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Subject:
"Godson" versus "Grandson"
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Bill Davidson <[log in to unmask]>
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Bill Davidson <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Fri, 16 Mar 2007 16:04:48 -0400
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Were the two terms in the subject herein sometimes interchanged in the 
1600s?  There is a statement in a will in 1691/1692 about "Godsons," and it 
appears that it COULD have actually meant what we call "grandsons" today.  
Thanks!

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