Thanks, Bonnie; Other trade names were : Baker,Cook,Miller. The name ,Fowler, comes from the caretaker of the King's birds. Some had seafood names, such as Bass, Salmon,Trout. Some names were of royalty, such as Duke,Earl,Duchess,.Queen. Shelby

Hello Shelby - And all of the son names - Williamson, Robertson, etc. Where did Burgess come from? Must be something to do with the law as in the VA House of Burgesses. Cousin Rick On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 7:34 AM, <BurgessWV@aol.com> wrote: > Thanks, Bonnie; > Other trade names were : Baker,Cook,Miller. > The name ,Fowler, comes from the caretaker of the King's birds. Some had > seafood names, such as Bass, Salmon,Trout. > Some names were of royalty, such as Duke,Earl,Duchess,.Queen. > > Shelby > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WVLOGAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >