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From: Richard Lee Hearn <>
Subject: [LDR] Naming Patterns
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 10:43:33 -0600
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There is an interesting essay about Celtic naming patterns at:

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mccaindna/CelticNaming.html

This is one of the pages attached to the McCain DNA Project web site.

Incidentally, my father's name was Lee Rightor Hearn. Dr. Rightor signed
my father's birth certificate and almost certainly delivered him.

Richard Hearn
http://HearnFamilyHistory.com

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wrote:

> It is my understanding that there are certain naming patterns that were
> followed according to family placement and it seems that people on the Eastern
> Shore were given family names as middle names. An example of this would be John
> Kellam Shores. I have not found any direct Kellam in his line. Is it possible
> they used neighbor and friends last names or should I keep searching the
> Kellam line?
>
> Thanks
> Lynn
>
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