Hebrew name. It appears to be used frequently during the 1700's and early 1800's. I find it appearing in almost all of my family Surnames (abt 150) that I have worked on over the years. Pat R On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 11:43 AM, Patricia Jaquay <hjaquay@twcny.rr.com>wrote: > I have a question for those that are knowledgeable on ancestor names. > > Any ideas as to where the name PELEG came from? It is an unusual name. I > have it in my line and have seen it in others from time to time. > > Just curious. > > 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 >

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.