Here is a website with the wills of Meinert Doodes and his son Doodes Minor. http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bianco/Resources/Doodes%20Minor.html Most of my research pertaining to my husband's family is centered in northern Germany, near the Dutch border. I do know from what I have learned trying to track down his family is that it is quite common to refer to family branches as either "Minor" or "Small" in order to keep it straight. It was also common to take your father's name as your last name in Northern countries, such as John, son of William, would be John Williamson. If John's son was named William, rather than being called William Williamson, he would be William Johnson. I think that's what is going on with the family of Meinert Doodes. He refers to his son as Doodes Minor, or "the younger Doodes." Doodes Minor, in turn, refers to his son as "Minor Minor." It appears to be a designation for the oldest son. Actual proof of marriage into the Winn family bears closer investigation. Alex