Campbell Child Naming Practices
In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, both the Scots and the Irish
had a frequently used scheme for child naming. The first born male child
was normally named after the paternal grandfather; likewise, the first borne
female child was named after the maternal grandmother. The second borne
male child was named after the maternal grandfather and the second borne female
child was named after the paternal grandmother. Only with the third born
son and daughter, did you use the names of the parents, if those names
differed from those of the grandparents. In many but not all cases, this naming
scheme seems to have been used by the Southwest Virginia Campbell families
that are discussed at this web site.
CUZ, this is th reason that we encounter so many of our ancestors with the
SAME FIRST NAME; IT would ave been custamary for each of GRAND PA George
Campbell's SONNS; George, James, Samuel, John <MY 4th Great Grand Father.
EDWARD, Wiliam Another of MY 4th great grand Fathers; Henry, AMBROSE, &
JOLE, According THE CHILD NAMEING PRACTICE <WOULD HAVE NAMED A SON GEORGE;
There is A george & BUCK REUNION IN AMHERST COUNTY EVER SO OFTEN. THESE SAME
NMES HAD NO CONNECTION TO DO WITH YOUR RESEARCH> THAT PRACTICE CAME FROM THE
OLD COUNTRY. OF Course we have researchers who fail to understand that
TRDITION, of the OLD COUNTRY, NOW TAKE A LOOK AT ANOTHER TRDITION < THE WAY
THAT THE FAMILIES DISTUNGUISHED MULTI GEORGES & BUCKS That were named after
theis Ancestors was by the USE OF NICK NAMES, THIS PRACTICE WAS Encountered
in MY STINNETT FAMILY AND SO MANY OTHERS. THE GREATESTED GENEALOGICAL
BLUNDER is that OUR <AUTHEINIC RESEARCHERS REFUSETO SEEK THE FAMILY RECORDS,
BECAUSE THE NICK NAMES WERE NOT REQUIRED TO BE PUT INTO THE OFFICAL RECORD,
LEAVING US WITH A BLANK as to who those other members of A FAMILY with
the SAME FIRST & LAST NAME: MORE GEORGE CAMPBELL"S WERE JUST ANOTHER GEORGE,
WITH OUT HIS NICK NAME: Like PINEY RIVER GEORGE< TURKEY MTN BUCK. A very
interesting PLACE IS <JACKS MOUNTIAN>I believe that is connected to our
CAMDEN FAMILY, IT is A family FACT, with out the <FAMILY RECORDED NICK NAME,
THOSE MANY GEORGE KIN FOLK< BY THE NAME OF GEORGE CAMPBELL IS JUST ANOTHER
GEORGE CAMPBELL<___________?>With out his NICK NAME?AS SO BUCK< JOHN< &
WILLIAM WHERE DOES ONE RECKON BILL OR WM. & Jon <???> CAME INTO THE PICTURE. A
researcher has never thouht about it, BUT one of GRANNYS old Trunks would
very likely have the NICK NAME THAT WE DO NOT?