Unless, of course, the Quaker family was previously Puritan, like the Lippincott family with names like Preserved, Restore, Freedom, etc. Joan In a message dated 12/16/2008 11:52:39 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Those were called grace names. Among my Dad's many New England ancestors was a fellow whose given name was Preserved. He had siblings named Experience, Supply, Wait and Waitstill, among others. In general, Quakers did not use grace names. Mark