Thanks Tim for explaining what verch an ap mean. Noreen Maloney LaTour On 7/11/07, Tim Doyle <tim@greenscourt.com> wrote: > > "Verch" and "ap" are welsh for "daughter of" and "son of". Elizabeth was > therefore the daughter of a man named Morgan, who was the son of a man > named > William. She was listed in records just that way "Elizabeth verch Morgan > ap > William", but care should be taken not to assume her surname was "verch > Morgan" or "verch Morgan ap William". This was a time when surnames had > not > yet been fully applied in this area of England. She was simply Elizabeth, > daughter of Morgan, son of William. > > Tim > > > -----Original Message----- > From: whitney-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:whitney-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On > Behalf Of Noreen LaTour > Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 4:14 PM > To: WHITNEY@rootsweb.com > Subject: [WHITNEY] Anyone in Whitney Research know what these terms mean? > > > What does the terms verch and ap mean in the following material I came > across in the Whitney Research Group? Mr. Thomas > Whitney,gentleman,parentage > unproven,but apparently son of Robert and Elizabeth (verch Morgan ap > William) > > Noreen Maloney LaTour > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WHITNEY-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 > WHITNEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >