Holly,
I’m intrigued by how the forename, Giles, became a surname. My forenames, Vance &
Carter, are surnames from my paternal grandmother’s maiden name & her ancestor. That
naming "convention" facilitates tracking lineage. Are you aware of any naming
conventions prevalent in the Carters, or branches thereof, that might suggest clues of
ancestry?
Carter Broach
broach@udel.edu<mailto:broach@udel.edu>
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From: carter-dna-bounces(a)rootsweb.com [carter-dna-bounces(a)rootsweb.com] on behalf of Holly
Hampton [seeking-the-mother-of-polly-stevens(a)live.com]
Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2012 8:43 AM
To: carter-dna(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: [CARTER-DNA] Giles-Carter (note the hyphen punctuation mark)
If you check out the Giles Surname Project at Family Tree DNA you will see there is a
"Q" Kit there that is a close Y-DNA match with my Carter line "Q"
Y-DNA. The Giles (surname) family that lived in the same area where my Carter's lived
goes back to William Giles, Sr. & wife Bethaniah (Bethany) Knowles. The Giles-Carter
connection is probably through their son Nicholas Giles. Apparently one of my male Carter
ancestors or one of his male relatives fathered a son with a Giles woman. I don't
know if she was a Miss Giles or a Mrs. Giles but it looks like her son with
"Carter" Y-DNA was given the Giles surname.
The line of William Giles, Sr. & wife Bethaniah (Bethany) Knowles is the same Giles
family of William Branch Giles of Amelia County, Virginia, "the 24th Governor of
Virginia."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Branch_Giles
Every family has its secrets.
111513 Giles Q 13 23 13 10 13 20 12 12 12 12 14 28 18 9 10 11 12 27 15 19 30 15 15 16 16
10 11 19 22 17 15 18 20 34 34 12 12
136249 Carter Q 13 23 13 10 13-20 12 12 12 12 14 28 18 9-10 11 12 27 15 19 30 15-15-16-16
10 11 19-22 17 15 18 19 34-34 12 12
215071 Carter Q 13 23 13 10 13-20 12 12 12 12 14 28 19 9-10 11 12 27 15 19 30 15-15-16-16
10 11 19-22 17 15 18 20 34-34 12 12
097672 Carter Q 13 23 13 10 13-20 12 12 12 12 14 28 19 9-10 11 12 27 15 19 30 15-15-16-16
10 11 19-22 17 15 18 21 34-34 12 12
068902 Carter Q 13 23 13 10 13-20 12 12 12 12 14 29 19 9-10 11 12 27 15 19 30 15-15-16-16
10 11 19-22 17 15 18 20 34-34 12 12
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