Thought this would be of interest.
Melissa Thompson Alexander
Edmonds, WA USA
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From: Mike Becker
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Subject: [VAWASHIN] Fw: [VAGEN-L] 1895 VA Names Pronounced
I'm forwarding this interesting piece from Linda Lewis.
Virginia Names Spelt One Way and Called Another
William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Vol. 3, No.
4.
(Apr., 1895), pp. 271-273.
VIRGINIA NAMES SPELT ONE WAY AND CALLED
ANOTHER(1)
SPELT CALLED
Armistead . . . . . . . . . . . . Umstead
Berkeley . . . . . . . . . . . . Barkly, or Bartlett
Bernard . . . . . . . . . . . . Barnett
Brockenbrough . . . . . . . . . . Brokenburough
Blount . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blunt
Burwell . . . . . . . . . . . . . Burrell
Booth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bowthe
Callowhill . . . . . . . . . . . Carroll
Chamberlaine . . . . . . . . . . Chaumberlin
Chisman . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cheeseman
____________________________________________________________________________
(1) In some cases the original spelling has been lost, and the names
now
spelt as formerly pronounced. This will be indicated by italics.
Page 272.
Contesse . . . . . . . . . . . . Countis
Crenshaw . . . . . . . . . . . . Granger
Daisy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disy
Degge or Degges . . . . . . . . . "Diggs"
Deneufville . . . . . . . . . . . Donevel
Dewberry . . . . . . . . . . . . Dewbree
Drewry . . . . . . . . . . . . . Druitt
Enroughty . . . . . . . . . . . . Derby
Fauntleroy . . . . . . . . . . . Fantilroy
Folk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fork
Fontaine . . . . . . . . . . . . Fountin
Fulgham . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fulljum
Gawin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goin
Geddy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gaddy
Gibson . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gipson
Gilliam . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gillam
Goodrich . . . . . . . . . . . . Gutridge
Goodwin . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goodin
Gooch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gouge
Goldsmith . . . . . . . . . . . . Gouldsmith
Hairston . . . . . . . . . . . . Harston
Heyward . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Howard"
Harwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harod
Haughton-Hawthorne . . . . . . . "Horton"
Hartwell . . . . . . . . . . . . Heartwell
Higginson . . . . . . . . . . . . Hickerson
Hinde . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hines
Hodsden . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hodgden
Ironmonger . . . . . . . . . . . Monger
James . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeames
Kerby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kearby
Langhorne . . . . . . . . . . . . Langon
Lawrence . . . . . . . . . . . . Larance
Leigh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lee
Mackintosh . . . . . . . . . . . Mackentash
Mallicote . . . . . . . . . . . . Malicut
Maury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Murry
Michaux . . . . . . . . . . . . . Missher
Montford-Munford . . . . . . . . Mumford
Murdaugh . . . . . . . . . . . . Murder
Napier . . . . . . . . . . . . . Napper
Norsworthy . . . . . . . . . . . Nazary
Page 273
SPELT CALLED
Patrick . . . . . . . . . . . . . Partrick
Perrott . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Parrott"
Piggot . . . . . . . . . . . . . Picket
Presson . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pressy
Randolph . . . . . . . . . . . . Randall
Rochelle . . . . . . . . . . . . Roachel
Sclater . . . . . . . . . . . . . Slaughther & Slater
Semple . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sarmple
Sewell-Seawell . . . . . . . . . Sowel
Stegge . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stagg
Sweeny . . . . . . . . . . . . . Swinny
Taliaferro . . . . . . . . . . . Toliver
Timberlake . . . . . . . . . . . Timberleg
Turlington . . . . . . . . . . . Turnton
Urquhart . . . . . . . . . . . . Urkart
Wills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wells
Yates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yeates
Yardly . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yeardley
Many thanks to Kathy Merrill for transcribing this article and others.
It has been added to the USGenWeb Archives Special Collections Project -
William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/special/
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/special/wmmaryqtr/index.htm
Linda
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