Glenn, I'm confused. I'm one of those people who has been calling our ancestor John Henry, and I thought I was doing so based on good (although, 2nd hand) documentation. Now I'm not sure, though. As for your point about not using the whole name because Henry himself didn't, I'm not sure I agree with you. My both of my G Gr fathers... Thomas Jefferson Jones and George Washington Hounchell always called themselves by their middle names (or more correctly, by their middle nicknames Jeff & Wash). It is pretty much an accepted tradition among genealogists in the Jones family that any time you see a document (census, oath, deed, etc) where TJ Jones was asked to state his name, you will find that he called himself Jefferson. However, that says nothing about his whole name. Just for the sake of a slow learner, would you be willing to give a small tutorial on the reason why you think Henry's name was NOT John? Thanks, Vietta ------------------------------