Mourning Lewis Adams mother was Elizabeth Ferris Woodson, daughter of
Col. Robert Woodson and Elizabeth (Farrar) Ferris and not Ann Montgomery
- her father was indeed Major William Lewis son of Major John Lewis III &
Isabella Miller.

Susan Avery 
Winston-Salem, NC

On Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:34:25 -0600 Sharon Clark <[log in to unmask]>
writes:
> Hello,
> 
> Mourning Adams was the daughter of Ann Montgomery and William Lewis. 
>  Robert
> Adams was the son of Williams Adams.
> 
> I am not a descendant, but have information on two of their 
> daughters,
> Judith who married Micajah Clark, and Agnes "Aggy" who married 
> James
> Ferguson, Jr.
> 
> Best wishes,
> Sharon Clark
> Fort Worth, TX
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Research and writing about Virginia genealogy and family 
> history.
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Al Adams
> Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 2:06 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [VA-ROOTS] Naming patterns of children in early Virginia
> 
> I am looking for help with the naming patterns of children in early
> Virginia.
> 
> Robert and Mourning Adams had 11 children.  Of those children, ten 
> of
> them had children of their own.
> 
> 8 of the 10 children named a child Robert.
> 5 had daughters named Mourning.
> 
> 8 of the 10 had a son named James.
> 6 of the 10 had a son named William.
> 
> 6 of the 10 had a daughter named Elizabeth or Betty.
> 
> 
> There does not seem to be any pattern such as Robert being the 
> first
> son, James the second and William the third.  They are random.
> William was the 7th son of one child and the 9th son of another.
> William was never the first son.  James was the first son of two
> children and the second son of two others.  But he was the 6th son 
> of
> one child and the 8th son of another.  Robert was never the first 
> son.
> He was normally 3rd, 4th or 5th.
> 
> So I do not see a pattern.
> 
> Mourning and some of her children were in a Quaker congregation 
> after
> the death of Robert.  We do not know if they had been Quakers all 
> along.
> I know that Quakers are known to have a naming pattern for their
> children.
> 
> We do not know who the parents were of either Robert or Mourning.  
> I
> thought that the names of their grandchildren might give a clue.
> 
> Thanks
> Al Adams  
> 
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