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From: "Janet Ariciu" <>
Subject: Wondering
Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 13:08:15 -0600
In-Reply-To: <003201c4e066$c4a4d7c0$85e00c52@toshiba01>


In France, dates 1645-1698

When man and woman married it is the custom that a the woman keeps her
maiden name.
If not is it the custom when the man dies she takes back her maiden name.
Even if there are children.

This the family talking about


Found here History of Lancaster County by Dr. Frederick Klein, 1924

"Strasburg" comes into land records as early as 1712, if not earlier. Copy
of receipt for annual quit-rent for two thousand acres of land reads: "Recd,
Philadelphia, 11:7:1712, of Maria Warenbaner,twenty shillings sterling, for
one year's quit-rent of two thousand acres of land laid out to her at
Strasburg, in this Province. (Signed) James Logan, Receiver."

This Maria Warenbauer was the widow of Daniel Ferree (Fiere). a silk weaver
of Steinweller. After his death she had, according to an old French custom,
again taken her maiden patronymic, Warenbauer.

Is this statement true is this old French custom or not.

Please Help me

Janet Ariciu
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