In the message below, I noticed the word "married ...... OR ..... consort of" The word "consort" by definition means wife or husband. In the early days, they used the word "consort" to designate that one was married and the word "relict" to indicate that one was a widow. These words were used especially in obituaries and on tombstones to tell whether their spouse was living at the time of their death. Hope this helps, Melba -----Original Message----- From: R. D. Hankins <we5hank@aol.com> To: SCROOTS-L@rootsweb.com <SCROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, November 15, 2000 2:34 PM Subject: [SC] Swinton's >Posted on: The SCRoots Forum >Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/Sponsor/SCRoots/482 > >Surname: Swinton's >------------------------- > >I am trying to determine link if any to the Swinton's of South Carolina. >My gggrandfather was named "Swinton" Erasmus Blackwell. His mother was >Sarah Ivey who married or wss the consort of Jacob Blackwell. Sarah was >the daughter of James Ivey and Mourning Drigger or Drugger. I do not know >this to be true on her mother's side. What makes me wonder about this is >that they named their son "Swinton" which causes me to think that sometimes >parents would name their children the mother's maiden name. Can anyone >shed any light on this? Thanks.> > > >==== SCROOTS Mailing List ==== >SCRoots Message Archives >http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/SCROOTS > >============================== >Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 >Source for Family History Online. Go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB >