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Subject: Subject: Re: [Sc-Ir] Surnames
Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2005 12:50:09 EST


This is definitely the case in quite a few of my Scotch-Irish and Scottish
lines. Surname THOMSON, who were Scottish Covenanters, used CARSON and BARKLEY
[and others] as middle names for both male and female children. And two
great-great uncles had Buchanan and MacGill as middle names. Time period, mid
1800's in western PA.

Marybeth c.
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In a message dated 1/2/05 11:02:42 PM,
writes:

<< Sometimes though the middle name is not the mother's but
is the minister's or a favorite theologian or political
figure. My great grandmother Susan BLACK's middle name was
Grant. There is no Grant in the family. She was named after
Ulysses. SOmetimes the middle name will give you the religion:
Many Covenators gave their children middle names like Renwick
after theologians. So middle names are not always the mother's
surname.

A middle name is a critical clue in any case. >>

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