From roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Sun Jan 29 11:54:42 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k0TIsgtK016461; Sun, 29 Jan 2006 11:54:42 -0700 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l.rootsweb.com [66.43.16.22]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k0TIsdVp006534 for ; Sun, 29 Jan 2006 11:54:39 -0700 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l [127.0.0.1]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k0TGQjFI018442 for ; Sun, 29 Jan 2006 11:26:45 -0500 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) id k0TGQjVe018441 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Sun, 29 Jan 2006 11:26:45 -0500 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [66.43.27.41]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k0TGFxFI018365 for ; Sun, 29 Jan 2006 11:15:59 -0500 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id k0TIhgPH010952 for roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com; Sun, 29 Jan 2006 11:43:42 -0700 X-Envelope-From: maybelles@verizon.net Sun Jan 29 11:43:42 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k0TIhgtK010941 for ; Sun, 29 Jan 2006 11:43:42 -0700 Received: from vms044pub.verizon.net (vms044pub.verizon.net [206.46.252.44]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k0TIhenm032411 for ; Sun, 29 Jan 2006 11:43:41 -0700 Received: from yourf78bf48ce2 ([71.97.186.150]) by vms044.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-4.02 (built Sep 9 2005)) with ESMTPA id <0ITV00KZTAOKVWO7@vms044.mailsrvcs.net> for ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com; Sun, 29 Jan 2006 12:43:34 -0600 (CST) Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2006 13:43:32 -0500 From: "FLORENCE SECOR" To: "Roots Web" Message-id: <000801c62503$e7a9c3b0$2f01a8c0@yourf78bf48ce2> MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2527 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 Sender: roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Subject: [ROOTS-L] Naming Patterns 19th Century Naming Patterns: First son: named for his paternal grandfather. Second son: named for his maternal grandfather. Third son: named after father or father's paternal grandfather. Fourth son: named after father's oldest brother or mother's paternal grandfather. Fifth son: named after mother's eldest brother or father's material grandfather. Sixth son: named after father's second oldest brother or for mother's maternal grandfather. First dau: named for maternal grandmother. Second dau: named for her paternal grandmother. Third dau: named after mother or for mother's maternal grandmother. Fourth dau: named after mother's oldest sister or for father's paternal grandmother. Fifth dau: named after father's eldest sister or for mother's paternal grandmother. Sixth dau: named after mother's second oldest sister or for father's paternal grandmother. With people being what they are, there were all sorts of variations, some covered by rules and some by family decision. It was customary to name the next daughter/son born within a second marriage for the deceased husband/wife. If a father died before his child was born, the child was often named for him. If a mother died in childbirth, that child, if a girl, was usually named for the mother. Another child was commonly named for a child who had died within the family. DUTCH NAMING PATTERNS: The custom was that the lst son be named for paternal grandfather; 2nd son named for his maternal grandfather; lst daughter for her maternal grandmother; 2nd daughter for her paternal grandmother. If 4 children were born then all 4 grandparents are known. More tips at my This and That Genealogy Tips page in my signature below. Shirley Hornbeck THIS & THAT GENEALOGY TIPS: THIS AND THAT GENEALOGY TIPS : ----- Original Message ----- From: "FLORENCE SECOR" To: Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2006 9:15 AM Subject: [ROOTS-L] Naming Patterns > There was a posting on this list during the past week re this subject, > as I recall. Perhaps the poster will re-post the info. > > Florence > >> X-Message: #10 > Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2006 18:51:14 EST > From: Thebrown@aol.com > Subject: Penobscott Maine colonial name/Old family formula for naming > children?