Chocy - Often the second son was named after the Mother's father - then they went into grandfathers. And some families named the first son after the father, second after father's father, thirds after mother's father. Bev ========Original Message======== Subj: [VASHENAN] Naming Patterns Date: 9/16/2003 12:50:40 PM Eastern Daylight Time From: <A HREF="mailto:Chocybrown@aol.com">Chocybrown@aol.com</A> Reply-to: <A HREF="mailto:VASHENAN-L@rootsweb.com">VASHENAN-L@rootsweb.com</A> To: <A HREF="mailto:VASHENAN-L@rootsweb.com">VASHENAN-L@rootsweb.com</A> Sent from the Internet (Details) Diane, The naming pattern seems to be: 1. 1st son named after the father's father. 2. 2nd son named after the father's grandfather 3. 3rd son named after the father. For sure in the Ritter family, the 3rd son and 3rd daughter, were named after the father and mother. Stephen Ritter had 6 sons and 3 daughters between 1812 & 1835----------Right there you have 7 Stephen. Chocy ==== VASHENAN Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe, send a msg. to VASHENAN-L-request@rootsweb.com or VASHENAN-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word unsubscribe.

I see where Gilbert, Jonas, and Nicolas were enumerated in early tax list for Shenandoah Co., i.e., 1784+. Is anyone researching these names that may know where they came from before settling in Shenandoah?