in doing my family tree i was told that some religion's would put their finger on a word in the bible. that would be the child's name. we have some of that in our tree. viola. ---------- > From: Alma A. Smith <babe4@ix.netcom.com> > To: SOUTH-CENTRAL-KENTUCKY@rootsweb.com; SURNAME-QUERY-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: ? Quesstion on Given name Welcom(e) > Date: Thursday, February 26, 1998 10:22 PM > > I'm at a dead end, looking for Welcom(e) Ashley, and now I am > wondering, is there another name besides William that Welcom(e) could > have come from or derived from? Has anyone come in contact with anyone > with this as a Surname or given name in and aroung the VA,KY, TN, NC > area. Any idea as to why someone would name a 4th child "Welcom"? > > Would appreciate hearing from anyone with an idea. As I said I am > stuck with this in 1801, supposedly. TIA Babe in Fl > babe4@ix.netcom.com > > > ==== SURNAME-QUERY Mailing List ==== > Reminder! Please remove as much of the Original Message as possible when > replying to a List Posting. Include only that part of the original message > important to your reply. > > >