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