I spent years assuming my Marene Chaney ancestor was the son of a granddaughter of Marene Duvall who married a Chaney. Such a Marene Chaney actualy existed, but I never could make the connection. Later I found out that my Marene Chaney was just named Marene as a tribute to Marene Duvall. Interesting, too, that you are spelling it Mareen, because that is the way it ended up in my family. ----- Original Message ----- From: "sharon Peery" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 10:01 AM Subject: Re: [VA-ROOTS] Greenberrys Yes! I knew there was another "berry" name in the same period but couldn't think of it. The Wikipedia search for Greenberrys was a good idea. Maybe we should look for Little- berrys too. The prominent local man naming pattern has caused me no end of frustration in looking for collateral lines that weren't there -- when you have people named things like Greenberry and Mareen (and HOW did he get THAT name; I've always wondered, because I have family in that area too) the thought comes early, but these "John Nelsons" (and I've got a "Robert Clark" in a family without Clarks) can make you crazy. Then, on both sides of my husband's family, children were named for Sir Walter Scott characters. . . Sharon Peery> Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:17:54 -0500> From: [log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Greenberrys> To: [log in to unmask]> > I have a LITTLEBERRY (first name) in our line. I always wondered about that > name. This man was born in 1844.> > Phebe Morgan > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at> http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html _________________________________________________________________ Connect and share in new ways with Windows Live. http://www.windowslive.com/share.html?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_Wave2_sharelife_012008 To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html