In a message dated 8/16/02 9:39:45 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
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> Can anyone provide me with information on the naming patterns frequently
> used for children in the 17th and 18th centuries in Virginia?

Tom, I believe the following is to what you refer:

1st Son - Father's Father
2nd Son - Mother's Father
3rd Son - Father
4th Son - Father's Oldest Brother
5th Son - Fathers 2nd Oldest Brother or Mother's Oldest Brother

1st Dau - Mother's Mother
2nd Dau - Father's Mother
3rd Dau - Mother
4th Dau - Mother's Oldest Sister
5th Dau - Mother's 2nd Oldest Sister or Father's Oldest Sister

Maggie Phillips
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Researching 1700-1800s in Augusta, Botetourt and Monroe, VA:
ALLISON, BAKER, BECKNER, CALDWELL, CAMPBELL, CURRY,
DILL, EARLY, EVANS, GLENN, GLOVER, HULL, LOONEY, McCOMB,
NICKELL, RAEBURN, WICKLINE,  and YOUNG (S/I and GERMAN)



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