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Subject: [NCBERTIE] Marmaduke/Etheridge
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2003 17:15:09 EDT

My ancestor, James Ward Etheridge, moved from Bertie Co. to Winston County,
Mississippi. (I think there was some time spent in Alabama, as his wife was
born there, and there's a big gap in my timeline (1840-1870), and would love any
help with this.)
The Etheridge family in VA & NC used the name Marmaduke very frequently. It
is believed this began with a good friend (perhaps relative) to the original
immigrant, Thomas Etheridge. Thomas arrived in Virginia (Norfolk County) in
the early 1640s. The friend and close neighbor was Marmaduke Marrington.
Thomas named a son Marmaduke and subsequent generations used the name over and
over.
There is also the possibility that James Ward Etheridge's grandmother was a
Judith Marmaduke. If this was a big family in the area, some of the many
people named Marmaduke could be named for their mother's surname, as well as after
an individual.
Carol MacDonald

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