Guessing at names can be fun -- or drive one bonkers. Not all names, however, imply a family relationship. My name is Dixon Jeffreys Ross. Looks like two surnames and is. Although Dixon was my uncle's given name and easy to trace, he was named from the surname of the author Thomas Dixon); Jeffreys was my mother's maiden name, also easy to trace. So far, so good. My mother was Billy Colvin Jeffreys. Billy of course is typically a boy's name and Colvin would imply a surname. Any family relationship here? Nope! Billy Colvin was the boyhood friend of my grandfather. (I guess they were hoping for a boy.) So although "there has to be some reason why ..." it isn't always apparent and sometimes it is interesting, but it can drive one bonkers if you don't know the story. --Dick Ross ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 1:11 PM Subject: Re: [VA-Har-Mon] Caldwell Michael, Thank you for the info on Samuel Harbert and Esther Clemmons, Clemens, If you ever run into a connection between the Harberts and the Clemens families I would surely like to know. There has to be some reason why John and Hope Clemens Law of Harrison County 1800/1810 named one of their sons Benjamin Harbert Law. Additionally there must be a reason why John and Abigail Clemens named their daughter Hopewell. These people are driving me bonkers. Jessie