Records from Northumberland County during the early-18th century include examples of surnames of illegitimate children. Mary Day, unmarried servant to the Webb family, gave birth to twins, John and Rachel in 1691. Rachel is referred to as Rachel Day in records dated 1709 and 1712, but as Rachel Webb alias Day in another record dated 1712/1713. When Rachel gave birth to a daughter, the child identified in a court record as Winnifred Day alias Webb. Mary Day's third child, also born out of wedlock, was called Samuel Webb in a record dated 1694 and Samuel Webb alias Day in records dated 1712/1713, 1715, and 1723. Summary, Mary Day, her daughter Rachel, and her granddaughter Winnifred were servants of the Webb family. Rachel and Winnifred were known by the surname of their maternal ancestor as well as the surname of their employers; however, Mary Day's son Samuel was known as Samuel Webb alias Day, although he was not a servant to the Webb family. Another example of the use of double surnames occurs with my ancestor who was born in Northumberland County and who was a servant to the Hoult family.He is called John Figrow in a record dated 1719, John Oxendine alias Figro in records dated 1725/1725, and John Oxendine in subsequent records. I have not found other records from the colonial period with the surnames Figro or Oxendine or anything similar. My assumption is that John's mother's surname was Figrow and his father's surname was Oxendine, but would like to have documentation of this. To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html