Per; http://www.wf.net/~jyates/names.htm John's Genealogy Junction....What's in a name? Each child was given a 1st & middle name, but was called by the middle name. The 1st name of each daughter was USUALLY the 1st name of the mother & the 1st name of each son was USUALLY the name of his father. Middle names were SOMETIME derived from the child's godparents. The name may have been from a family member, parent or friend of the family. I have found, a lot of the time, that the oldest male was named for the paternal grandfather, 2nd male was named for the maternal grandfather; ditto for the females. If a child died, the next born, was, SOMETIMES, given the same name as the deceased. The abosulte laws of physics do not apply to genealogy! Ray __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Kick off your party with Yahoo! Invites. http://invites.yahoo.com/