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From: "William Lester" <>
Subject: Re: [NYCAYUGA] middle names
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 01:02:39 -0500


Sally--Well, there are many angles to this; one can adapt grandparent's
names as a patronymic, for example, Peter's father may have been
William=Willi>Willis? The book I have is the same one referred to by
PowellChristian, NAMES, NAMES, & MORE NAMES---LOCATING YOUR DUTCH ANCESTORS
IN COLONIAL AMERICA; Arthur C. M. Kelly, Ancestry Pub., C 1999. ISBN:
0-916489-91-4.
It has tables of names as found in various documents, as well as general
guidelines. in the Dutch community, a Rachel married a Peter (first name
table) ; New York Reformed Church Marriages, in 1698 and 1699, for
example(from the BRIDE & GROOM PAIRS DIRECTORY). Again, from the
FATHER/MOTHER PAIRS DIRECTORY, a Peter and a Rachel are parents (New York
Reformed Church Baptisms, 1659, 1662, and 1699. In the SURNAME/PATRONYMIC
COMBINATIONS, a Cornelis, a Jacobs. and a Jans Schermerhorn are recorded as
observed. Bill Lester
-----Original Message-----
From: Sally and Don Chirlin <>
To: <>
Date: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 4:41 PM
Subject: Re: [NYCAYUGA] middle names


>William,
>
>Thanks for the tip ... but figure this. Jane Willis Schermerhorn was the
>daughter of Peter and Rachel Edmonds Schermerhorn. (I have Rachel's
>pedigree pretty well sorted out, no parents for Peter as yet.) Where would
>"daughter of Will" figure in??? Rachel had a brother William and some of
>the other siblings have middle names but some either have none or are
>unknown to me.
>
>Let me know the name of the paperback when you find it.
>
>Sally
>
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