Hi, I have in my tree, an ancestor named 'Increase' WARD. On the website that lists first families of the Mayflower, I see there is also an Increase WARD. Can anyone give any insight as to how common it would have been to name a child 'Increase'? My "Increase WARD" was born in Newport, Nova Scotia in 1790 to Simon WARD and Rhoda MOSHER. Thanks, Virginia (Ward) Bergmann Researching Hants County surnames: WARD, MOSHER, CALDWELL, LOWTHERS, BERRY _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.