That's interesting. Growing up in Hen-rec-oh for many years (and having family from New Kent), I always pronounced it Hen-rI-co. I always associated the older pronunciation with Southside Virginia. It always makes me think of Henry Howell. I always loved hearing him on tv and radio. Bruce Terrell ----- Original Message ----- From: Ann Avery Hunter <[log in to unmask]> Date: Saturday, January 6, 2007 11:09 pm Subject: Re: Jordan's Journey > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Connie Lapallo" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2007 8:07 PM > Subject: [VA-HIST] Jordan's Journey > > > > Samuel would have pronounced his name "JERR-den." His ancestors > probably> came to England from France after the Hundred Years war. > This distinct > > pronounciation survived in Virginia for many years, and is > distinguishable> from the ancient family of English Jordans who > pronounce it more as we > > would expect: "JOR-den". > > When I was growing up in Richmond, there were no JOR-dens. My mother's > grandmother was a JER-den, and the grocery store at the corner of > ForestHill and Westover Hills Blvd. was JER-den's. JER-den has > fallen by > the wayside, a victim of radio and TV, just like the real > pronunciation of > Henrico, which is Hen-REC-oh, not Hen-RIKE-oh. > > --- > Ann Avery Hunter > Winston-Salem, NC > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the > instructionsat http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html