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
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(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
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