This has helped me to understand why there were so many William Stones in my family. Diane NAMING TRADITIONS 1st son = father's father 2nd. son = mother's father 3rd son = father 4th son = father's 2nd oldest brother or mother's oldest brother 1st daughter = mother's mother 2nd daughter = father's mother 3rd daughter = mother 4th daughter = mother's oldest sister 5th daughter = mother's 2nd oldest sister or father's oldest sister (naming traditions courtesy of Sharan Ellingsworth Lesmeister)