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Subject: Re: more on patronymic naming
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 14:23:48 EDT

In a message dated 7/11/02 8:12:44 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
writes:


>
> I've known people to reject a person found in records whose surname
> spelling was a bit different from the one they "thought" was their family
> member's...."we didn't spell our name that way" is the comment, which is a
> very foolish thing to do when researching.

Along with the ever popular "they didn't live there"! <G> I am slowly
deleting the names I have squirreled away "that might come in handy" and it
is surprising how many that I thought were nothing were family and the ones I
was really hepped on werent.
I have extensive Welsh connections and one of My Davis' married at 50 in
1851, I feel for the second time. He came over here thirty years before and
when I get a chance to view the records I will look for a Patromym and the
worlds oddest spelling (I have learned from my Buckannons-Buchanan and every
variant in between!)
Eliz

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