My great-grandfather's name was Pleasant Green Tucker.. His father was Madison. and Madison's father was William. Yes, another William. They lived in Georgia. My question is did famalies back in the 1850"s give names to their children that belonged to other relatives If so is there anyone out there who has a William Tucker who had relatives with the name Pleasant and also Green. I'm grasping at straws as to try to find my relatives I know WIlliam's wifes name was Delania Lindsay. I am also told William was married twice before He married Delania. Madison's wife was Eveline Mitchell, maybe the name came from one of her relatives Appreciate any help I can get. Thanks Florence.

Flo asked about naming patterns. Since I can't remember, I have to look it up. Searching at www.google.com on the expression "naming pattern" I found lots of sites that explain various version of these customs, such as this one: http://www.generations.on.ca/genealogy/naming-pattern.htm Excerpt: When researching your family tree, knowing a standard naming pattern for the children in a family might help you in confirming your family history. The following naming pattern was supplied by Jean Lawson, Genealogist. It helps to explain why similar names were common through various generations of families. Sons 1st son named after father's father 2nd son named after mother's father 3rd son named after father 4th son named after father's eldest brother 5th son named after mother's eldest brother Daughters 1st daughter named after mother's mother 2nd daughter named after father's mother 3rd daughter named after mother 4th daughter named after mother's eldest sister 5th daughter named after father's eldest sister If both grandfathers had the same name, then the second son could be named after the father. (One of the other sites said that some family used the naming patterns just as given even if it meant that two children bore the same name.) Mark Foster Bramlette, PS. I am a second son, whose elder brother was named John after both grandfathers -- John Wesley Bramlette and John Foster Tucker. I was named "Mark" as a man's name suggested by the sound of my mother's elder (and only full) sister's name, Margaret Tucker and her grandmother, Margaret (Loy) Tucker, and "Foster" as the middle name of my mother's father. A note for New England Tucker researchers: I found out only recently that John Foster Tucker was named for his father's two grandfathers -- John Foster and John Tucker -- both of whom were American Revolutionary soldiers from Vermont. ----- Original Message ----- From: "flo" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 8:47 AM Subject: [TUCKER-L] a question