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From: "S Wheelock" <>
Subject: Re: [VREDENBURGH-L] Change of Last Name
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 20:05:47 -0700
References: <475F71FD11D4E44B941D37DAD5AF4FDDAECBDA@cl-msgmbx-01.int.westgroup.com>


Thank you so much... This is all so interesting. I seem to learn something
new every day of my research..

Sasha

----- Original Message -----
From: "Fredenburg, Gary" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 8:36 AM
Subject: RE: [VREDENBURGH-L] Change of Last Name


> Very interesting. I believe your information makes sense from what we know
> about this period and is therefore accurate. Some families in the
> Netherlands, particularly the nobility, began to adopt surnames as early
as
> the 16th century. Hugo was evidently part of the nobility, since he is
> listed as being a "baron" or a "burgomeister". Prior to then Dutch names
> were patronymic, as you noted. The surname was the father's given name.
> Also, the Dutch generally adhered to a defined naming convention for their
> children; i.e., the first son was named after his father's father; the
first
> daughter was named for her mother's mother; the second son was named for
his
> mother's father; the second daughter was named for her father's mother,
and
> so on.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [mailto:]
> Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2002 9:47 PM
> To:
> Subject: [VREDENBURGH-L] Change of Last Name
>
>
> This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list.
>
> Surnames: Vredenburgh/van Vredenburgh/van Vredenburch
> Classification: Query
>
> Message Board URL:
>
> http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/GJVBAIB/22
>
> Message Board Post:
>
> I am researching the surname Vredenburgh and van Vredenburgh. I have found
> some conflicting information that I hope someone out there will be able to
> shed some light on.. I discovered that within the lines, a male may ot
have
> his father's surname... For example, Hugh Claesz d.1519 (spouse
unknown)had
> a son named Gerrit Hugenz d.1537 who also had a son, and oddly enough, his
> name is Hugo van Vredenburgh.... Is this possible?
>
>
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