Because....women took back their maiden names after they became widowed. ----- Original Message ----- From: <NKYList@aol.com> To: <YOUNGER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2001 8:58 PM Subject: Re: [YOUNGER] Jesse H. Younger, Jr. s/o Jesse and Martha Weatherford > > Wilma, > > Joseph Younger, d. 1823 in Wilkes Co., NC had a daughter named Susannah who > was called Suckey! She's named in his will as Suckey Dowell (she was married > to Peter Dowell). The age is right as I figure that Suckey would have been > born between 1791-1795. She was married in 1812. But, if that is her, why > would she be listed as Suckey Younger and not Suckey Dowell??? > > > ==== YOUNGER Mailing List ==== > Younger Mailing List, Please feel welcome here. If Need any help just e-mail Younger-admin@rootsweb.com. > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > >