I've heard of this custom too from a variety of researchers, but it must have been a custom that was difficult to follow for all concerned when migration had placed long distances between them and their homes. Personally, I'm glad MY mother came home to Virginia from Japan to have me! Eric G. Grundset Library Director DAR Library 1776 D St., N.W. Washington, DC 20006-5392 202-879-3313 [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> -----Original Message----- From: istinson [SMTP:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 11:01 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [VABUCKIN] Most wanted - surname of the Francis who married John Spears Lesley: i don't have any info on the surnames you need, but the info that the mother traveled back to Buckingham for the birth of children rang a bell in my head. My mother and dad lived in one county in south Ala. When it came time for me to be born, she went back to her mother's county for me to be born. When I was an adult I asked somebody in the family WHY she did that. The reply was it was the custom back then for the expectant mother to go back to he mother's for the child to be born. The custom. But this did not happen when my sister was born two years later. I don't know why. [email protected] ===================================================== ----- Original Message ----- From: Lesley Shockey <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 12:05 AM Subject: [VABUCKIN] Most wanted - surname of the Francis who married John Spears > At 10:52 PM 12/11/01 -0500, Mary D. Taffet wrote: > >Those of you who've been around here for a while, reintroduce yourselves > >and let us know what one piece of information about Buckingham County > >you would most like to find. > > My most wanted information from Buckingham County is to find the surname > and then the ancestors of a lady with the given name of Francis who was > born in Buckingham County. About 1837 she married John Calvin Reed Spears > and moved to Nelson County. > > She appears to have also had family in Amherst County as she seems to have > travelled there for the births of three of her six children between 1838 > and 1853. Since the family homes that I have traced are in the following > three areas of Nelson County, Fleetwood, Lovington and Fish Gap Mountain, > there must have been a reason to travel for the births. > > My mother's oldest sister was named Emma Francis Spears in memory of this > great grandmother. If the same convention was used as in the naming of my > mother, then Emma is likely the given name of this Francis' mother. (My > mother was named Virginia Lois Spears with the Virginia being to honor her > gg grandmother Richardson and Lois to honor the great grandmother Richardson. > > Any leads appreciated. > > Les Shockey > > ------ > > Les Shockey email address = [email protected] > or [email protected] > Visit the Jackson County, WVGenWeb Page, part of The USGenWeb Project at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvjackso/JACK.HTM > Visit the (West Virginia) WVGenWeb pages: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvgenweb/ > RootsWeb Listowner for the SHOCKEY family discussion group. > [email protected] > > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > > ============================== Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 Source for Family History Online. Go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=702&sourceid=1237