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From: cody jenkins <>
Subject: [JENKINS] Re: JENKINS-D Digest V01 #98
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 19:06:47 -0700
References: <200107171500.f6HF0eR19429@lists5.rootsweb.com>


Since many people named their kids mary in the old days, after Christ's mother
they called the girl polly so as not to confuse with other marys because poly is
another word for many.

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> JENKINS-D Digest Volume 01 : Issue 98
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> Today's Topics:
> #1 [JENKINS] Re: JENKINS-D Digest V01 []
> #2 [JENKINS] POLLY AS A NAME ["bobert" <>]
> #3 Re: [JENKINS] POLLY AS A NAME [Lynda Lindsey <>]
> #4 Re: [JENKINS] POLLY AS A NAME []
> #5 [JENKINS] Jonas Jenkins [vince grainer <]
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> Subject: [JENKINS] Re: JENKINS-D Digest V01 #97
> Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 16:16:04 EDT
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> Subject: [JENKINS] POLLY AS A NAME
> Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 15:09:12 -0700
> From: "bobert" <>
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> Hi, Cousins! Polly is an old English nickname for Mary. It can
> certainly be used as a nickname for other first names, but from
> way-back-when, it was used instead of Mary. Don't ask me why - I don't
> know. Have a great week ahead! Shirley:
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> Subject: Re: [JENKINS] POLLY AS A NAME
> Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 16:59:06 -0500
> From: Lynda Lindsey <>
> To:
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> Polly was my dads nickname
>
> sorry to burst your bubble with that one
>
> it came from his very early years
>
> and stuck with him until his death very few people knew his name was Robert E
>
> and he had Rosa Jane Jenkins as his grandmother
>
> son of Allen B Jenkins of Copiah County MS
>
> At 03:09 PM 7/16/2001 -0700, bobert wrote:
> >Hi, Cousins! Polly is an old English nickname for Mary. It can
> >certainly be used as a nickname for other first names, but from
> >way-back-when, it was used instead of Mary. Don't ask me why - I don't
> >know. Have a great week ahead! Shirley:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> God bless
> Lynda
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> Subject: Re: [JENKINS] POLLY AS A NAME
> Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 18:58:50 EDT
> From:
> To:
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> I agree. Best to consider the time period when examining names/nicknames.
> In my experience, Pauline does not appear to have been a popular name prior
> to the mid 1800's.
>
> Gale
>
> In a message dated 07/16/2001 4:32:11 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> writes:
>
> > Hi, Cousins! Polly is an old English nickname for Mary. It can
> > certainly be used as a nickname for other first names, but from
> > way-back-when, it was used instead of Mary. Don't ask me why - I don't
> > know. Have a great week ahead! Shirley:
> >
>
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> Subject: [JENKINS] Jonas Jenkins
> Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 22:37:09 -0400
> From: vince grainer <>
> To:
>
> I like the idea of a seperate e-mail list for Jonas Jenkins. Why not
> post to both. If there is a seperate list for Jonas perhaps it will be
> easier to assemble all the facts and apply them to the appropriate
> Jonas.
>
> My ancestor is Jonas Jr. who was listed on the 1830 census of Haywood
> Co. as Jonas Genkins His father Jonas Sr. and Brother John are also
> on this census and listed as Genkins. John was married to Mary
> Nations. They had a son Jonas who married Susannah Dunn and lived in
> East Tn.
>
> I have seen a couple of genealogies on the net listing the wife of Jonas
> Jr. as Juliet Sellers.
>
> The following is taken from the Page Co. Va. Deed Book A. "Indenture
> made 25 May 1831 between Jonas Jenkins & Julie his wife of the County of
> Page & Daniel Behm of the County. Daniel Behm paid $80.50. Being
> distinguished as Log #1 in the plat & commissioners report of the
> Division of the Lands of Frederick Burkholder, deceased, of whom the
> siad Julia the wife of Jonas Jenkins was daughter-----"
>
> Yvonne

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