Sorry I can not answer your question, but maybe you can help me. I have a John Q. Royalty from Campbell Co. VA. Do you have any idea what the "Q" stands for? Thank you Helen At 08:30 PM 11/4/2006, you wrote: >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > >Surnames: Spence - Mason >Classification: Query > >Message Board URL: > >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/HBC.2ACI/1240 > >Message Board Post: > >Seeking information on the origins of William Q. Spence born 1830 in >Ohio. Brither of David Spence, Lawyer of Campbell Co., VA. > >William married Virginia M. (Mason I think) around 1856. > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >VACAMPBE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Helen, That's a good question. I searched my rather extensive family tree database for what "Q" might stand for in a name, and I found quite a few. Here are some suggestions. I found these middle names: Quarles Quillen Quincy Quiney Quinn Quitman Quinton Since the president from 1825-1829 was John Quincy Adams, and many people named their children after famous people, then it's likely that Quincy became a common middle name during that period. In addition, I found these last names that start with "Q" (and since many people, then and now, used their mother's maiden name for their children's middle name, these might have become middle names in the following generation): de Quincey Qaudlop Quaife Quicke Quinley Quirk York-Quijano And also the first names: Quinton Quentin I also found several female first and middle names that start with "Q"; Queen Quenelle Quinnie That's certainly not a complete list, it's just what I found in my database. Hope it gives you some ideas! Drema http://genealogy.drema.com Jim & Helen Stanford wrote: > Sorry I can not answer your question, but maybe you can help me. I > have a John Q. Royalty from Campbell Co. VA. Do you have any idea > what the "Q" stands for? > > Thank you > Helen > > > > > > > At 08:30 PM 11/4/2006, you wrote: > > >> This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. >> >> Surnames: Spence - Mason >> Classification: Query >> >> Message Board URL: >> >> http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/HBC.2ACI/1240 >> >> Message Board Post: >> >> Seeking information on the origins of William Q. Spence born 1830 in >> Ohio. Brither of David Spence, Lawyer of Campbell Co., VA. >> >> William married Virginia M. (Mason I think) around 1856. >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> VACAMPBE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > >