I have seen the great other post. Tough act to follow. It seems that nearly everyone was _named for_ someone. My mother had the middle name of a neighbor surname of which there was no relation. In the 1820's HIRAMs sprang up in Wash. Co. Like there was a shortage of names. William, James, John, Thomas. While we are on the subject; who was the most named after person in the 19th century?? I VOTE FOR ANDREW JACKSON! And he deserved it. -eddie I have a question regarding the use of Sr. and Jr.. Was this always father and son, or was it ever a practice for an uncle to use Sr. when he had a nephew named for him? Also, I have a Washington Co. Montgomery family that gave many of their children surnames as middle names. I see no family connections, and wonder if it was a custom to name a child for a friend. While I'm on the subject of names, does anyone know where the name Greenberry came from? I was puzzled by the number of people named Lorenzo Dow Something until I learned Mr. Dow was a well known travelling evangelist. Sue McNaught ==== SW_VA Mailing List ==== #4 Chain letters, gossip, non-genealogical notes, commercial ads, pleas for help, etc. are PROHIBITED on this List. Violators will be promptly locked out. -sysop Feminism AIN'T ladylike