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Subject: Naming Patterns
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 11:23:35 -0500 (EST)

Here is some interesting info on English and Scot-Irish naming patterns,
provided to me by a cousin on another family discussion list.

ENGLISH NAME PATTERNS 1700-1875
named for

lst son------------------------- father's father
2nd son----------------------- mother's father
3rd.son ----------------------- father
4th son------------------------ father's eldest brother
1st daughter----------------- mother's mother
2nd daughter---------------- father's mother
3rd daughter----------------- mother
4th daughter----------------- mother's eldest sister

Many of the predominately Scot-Irish frontiersmen followed this pattern:

Oldest son----------------------Mother's father
second son-------------------- Father's father
Oldest daughter-------------- Father's mother
second daughter------------ Mother's mother

I would like to hear how your family named their children. I think it would
be interesting to see the variations. Since I know that many Rhea's did not
follow this pattern.

Share!!!

Pat

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