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Dear Ya'll:
The following article was forwarded from a cousin who recieved it from
another list. I found the review interesting, and I am going to find one of
the books for my library! Hello Amazon.com. I am on my way. Best wishes to
you all.
Dianne
"ALBION"S SEED"
by: david hackett fischer
>
> The author David Hackett Fischer in his
> book, "Albion's Seed" writes about naming patterns (as well as many other
> issues in early British America) in New England (Puritans), Virginia
> (Anglican), Delaware (Quaker), and Backcountry (a mixture of sects, but
> mostly Presbyterian).
>
> In Puritan New England, Biblical names were very common even using
> scriptual
> uniqueness. Perhaps some parents really did close their eyes and open the
> Bible and point to a word at random resulting in names such as
> "Notwithstanding" and "Maybe". However the leading Biblical names for
> girls
> in the seventeenth century New England were Mary, Elizabeth, Sarah,
> Rebecca,
> Anne, Rachel, Ruth, etc. The leading boys names were John, Joseph, Samuel,
> Josiah. Names of patriarchs or lawgivers were rarely used. Rarely, if
> ever, were Puritan children named Jesus, or Emmanuel, or angel's names such
> as Gabriel or Michael. These were too bold to use as given names to "sons
> of mortality". In Puritan Massachusetts, 2/3 of first-born sons and
> daughters were given the forenames of their parents. Another naming custom
> of Puritan Massachusetts was the use of necronyms. When a child died, its
> name was usually given to the next born child of the same sex.
>
> In Anglican Virginia, Biblical names were less common. Virginians
> preferred
> to name their sons after warriors, knights and English kings. William,
> Robert, Richard, Edward, George and Charles were common given names. Girls
> received names of Christian saints who did not appear in the Bible and also
> traditional English names such as Margaret, Jane, Catherine, Frances,
> Alice,
> Mary, Elizabeth, Anne and Sarah. In early Virginia, first-born children
> were most generally named for their grandparents, and second-born for
> parents. Consulting astrologers, names were also chosen by parents to find
> a fortunate name. Virginians did tend to repeat forenames like the
> Puritans
> did, but with more reluctance. After all, if the name wasn't lucky for the
> first child that died, perhaps it would also be unlucky for the next child
> named the same.
>
> The Quakers used a "nomination" method for naming a child. The baby's name
> was carefully selected by the parents, certified by friends, witnessed by
> neighbors, and entered in the meeting registers. Quakers named their
> first-born children after grandparents, but the Quakers honored maternal
> and
> paternal lines in a more balanced way than did the Virginians. The eldest
> son was most often named after the mother's father. The second son was
> named after the father's father. The third son was named after the father.
> The first-born daughter was named after the father's mother. The second
> daughter named after the mother's mother. The third daughter named after
> the mother. In this way the grandparents were honored first and descent of
> names seemed to be balanced between maternal and paternal sides. This was
> a
> very common practice in the Delaware Valley of Quakers. Forenames often
> came from the Bible, but not as often as the Puritans used Biblical names.
> Traditional English and Teutonic names were common among the Quakers.
> Names
> common to this sect for boys were John, Joseph, William, Thomas, Samuel,
> Francis, George, etc. Names popular for girls were more Biblical in nature
> being Mary, Elizabeth and Sarah as the most common. Also used were
> Anne/Anna, Hannah, Hester/Esther, and Phoebe, etc. The name Phoebe rarely
> appeared in Puritan and Anglican families. Quakers also made use of grace
> names such as Grace, Mercy, Chastity.
>
> The Backcountry people were those who settled in the rolling interiors of
> Pennsylvania and many drifted south and west along the mountains of
> Maryland, Virginia and the Carolinas, Tennessee Kentucky. Most came from
> Scotland, Ireland and Northern England. Germans, French Hugenots, Swiss
> Protestants, Welsh Baptists were also a part of this group. Favored given
> names in the backcountry included Biblical (John was the most popular),
> Teutonic (Robert, Richard) and Saints (Andrew, Patrick and David). Saint's
> names were rare in all other British America at the time. Other names
> sometimes used by the Backcountry people and unknown to the other parts of
> British America at the time were: Ewen/Owen, Barry, Roy, Archibald, and
> Ronald. Also used were names for Scottish kings; Alexander, Charles and
> James. Brave warriors were not forgotten; Wallace, Bruce, Percy, Howard.
> Place names from the old country were even used; Ross, Carlisle, Tyne,
> Cumberland, Derry. Because of the mixture of so many different people from
> different countries/cultures, there was a more complex combination of
> names.
> Their naming patterns from one generation to another were not unique
> however. They were most similar to the Virginians. Eldest sons tended to
> be named after grandfathers and second/third sons after fathers because
> these patterns had also prevailed in the north of England, Scotland and
> northern Ireland where the parents or their ancestors originally came from.
>
> Anyway, I find this book fascinating and I would recommend anyone to read
> it
> who is interested in genealogy and our early country's cultures. I would
> highly recommend one get it from your library first and read it.
> Personally, I refer to this book often and it is a part of my library. It
> is very easy reading.
>
> "Albion's Seed" by David Hackett Fischer.
>
>
>
Here's another obit I found today. Does anyone know who this Mary CHUNN is?
Nancy
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http://www.salisburypost.com/december99/122199deaths.htm
December 21, 1999
Salisbury Post Obituaries
Rowan Co., NC
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Carl Harry Hawkins
Carl Harry “C. J.” Hawkins Jr., 77, 115 Hawkins Loop, died Monday (Dec. 20,
1999) at Rowan Regional Medical Center after several years of declining
health.
Born March 27, 1922, in Rowan County, he was a son of the late Carl Harry and
Mary Chunn Hawkins. Educated in the Rowan County schools, he attended
Livingstone College and was a retired employee of Southern Railroad and
Hoechst Celanese.
A U.S. Army veteran of World War II, he was a member of the J.C. Price
American Legion Post 107 and St. Luke Baptist Church, where he was a Sunday
school teacher.
Survivors include wife Mary Janette Neely Hawkins; son Carl Harry Hawkins
III, Upper Marlboro, Md.; stepsons Larry, Steve and David Jones, all of
Salisbury, William Jones, Cleveland, Ohio, Robert Jones, Lexington, and Eric
Jones, Perthamboy, N.J.; daughters Shirley Ann Witt, Upper Marlboro, Md.,
Mary Virginia Hawkins,Washington, D.C., Audre Charette, Bronx, N.Y., and
Kathy Worth, Salisbury; brothers Leonard and John Hawkins, both of Dayton,
Ohio; sisters Mary Patton, Richfield, Priscilla Hawkins, Berthenia Hawkins,
and Nell Holmes, all of Salisbury; nine grandchildren; and 12
great-grandchildren.
Services: 12:30 p.m. Thursday, St. Luke Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev.
Arthur Heggins, pastor. Burial, Salisbury National Cemetery with military
rites by Rowan Veterans Council.
Visitation: 12-12:30 p.m. Thursday at the church.
Rowan Funeral Service is in charge.
Hi fellow "Chunners",
I just found this online and thought maybe some of you could use it in
your research. I believe this Willie CHUNN to be the son of William W.
CHUNN and Amanda C. PAYNE. Hope this is informative for some of you.
Nancy
http://216.239.33.100/search?q=cache:nbT7FVUrZrYC:www.starherald.net/obit...
ry+chunn&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
The Star-Herald [newspaper]
Kosciusko, MS
Obituaries
December 12, 2002
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Willie A. Chunn
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Services for Willie A. "Buster" Chunn, 92, of Kosciusko were held Saturday at
2 p.m. at Wake Forest Pentecostal Church with burial in Parkway Cemetery.
Chunn, a retired farmer, died Nov. 28, 2002 at his residence.
He is survived by his wife, Delancie Chunn; three daughters, Evelyn Fennel of
Batesville, Shirley Frazier and Bobbie Deason, both of Kosciusko; five sons,
Ray Chunn, Melvin Chunn, Ralph Chunn, Michael Chunn and L.T. Chunn, all of
Kosciusko; a sister, Edna Thweatt of Aliceville, Ala.; a brother, Earnest
Chunn of Thomastown; 15 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
Rev. Harvey King and Rev. Bob Ellis officiated
Pallbearers were Paul Merchant Jr., Butch Pinkard, Ricky Joe Gray, Bobby Ray
Edwards, George Edward Pinkard and Larry Rone.
Culpepper Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.