Thank you for responding. My husband's grandmother was named "William Amanda Jenkins" because her father died before she was born. She was also called "Willie." Also, I know of men who have the given name of "Colonel" or "General" and they are not in the military! :) Maxine -----Original Message----- From: tnlincol-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:tnlincol-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Julia Molitz Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2010 11:55 PM To: tnlincol@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [TNLINCOL] Pinckney and Bird and Birdie I have always wondered about the name Pinkney/Pinckney as well. There were 2 Charles Pinckney's (Patriots). Charles (1757-1824) Gov of SC and signer of the Constitution & his cousin once removed Charles C. Pinckney, also a signer of the Constitution. The Pinckney family it seems was one of the founding families of Colonial America. Birdie is used sometimes as a nick name for Bridget but have never seen that name, in my nick of the woods, earlier than the 1950's. Prince Albert Edward (son of Queen Victoria) who became King Edward VII nick name was Bertie. That is the only time I remember seeing a name even close to Bird/Birdie before modern times. Never know why people use the names they do. My poor grandmother was stuck with the name Willie ( here given name). Her husband my grandfather James F. Wright was called Doc. He was not a Doctor. In the George Washington Wright family of Belleville, TN had a Thom (middle name)Wright (female). ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maxine Odle" <maxseen@bellsouth.net> To: "Rootsweb Lincoln Co." <tnlincol@rootsweb.com>; <TNMOORE-L@rootsweb.com>; <TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 2:43 PM Subject: [TNLINCOL] Pinckney and Bird and Birdie >I wonder at the frequency of the names "Pinckney", "Bird", and "Birdie" in > my genealogy searching, especially in Moore and Lincoln counties. I > looked > up the name "Pinckney" and found out the Seventh US Attorney General was a > man named William Pinckney, born in Annapolis MD---1764-1822. > > > > There are a lot of women who have the given name of "Birdie" and I have > seen > a lot of surnames of "Bird." My grandmother had a twin who died at birth, > and these 2 baby girls were named "Ida Mae" and "Ada Bird" (Parks from > Moore County.) > > > > Can someone tell me about these names? Maxine Odle > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TNLINCOL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TNLINCOL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message