Thank you. I am guessing Quincy, but time will tell. At 10:54 AM 11/5/2006, you wrote: >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 > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >------------------------------- >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