When my brother and his wife were looking for a name for their baby boy,
they wanted a name that connected with my Mom's family.  Since the Spradins,
for a while, lived in the Staunton District in Bedford Co., they picked the
name Staunton.  But to avoid the nightmare of mispronunciation, they decided
to spell it "Stanton"!

Jean

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mildred Fournier" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2007 11:13 AM
Subject: Re: William & Mary Quarterly


> Lord help the tourist who goes into Eastern Virginia and pronounces
> Staunton
> or Wytheville as they are written.  You will quickly learn it is "Statton"
> and "WITH ville."
>
> Mildred "Mickey" Fournier
> 1730 SE County Rd 252
> Lake City, FL 32025-1703

To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions
at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html