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Some Zeminine Nicknames
of t h e 1 9 t h Century
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H i s t o r y o f Gonzales County P l a n n e d ;
Archival Material S o l i c i t e d . . . 12
Texas V o l u n t e e r U n i t s i n t h e
Mexican War 1846-48 - P a r t 6
1 s t Mounted V o l u n t e e r s ( 1 2 mos)
"Hays' Texas C a v a l r y " D-E
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I m p o r t a n t Announcements: A n c e s t o r
L i s t i n g D e a d l i n e ; AGS Workshop ;
C o p y r i g h t Warning
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Exchange A d v e r t i s e m e n t s
Book Reviews
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Happy Hunting Ground . . . . . . . .
Fake C o a t s o f A r m s v s . American
College o f Heraldry . . . . . . .
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AUSTIN GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
BOaRD OF DIRECTORS
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M r s , P a u l i n e Cooney
M r s , J, B, Golden
M r , L o M, I g o
m s , L o M, I g o
M r s , Lo W, K i e f e r
M r s . W, L o Meier
M r , Tommy M i l e s
Mr, C
F, Niebuhr
M r s , H, H, Rugeley
M r , R, C a r l Tumey S r ,
OFFICERS 1980
President
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SOME FEMININE N I C K N A P E S
OF THE 19TH CENTURY
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T h i s a r t i c l e ( t h e f i r s t i n s t a l l m e n t o f which appeared on pp.
106-14 of t h e September 1979 Q u a r t e r l y ) i s o f f e r e d i n hopes of h e l p i n g s e a r c h e r s match nicknames w i t h l o n g - f o r g o t t e n c l a s s i c a l g i v e n
names. Young p e o p l e , e s p e c i a l l y , may be unaware t h a t P a t s y w a s a
p o p u l a r nickname f o r Martha and P o l l y f o r Mary--and t h e r e f o r e p a s s
Over a r e f e r e n c e o r c e n s u s l i s t i n g wherein "Great-great-aunt Mary
Brown" a p p e a r s a s " P o l l y Brown. "
S i n c e t h e f i r s t i n s t a l l m e n t (which l i s t s t h e p r i n c i p a l s o u r c e s
c o n s u l t e d ) , I have a c q u i r e d an i n t e r e s t i n g book e n t i t l e d What To N a m e
Your Baby by Maxwell Nurnberg and Morris Rosenblum.
This contains
e s s a y s on t h e frequency of names i n t h i s c e n t u r y , where names came
from ( i n c l u d i n g surnames), s p e l l i n g v a r i a t i o n s , u n u s u a l names, f o r e i g n names, s a i n t s ' names (and even a c a l e n d a r of s a i n t s ' d a y s ) i n
a d d i t i o n t o good s e c t i o n s devoted t o names f o r boys and g i r l s , respectively.
A b o o k l e t i s s u e d by Humble O i l and R e f i n i n g C o . ( t h e o u t e r pages
are l o s t , so I c a n n o t c i t e t i t l e and a u t h o r ) came my way b r i e f l y , and
I e x t r a c t e d from i t t h e l e s s l i t e r a l meanings which i t a s c r i b e d t o
t h e more common names.
Your e d i t o r i n v i t e s you t o send i n o t h e r nicknames you have enc o u n t e r e d i n your r e s e a r c h , Many w e r e i n d i v i d u a l i z e d c o i n a g e s , of
c o u r s e , b u t w h a t a c h i l d i n N e w England m i g h t make of a d i f f i c u l t
name c o u l d p o s s i b l y be d u p l i c a t e d by one i n t h e Deep South, and y o u r
e x p l a n a t i o n might h e l p a p u z z l e d g e n e a l o g i s t c l e a r across t h e country!
What's i n a name! t h a t which we call a rose
By any o t h e r name would smell as sweet;
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P o s s i b l e D e r i v a t i o n s , Meanings, and Remarks
(y, ey o r i e
interchangeable)
Mab
F a i r y queen d e s c r i b e d i n Romeo and J u l i e t ; Mabel
(from French: Amabel--"lovable"--which d i s s o l v e d
i n t o Annabel) ,
Maddie ,
Madalene; Madeleine; Madeline; Madelon; Magdalene
Mattie
( b i b l i c a l : Mary of Magdala),
Madge
Margaret--Latin, "a p e a r l " ; Margery; Marjorie/y.
Mae, May
Mary--see M a m i e ,
Mag, Maggie
Magda ( v a r i a n t of Magdalene) ; Magnolia ( f l o w e r i n g
t r e e ) ; Margaret; Marguerite--see Daisy.
Maisie
S c o t t i s h v a r i a n t of Margaret--see Madge,
Mallie
Malvina--Celtic, "handmaid" ; French, "smooth-browed" ;
( c h a r a c t e r i n O s s i a n i c poems, 1760-63, by James
Macpherson)
M a m i e , Mayme
Mary--Hebrew, " d i s t r e s s e d ; t e a r f u l ' ' ; ( N e w T e s t a m e n t
form of Miriam/Miryam); v a r i a n t s : Maria (Spanish,
s h o r t i ) ; Mariah ( N e w England, l o n g i ) ; Marian;
Marie; Marion; Maura; Maurya; Moira,
Mandy
Amanda--Latin , "worthy t o be loved" ,
Marcy, Mercy
Marcia, f r o m L a t i n t r i b a l name, a k i n t o Mars, meaning
"brave" ; Marcella,
Marge , Margie
Margery ("a p e a r l " ) ; M a r j o r i e ; Margaret; Marguerite,
Marget , Margo ( t ) Margaret ,
Marietta
L i t t l e Marie,
Marry, Mary
Mariamne, a n c i e n t form of Miriam/Mariam ( w i f e of
Herod I i n V o l t a i r e ' s 1 7 2 4 t r a g e d y ) ; Mariana ( i n
two Shakespearean p l a y s ) ,
Marty , M a t t i e
Martha--Aramaic , "a lady"; ( p a t r o n s a i n t of housewives) ; Marta; Mathilda--Germanic , "mighty b a t t l e
maid" (name w a s i n t e r c h a n g e a b l e w i t h Maud i n Norman
times) ,
Maureen
I r i s h d i m i n u t i v e form of Mary/Maurya/Moira.
Hebrew, " b i t t e r ' ' ; Greek, " p e a r l " ; L a t i n , "beloved" ;
May
E n g l i s h , "born i n May"; s h o r t e n e d form o f Mary;
o r from Maia, mother of Zeus
Maysie, Mazie
Mary (perhaps s o u r c e of rhyming nickname Daisy, a l though i n French a d a i s y is a m a r g u e r i t e ) ,
Meelie
Amelia--Teutonic, " i n d u s t r i o u s ; l o v i n g wife" ; Permelia
(from Pamela) ; Philomela ( w a s t u r n e d i n t o n i g h t i n g a l e
or swallow i n gruesome G r e e k myth),
Margaret (one of A l c o t t ' s L i t t l e Women); Megan ( I r i s h
and Welsh f o r m ) ,
M e l , Mellie
Melanie--Greek, "dark" (two s a i n t s a t t i m e of S t ,
Jerome) ; Melinda--Greek, " s w e e t a s honey"; Melisande
( h e r o i n e of 1 8 9 2 drama by M a e t e r l i n c k ) from M e l i c e n t
- - " s w e e t a s honey" ; Millicent--Germanic, "works t r e n g t h " ; Melodie--Greek , PPsong"
; Melva/Melba
( p l a c e name, from Melbourne); Melvina--see Vina.
Mena
Filomena/Philomena--Greek, I' friend-power" ( s e v e r a l
s a i n t s had t h i s name), See a l s o Mina,
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Mercy, Marcy
Merrie
Mertie, M i r t i e
Meta, Meda
M i c k i , Mickey
Midge
Millie
M i m a , Mimy
Mimi
Mina, Meena
Mindy
Minna
Minnie
Mercedes--Spanish , "Mary o f Mercies" ( S w e e t h e a r t
of t h e Count of Monte C r i s t o w a s a Mercedes);
Marcy from Marcia s o m e t i m e s became Mercy,
America; Meredith--Welsh, " m a g n i f i c e n t " ; C e l t i c ,
"sea p r o t e c t o r " ; Merrie a n Anglo-Saxon word
meaning " p l e a s a n t , m i r t h f u l , ,
Myrtle--Greek t o L a t i n , p l a n t s a c r e d t o Venus,
G r e e k , "a p e a r l ; life"--from Margaret v i a Margar i t a ( E l i d i n g from M t o l a s t s y l l a b l e s ) .
Michaela ( f e m i n i n e of Michael--Hebrew,
"Who i s
l i k e t h e L o r d ? " ) ; M i c h e l l e ; b i b l i c a l Michal,
one of David's wives.
Michele; Mildred; Madge.
Amelia ( h e r o i n e of a F i e l d i n g novel--see Meelie) ;
Camilla--Latin, "noble maiden of unblemished
c h a r a c t e r " ; Mildred--Germanic , "mild-power ,
g e n t l e " ; M i l i c e n t (from Melisande, beloved by
Pelleas--see M e l ) ; p o s s i b l y Emily
Jemima--Hebrew, 'la dove, '' "pure, f o r t u n a t e " - see Jemmie
M i r i a m , t h e o r i g i n a l Hebrew form of Mary: one
meaning g i v e n i s " r e b e l l i o u s , o b s t i n a t e " ;
( b i b l i c a l - - s i s t e r of Moses); a M i m i i s h e r o i n e
of o p e r a La B o h e m e ,
Almina; Wilhelmina--German & Dutch, feminine of
William--"will
+ helmet" = " d e s i r e f o r battle.
See a l s o Mena.
Aminta/Amynta--Greek , " p r o t e c t " ; Araminta ( h e r o i n e
i n CongrevePs O l d B a c h e l o r ) ; Melinda (17th-Century
p o e t i c name c o i n e d i n i m i t a t i o n of B e l i n d a ) .
Germanic, p r o b a b l y "memory" o r " l o v e ,,
L i t e r a l l y "remembrance; love" ; o f t e n nickname f o r
Mary; a S c o t t i j h word f o r Mother; o r from Aminta
( h e r o i n e of 1573 p a s t o r a l drama): Araminta; Mignon
--French, " d a i n t y , d e l i c a t e " ( h e r o i n e of 1 8 6 6 o p e r a
by Thomas); Minerva (Roman goddess of w i s d o m , e t c . ,
e q u i v a l e n t of Greek Athene) ; Minnehaha ( h e r o i n e of
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"Hiawatha" )
Mintie
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Aminta; Araminta (see Mindy and M i n n i e ) ; Jacomyntje
(Dutch form of Jacoba f r o m Jacob--Hebrew, "supplant e r , f o l l o w i n g a f t e r , " name o f t e n g i v e n t o t h e
second o f t w i n s )
L a t i n , "wonderful"; name o f a v a r i a b l e s t a r , A l mira/Almyrah--Arabic , " t h e e x a l t e d " o r a Spani s h p l a c e name o r feminine form of Elmer/Aylmer-Anglo-Saxon, "noble and famous" : Miranda--Latin,
"admirable" ( f r o m S h a k e s p e a r e ' s The Tempest) ; Moira
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( I r i s h v a r i a n t o f Mary); Myra--Greek, "she who .
weeps," "myrrh") ; Myrrha ( t h e m o t h e r o f Adonis)
Miriam--see M i m i .
Mehitable? See H e t t i e / H i t t y .
P e t name f o r Mary.
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Nickname f o r Mary, p e r h a p s f i r s t Mally w i t h b r o a d
a , 1 b e i n g s u b s t i t u t e d f o r r as i n Harry which
changed t o H a l , Sarah t o SaTly, Dorothy t o
Dolly, e t c ,
T h i s i s n o t t h e f i r s t name of t h e l a d y p a i n t e d w i t h
Mona
s m i l e : t h a t Mona i s a t i t l e f r o m I t a l i a n ,
enigma=
m a donna, "my l a d y , " Meanings a t t r i b u t e d t o Mona
i n c l u d e T e u t o n i c , ''moon" ; I r i s h , "noble"; G r e e k ,
QQone
d w e l l i n g a l o n e P Qand "unique"; and Welsh p l a c e
name " h e a t h , " May be used as d i m i n u t i v e of Desdemona (Shakespearean c h a r a c t e r ) , Ramona (1884 n o v e l
by Helen Hunt J a c k s o n ) , o r Monica ( p o s s i b l y L a t i n ,
"adviser"; French form: Monique) , mother of S t ,
Augustine,
M y r t l e , a s h r u b whose flowers, leaves and b e r r i e s
Myrtie ,
are used i n making perfume,
Myr t i 11a
Abigail--see Abby,
Nabby
Nadine--Russian, French & S l a v i c "hope" ; a r t i f i c i a l
Nada, Nadia
feminine form of Nathan,
Ann(e) ; Hannah--Hebrew, "grace"; L a t i n & G r e e k Anna
Nan, Nana,
d e r i v e s f r o m Hannah; Ann/Anne f r o m French Anne,
Nance , Nancy ,
Nancy comes from Middle E n g l i s h Annis/Agnes w i t h
N a n e t t e , Nanice ,
n p r e f i x e d from p r e c e d i n g mine o r thine,, Annis/Agnes
Nanine , Nannie
gecame confused w i t h Ann,
N a t a l i a ; N a t a l i e ; Natasha ( R u s s i a n ) ; N a t h a l i a - - L a t i n ,
Nat, Nattie
usnatal',
' pertaining t o one's b i r t h , e s p e c i a l l y
used f o r g i r l s born a t C h r i s t m a s t i d e a s N o e l i s
f o r boys,
C o r n e l i a (Roman matron who r e f e r r e d t o h e r s o n s ,
N e a l , Neelie
t h e G r a c c h i , as h e r jewels),
Feminine form of N e d , f r o m Edward--Anglo-Saxon,
Nedda
"keeper o f p r o s p e r i t y ,
Coined by G o B. McCutcheon f o r h e r o i n e of p o p u l a r
Nedra
n o v e l ; may be formed from Arden r e v e r s e d ,
Eunice ( b i b l i c a l name; L a t i n p r o n u n c i a t i o n i s u-niNeecie, Nicy
see, from Greek Eunike , "happy v i c t o r y " ) ,
See N i t a ,
Neeta
Cornelia--see Cornie and N e a l ,
Nelia
E l e a n o r / E l i n o r ; E l l e n ( e a r l i e r E n g l i s h form of
N e l l , Nelly
Helen) / E l l i n / E l l y n / E l e n a ;
Helen--Greek, " t h e b r i g h t
one"; H e l a i n e ; Helena ( L a t i n & German form) ; Helene
( a n c i e n t G r e e k & French form) ; Penelope--Greek,
"weaver" ,
P r o n u n c i a t i o n of Nina, Babylonian water goddess ,
Nena
Agnes--Greek , "pure , chaste ," a m a r t y r e d s a i n t ,
N e s s a , Nessie
h a s v a r i a n t s I n e s , I n e z , Ynes, Nessie, N e s t a ,
Neysa; Vanessa ( i n v e n t e d . b y Dean S w i f t from Esther
Vanhomrigh, i n i n v e r s e o r d e r ) ,
A n n e t t e ; A n t o i n e t t e ( " l i t t l e Antonia"; L a t i n , " i n Net, Netta,
estimable" ; Greek, " g r a c e f u l ; p e r f e c t " ) --Marie
Nettie
A n t o i n e t t e w a s w i f e of French Louis X V I ,
Nicole (feminine of N i c h o l a s - - G r e e k ,
" v i c t o r y of
Nicki
t h e people") ; N i c o l e t t e (Nicholas + Colin-- comes
M o l l , Molly
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f r o m L a t i n C o l u m b a , d o v e " ) ; p o s s i b l y used a s
nickname f o r Monique (mo-neek).
Probably,from Annina, a d i m i n u t i v e of Ann: w i t h
s h o r t I p r o b a b l y f r o m Ninon (French v a r i a n t
of Annr.
S p a n i s h , "female c h i l d , l i t t l e d a r l i n g " (pronounced nee-nya) .,
Ann--French d i m i n u t i v e form.
S p a n i s h t e r m i n a l a b b r e v i a t i o n of J u a n i t a ( l i t t l e
Joan/Jane) ; A n i t a , e t c .
I t a l i a n p l a c e name; o r " w h i t e s h o u l d e r s " : diminu t i v e of O l i v i a [ s o s a y Messrs. Nurnberger and
Rosenblum, p e r h a p s because N o l l i e i s a nickname
f o r O l i v e r , b u t I d o n ' t see i t ] ; p o s s i b l y from
I n d i a n o l a , H i s p a n i o l a , etc. S u g g e s t i o n f o r
t r i p l e t s : Nola, Lola and Olal
Naomi--Hebrew,
"my sweetness," "good t o look a t "
(biblical--mother-in-law o f Ruth, hence connot a t i o n of l o y a l t y )
Roman mythology: one of t h e F a t e s ; n i n t h ( c h i l d ) :
Winona ( f r o m American I n d i a n Wenonah, " f i r s t
born"; mother of H i a w a t h a )
Meaning "honor", i t i s a s h o r t e n e d f o r m of Honora
p o p u l a r i n I r e l a n d : o r Leonora--Greek, " l i g h t " :
L a t i n , " l i o n - l i k e courage," from Lenore, probab l y a f o r m o f Eleanor.
Ocina (woman i n B i b l e ) ; Oceana ( b o r n a t s e a ) : Rosina?
O l i v e ( " a n c i e n t f r u i t " , symbol of p e a c e ) : O l i v i a
( c h a r a c t e r i n S h a k e s p e a r e ' s Twelfth N i g h t ) ;
Olympia--Latin f r o m G r e e k , "heavenly.
See Una.
Ophelia--probably G r e e k , " h e l p " , h e l p - g i v e r ,
u s e f u l : b u t another source says "serpent"!
Heroine o f S h a k e s p e a r e ' s H a m l e t .
Aurea--Latin, "golden" : Oriana--" f a i r e s t , g e n t l e s t
and m o s t f a i t h f u l " h e r o i n e of Amadis of Gaul;
Orlena: could be from Aurora, C l e o r a , Dora, E l i n o r a , Endora, Eudora, F l o r a , I z o r a , Leonora,
Pandora, e t c .
"Baby m i s p r o n u n c i a t i o n of Louisa" which comes from
French L o u i s , e q u i v a l e n t of Germanic Ludwig,
"renowned warrior'' o r " w a r r i o r p r i n c e
Pamela--Greek,
"sweetness," o r " b r u n e t t e , " o r
llsong/melodyll: h e r o i n e of 1 7 4 0 n o v e l by Richardson: s o m e t i m e s s p e l l e d P e r m e l i a ,
Parthenia--Greek, "maidenly" ( a w i d o w w h o assumed
husband's armor t o avenge h i s d e a t h i n a 1 5 9 0
romance A r c a d i a ; o r p e r t a i n i n g t o Athena, a s i n
"Parthenon, '' name of h e r temple .,
P a t r i c i a - - L a t i n , "high-born ; of n o b l e b i r t h " : O l d
I r i s h form, P a t r i c e .
Martha--see Marty.
N a m e changed f r o m Martha t o
Marty...Matty..oPatty.,o~Patsyo
,
Nina
Ninette
N i t a , Neeta
Nola
Nomi
Nona, Nonie
Nora ( h ) , N o r e e n , Norine
Ocie
Ollie
Ona, Oona
O f i e , Ophie
Ora
Ouida,
Weeda
Pam
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Peenie
Peg, Pegeen,
Peggie
Penny
Persie
Phebie, Feeb
Pheena
Phemie ,
E f f i e , Eppie
Phil
Phronsie
Pippa
Pish, Sikie
Polly
Prissie
P r u d i e , Prue
Puss
Queenie
Querida
R a e , Ray,
Shell
R a l d a , Relda
Randy
Peony--flower t h o u g h t t o have h e a l i n g p r o p e r t i e s ,
P e g i s rhyming form of Meg, a d i m i n u t i v e of Margaret
( " a p e a r l " ) --see Meg,
Penelope--Greek, "weaver, "with h e r f a c e covered
by a w e b " ; o r , i n d u s t r i o u s , a good w i f e ( t h e
f a i t h f u l w i f e of Odysseus/Ulysses),
Persephone (Greek mythology: queen of t h e lower
world) ; P e r s i s - - G r e e k , " P e r s i a n woman" ; a woman
c a l l e d " t h e beloved Persis" , Rom, 1 6 : 1 2 ,
Phoebe--Greek, " t h e s h i n i n g one ,'' " r a d i a n t " ;
( a name of t h e moon goddess l i k e A r t e m i s ,
C y n t h i a , and Roman Diana, Y e t Phoebus A p o l l o
w a s t h e sun god,)
Delphina--Greek, "of Delphi" o r Ira d o l p h i n " ; J o s e p h i n a
- - H e b r e w , "She s h a l l i n c r e a s e " ; Seraphina--Hebrew ,
"an a n g e l , w
Euphemia--Greek , " w e l l spoken of '' ( a once-popular
name i n S c o t l a n d ) ,
P h i l i p p a - - s e e Pippa; Philomena--Greek, "friend-power";
Phyllis--Greek,
"a g r e e n bough o r leaf" ( a maiden
w h o t u r n e d i n t o an almond t r e e ) ,
Florence--Latin, "blooming" ( a g i r l i n F i v e L i t t l e
P e p p e r s ) , Many g i r l s so named i n honor of n u r s e
F l o r e n c e N i g h t i n g a l e who w a s born i n t h e c i t y of
t h a t name i n I t a l y ,
Philippa--Greek,
"lover of horses" ( o p t i m i s t i c g i r l
i n Browning's poem "Pippa P a s s e s " ) ,
From m i s p r o n u n c i a t i o n of Psyche ( s i - k e , Greek word
f o r "soul") , A r t i s t s portrayed her with b u t t e r f l y
wings, symbolizing i m m o r t a l i t y ,
Mary changed t o Mally, t o Molly, t o P o l l y : P a u l i n e
f r o m Paul--Latin, " s m a l l " ; Greek, " g e n t l e , I'
P r i s c i l l a - - L a t i n , "of a n c i e n t b i r t h " ( i n New Testament s o m e t i m e s P r i s c a ) ; p o p u l a r i z e d by Longfellow
i n " C o u r t s h i p of M i l e s S t a n d i s h , I'
Prudence--Latin,
"wise,
(One o f t h e virtue-names
f a v o r e d by New England P u r i t a n s , )
Like B i r d i e and Teenie, a p e t name n o t a l l i e d w i t h
any p a r t i c u l a r g i v e n name,
Diminutive of "Queen"; c o u l d be f o r Queen E l i z a b e t h
or an i n f o r m a l change f r o m Regina,
Spanish, " l o v e d one," T h i s might show up as C o r i t a
i f t h e w r i t e r knew no Spanish,
Rachel--Hebrew, " l i t t l e lamb, 'I "innocence,"
(French
R a c h e l l e l e d t o S h e l l e y ; S p a n i s h Raquel might
dwindle down t o K e l l e y , JacobOs w i f e w a s " b e a u t i f u l
and well-favouredug i n - G e n e s i s 29:17,
Incorrectly
s p e l l e d Rachael, perhaps confused w i t h M i c h a e l ) ;
Rhea--Greek , g g e a r hI', Esmeralda ( " b e a u t i f u l a s an emerald") was beloved
by Quasimodo i n V i c t o r Hugo's n o v e l ,
Miranda--Latin , "admirable" ( c h a r a c t e r i n The Tempest)
Randolph ( a f a m i l y name)
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R e b a , Riva
Reenie, Rene ,
Renie
R e ( e ) v a , Riva
Rena, Rina
Renge
Rennie
R e t t a , Rietta
Ria
Rildy, R i l l y
Rinny
Rita
Robbie, Bobbie
Rody
Rona
Ronnie
Rorie
Rosa, Rosy,
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Theresa--see Terry.
Rebecca--Hebrew, ''yoke," "rope o r noose ,I' " s n a r e ,I'
" c a p t i v a t o r of men" ( b i b l i c a l : w i f e of I s a a c )
Dorine ( s o u b r e t t e i n Moli'ere s "Tartuf el') : Irene-Greek, "peace" o r "messenger of peace"--has
t h r e e s y l l a b l e s i n England; Maureen (qaV.) ;-any " r i n e " name formed from t h e masculine such
a s A r t h u r , Roger, Wilbur.
From Rebecca, v b e i n g c l o s e r i n sound t o t h e o r i g i n a l Hebrew Than b , according t o Nurnberg and
Rosenblum; v a r i a n z s R e e , R i v a l e e , R i v i , Rivy.
Hebrew, "song"; o r d i m i n u t i v e of K a t a r i n a , Lorenap
S a b r i n a , Serena, e t c .
French, "born a g a i n " ; L a t i n , "renewed" ; Teutonic ,
tiwarrior of judgment. 'I
Corinne/a--Greek,
"a maiden" ( h e r o i n e of 1807 n o v e l
by Mme. de S t a e l ) .
G l o r i e t t a , H e n r i e t t a , Loretta, Marietta, etc.
Maria--Spanish form of Mary--short i.
Amaryllis ( a shepherdess i n Greek p a s t o r a l poems,
hence a s w e e t h e a r t ) ; Marilda--perhaps c o r r u p t e d
from Esmeralda.
Dorinda ( s i s t e r of Miranda i n Dryden's "The Temp e s t " ) ; Corinne--see Rennie.
Spanish M a r g a r i t a ; I t a l i a n Margherita--see Margar e t ; S a r i t a ( l i t t l e Sarah)
Roberta/Robin/Robyn: feminine forms of Robert-Anglo-Saxon , " b r i g h t fame. ''
Rhoda--Greek, ''a rose" o r "a person f r o m Rhodes,
t h e i s l a n d of r o s e s " ; (Rhododendron, a floweri n g s h r u b , i s widespread i n t h e U . S . )
Ronalda, feminine form of Ronald, which i s a Scott i s h v a r i a t i o n of Reginald (Germanic, "powermight") and Reynold/Reynault/Rinaldo (one of
t h e g r e a t p a l a d i n s of Charlemagne)
Roanne (probably a t e l e s c o p i n g of Rose and Anne);
Rowena--Anglo-Saxon,
"fame-friend" ; C e l t i c ,
" w h i t e s k i r t " ; Saxon, " t o a c q u i r e peace"; Welsh,
" l o n g w h i t e h a i r " ( p o p u l a r i z e d by Ivanhoe) ;
Veronica--Latin-Greek , 'I t r u e imagem from t h e legend
of S t . Veronica.
Aurora, Roman goddess of t h e dawn,,
R o s a l i e ( I r i s h Rosaleen) ; Rosalind--Spanish, " p r e t t y r o s e " ; R o s a l i n e ; Rosamond--Germanic, "horsep r o t e c t i o n " ; L a t i n , "pure r o s e " ; T e u t o n i c , "famed
p r o t e c t i o n " ; Rose/Rosa/Rozelle--Latin , "rose" ;
Rosemarie/Rosemary (combined name, o r p l a n t name,
o r L a t i n , " s e a dew" o r "rose of t h e sea"); R o s e t t a /
Rosine/Rosita--"little
rose.
Roxane ( P e r s i a n p l a c e n y e meaning " t h e dawn"),
h e r o i n e of Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac.
Now
a l s o spelled Roxanna/Roxanne,
European shrub, ' ' t h e h e r b of g r a c e , 'I "compassion" ;
o r Ruth--Hebrew, " b e a u t i f u l " o r "companion. I'
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Maiden r e s c u e d from dragon by S t , , George; S a b r i n a
(goddess of R i v e r Severn , England) ,
Sadie
S a r a ( h )- - H e b r e w ,
''a p r i n c e s s ,
Salome (1891 drama by Oscar Wilde) ; S a r a h ( w i f e of
Sally
Abraham, mother of I s a a c ) ,
Samantha (no meaning f o u n d ) ,
Sam
Alexandra--Greek, "warding o f f men" o r " p r o t e c t i n g
Sandra,
Sandy , Sondra
men",
( I n 1863 t h e P r i n c e of Wales --Edward V I I - m a r r i e d Alexandra of Denmark,) Cassandra--Greek,
" e n t a n g l i n g men"; ( p r o p h e t e s s doomed by Apollo t o
be d i s b e l i e v e d ) ,
Sarah; o t h e r v a r i a n t s : Sarette/Sari/Sarita/Seryl/
Sorella/Syril ,
Anselm (masculine--Germanic, " d i v i n e helmet") ; S t .
Anselm, 1033-1109, w a s Archbishop of Canterbury,
Hebrew, p o s s i b l y " l e v e l p l a i n , 'I N a m e p o p u l a r i z e d
because of r e f e r e n c e t o a n a r c i s s u s - l i k e f l o w e r :
"1 am t h e rose of Sharon, and t h e l i l y o f t h e
v a l l e y s " (Song of Solomon 2:1),
S h e i l a / S h e e l a g h , e t c , - - I r i s h form of Celia--Latin,
She
''h a v e n l y ,
eh
Bathseba--Hebrew,
" d a u g h t e r o f t h e o a t h " (one of
Sheba
D a v i d ' s wives, mother of Solomon).
R e s p e l l i n g o f FGench c h e r i e , " c h e r i s h e d one," o r a
Sheree,
S h e r i , Sherry
v a r i a n t of S h i r l e y o r Sarah,
S h i r l e y (surname) means " d i s t r i c t meadow" ; v a r i a n t s :
Sherl, S h i r l
S h e r l e y , S h e r y l , S h y r l e ( h e r o i n e of 1849 n o v e l
by C h a r l o t t e Brontg) ,.
Sib, Sibbie
Cybele/Cybil ( n a t u r e goddess worshiped i n Greece and
R o m e ) ; Sibyl/Sybil--Greek,
" p r o p h e t e s s " (one w h o ,
i n a t r a n c e , r e l a y e d messages f r o m t h e gods a t t h e
oracles, it w a s believed)
Cecelia--see C e c i l y ,
(Masculine o r i g i n , C e c i l , from
Sicily,
Sisley, Sissie
L a t i n C a e c i l i u s , - " b l i n d , " a gens name) ,
Siddie
Sidney (masculine: r u n - t o g e t h e r form of French S a i n t
Denis, f i r s t b i s h o p of P a r i s ) ; v a r i a n t s : Sydney
and S y d e l l e ; Sidonia--Latin, c i t y of Sidon i n Phoen i c i a , whence came V e r g i l ' s D i d o ; o r p o s s i b l y from
Greek s i n d o n
l i n e n ''
Sikey
Psyche--Greek, " t h e s o u l D p( i n mythology, t h e mortal
loved by Cupid/Eros) ,
S i l , Syl
S i l v i a / S y l v i a - - L a t i n , "of t h e f o r e s t " ( a woodland
s p i r i t ; romantic song "Who i s S y l v i a ? " )
Silla, S i l l i e
Priscilla--see P r i s s i e ,
From S i s t e r ; o r L y s i s t r a t a (comedy by A r i s t o p h a n e s ) ,
S i s , Sissie
From S i s t e r , o r Sidney,
Sittie
Russian d i m i n u t i v e form of Sophia,, A l s o S o n j a
Sonia,
( h e r o i n e of Dostoyevsky" s C r i m e & Punishment) ,
Sonya
Sophia--Greek, "wisdom" ; (famous church i n ConstanSOPhY
t i n o p l e / I s t a n b u l named f o r S t , S o p h i a ) ;
Sophronia--Greek, " s e n s i b l e .
Stacy, Stasia
Anastasia--Greek , " r e s u r r e c t i o n " ( d a u g h t e r of Czar
N i c h o l a s I1 of R u s s i a ) ; E u s t a c i a , m a s c u l i n e Eustace-G r e e k , " s t e a d f a s t " o r " ' r i c h i n corn,
(Eustacia was
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Steffa
St e l
Sue, Sukey,
S u s i e , Suzy
Sunny
Tab ,
Tabby
Tally
Tamsen ,
Tamzen
Tania,
Tanya
Tavia,
Taw
Tec, Tecla
Ted, Teddie
T e e n i e , Tina
Tennie,
Tinnie
T e r es i n a
Terpi
Terry, .
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t h e Native)
Stephanie--Greek,
"a crown. 'I
S t e l l a - - L a t i n , "a s t a r .
S u r p r i s i n g l y , t h e diminu t i v e s E s t e l l a / E s t e l l e are l o n g e r t h a n t h e o r i g i n a l name.
Susan--Hebrew, n l i l y , l l b u t i n modern I s r a e l , "rose. I'
Many t h i n k t h e b i b l i c a l "Rose of Sharon" w a s t h e
P o l y a n t h u s N a r c i s s u s t h a t abounds on t h e P l a i n s
of Sharon.
(Flowers o f t h e Holy Land, B e r t h a S.
V e s t e r ; Hallmark C a r d s , I n c . , 1 9 6 4 ) V a r i a n t s :
Susannah ( h e r o i n e of a -book o f t h e . Apochrypha) ;
Shosannah--Hebrew,
rose'^ ; Suzanne; S u z e t t e , e t c .
Sonya ( q . v . ) ; o r f o r h e r b r i g h t d i s p o s i t i o n .
Tabitha--Aramaic, " a g a z e l l e " ( a c h a r i t a b l e woman
i n A c t s 9:36; e q u i v a l e n t of Dorcas, which i s
s a i d t o mean " b e a u t i f u l e y e s " i n Greek; g a z e l l e s
are n o t e d f o r l u s t r o u s e y e s .
T a l i t h a (a s t a r i n c o n s t e l l a t i o n U r s a Major);
T a l l u l a ( h ) (American-Indian p l a c e name)
Feminine form o f Tam, S c o t t i s h nickname f o r Tammas/Thomas; Tama ( h ) --Hebrew, " a s t o n i s h m e n t " ;
Tamara ( h ) --Hebrew, "palm t r e e 'I
T h o m a s i n ( e ) , f e m i n i n e o f Thomas--Aramaic v i a Hebrew,
"twin
Tatiana--Russian,
o r i g i n unknown; T a t a n i a , f a i r y
queen i n A Midsummer N i g h t ' s D r e a m .
Octavia--Latin , " e i g h t h " ( f i r s t Roman emperor w a s
surnamed O c t a v i a n u s , e n t i t l e d A u g u s t u s ) .
S t . T h e c l a (Greek, " d i v i n e fame") w a s f i r s t woman
m a r t y r e d f o r C h r i s t i a n i t y . V a r i a n t s : T e k l a , Telca,
(poem by Eugene F i e l d ) .
TesaTheodora--Greek, "God's g i f t .
A l s o Tedra.
Nickname f o r a s m a l l g i r l ; o r any name e n d i n g i n
t e n e , t i n a , t i n e ( C h r i s t i n a , E r n e s t i n e , e.g.)
Temperance ( a v i r t u e h i g h l y esteemed by 19th-Century
wives!)
Hortense--Latin,
"pertaining t o a garden, " a lady
g a r d e n e r ; Tennessee ( p e r h a p s a c l u e t o b i r t h p l a c e of baby o r h e r p a r e n t s ) ,
L i t t l e Teresa--see Terry.
T e r p s i c h o r e (Muse o f c h o r a l dance)
Teresa/Theresa/Theressa--perhaps Greek, " t o r e a p "
(16th-Century S p a n i s h nun famed f o r m y s t i c a l
A modern-day T h e r e s a
v i s i o n s , l a t e r canonized)
s i g n e d h e r s e l f "3sa."
Spanish e sounded l i k e
a might l e a d t o Tracy.
Greek, "goddess" ; o r from Althea--Latin, Alkhaea,
" a h e a l e r " ; Dorothea--Greek, 'lgi f t o f God" ;
Timothea--Greek, "Honor God, I' etc,.
Theodosia--Greek, " d i v i n e l y given."
Theodora--see Ted; Theodosia--see Theda; Thea;
Theone--Greek, "godly" ; e t c .
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Tib, Tibby
Tiggie
Tilda ,
Tildy ,
Tillie
Timmie
Tina
TiPPY
Tish
Tobey, Tova
Tom
Toni, Tony
Tracy
Trina
Trisha
Trixie
Truda ,
Trudy
Uda
Ula, Ulla
Una, Ona,
Oona
Uri
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Thirza/Tirza--Hebrew, "linden tree" or "pleasantness. "
Also Thyrza (heroine of Gissing's 1887 novel) and
Tirtzah.
Isabel/Ishbel (Scottish form), Reference to St. Tibus
Eve (in a Scottish saying) means,never, for there is
no St, Tibl Nickname could come from Tibitha, variant
of Tabitha,
Antigone (daughter of Oedipus; Greek ideal of noble
womanhood)
Mat (h)ilda--Germanic, "mighty battle maid," "noble lady" ;
Clotilda/Clothilde (same meaning; St, Clotilda was wife
of Frankish King Clovis ca 475-545 A,D.); Otilie/Ottilia/
Ottillie--Germanic, "fatherland"--probably feminine form
of Otho/Otto; or Tillie could be for Trilby (fashionable
model in 1894 novel by du Maurier).
Timothea--Greek, "Honor God,'I
Albertina, Bettinh, Clementina, Justina, Laurentina--many
masculine names feminized by ina,
Xant (h)ippe--Greek, "yellow (or auburn) horse", (She
was the long-suffering wife of Socrates,)
Letitia--Latin, joy" ; Patricia--Latin, "of noble birth,''
Tobias (masculine)--Hebrew, "God is good'' ; Germanic,
"a dove" : possibly October?
Thomasine--see Tamsen,
Antoinette-see Nettie.
Teresa--see Terry,
Katrina (Dutch form of Catherine--see Cat) ,
Patricia--see Pat,
Beatrix/Beatrice--Latin , "blessed,'' "bringer of joy,"
Ermentrude--Old High German (800-1100 AoDo), "widely
loved" ; Gertrude--Germanic, "spear-maid" or "spearstrength,''
Eudora--see Dodie; Uda= "rich" in Teutonic dialects.
Variant spellings of Eula/Eulalia--Greek, "well-spoken,"
Celtic, "born in famine"; Gaelic, also English, from
Latin, "one," It is "used in Ireland in its three forms,
as an equivalent of Agnes and as a diminutive of Winifred" (What To Name Your Bab ) , Una symbolizes Truth as
the heroine o
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e Queene, Could be nickname for Eunice (Eunie)see Neecie,
Eurydice (Greek wife of Orpheus),
Ursula--Latin, "little she-bear," (St, Ursula, British
princess, was martyred ca 300 A,D, with her band of
300 virgins at Cologne).
Diminutive of Ottillie--see Tillie,
Valentina--Latin, Inhealthy,strong"; Valeria/ie--Latin,
"strong, robust, valiant"; Valkyr (Norse mythology:
maiden of Odin who led heroes killed in battle to
Valhalla) ,
Vanessa--see Nessa,
Vashti (Old 'Testament: queen of King Ahasuerus) ,
Wilhelmina (feminine of German form of William, "will9
helmet"=defense) ,
Russian, "faith"; Latin, "true"; also diminutive of
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Vina ,
Viney
Vinnie
Virgie ,
Vergie
Viv
Vonnie
Wanita
Weda,
Weeda
Weena
Weesy
Wendy
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Veronica--Latin-Greek,
" t r u e image," r e f e r r i n g
t o l e g e n d t h a t image o f J e s u s appeared on t h e
c l o t h s h e had g i v e n H i m t o wipe H i s face on.
Laverne--Latin-French,
"springlike, t h e springt i m e " ; V e r n i c e (from Vernon, a p l a c e i n Normandy) e
Viola--Latin , " v i o l e t , hence " p r e t t y & modest" ;
( h e r o i n e of T w e l f t h N i g h t ) ; V i o l e t / V i o l e t t a ,
t h e flower.
Victoria--Latin,
" v i c t o r y " (famed Queen of England
1837-1901).
Davida ( s h o r t i)--Hebrew, "beloved"; L a t i n , " l i f e " ;
v a r i a n t of Vita--Latin, " l i f e . "
Malvina ( c o i n e d by p o e t James Macpherson 1736-96;
m a s c u l i n e Malvin p o s s i b l y d e r i v e d f r o m t h a t ;
Melvin--Celtic,
" c h i e f , I 1 f e m i n i z e d t o Melvina)
Lavinia--Latin,
" l e f t - h a n d e d " ( w i f e of Aeneas) ;
V i n c e n t a - - L a t i n , "conquering"; V i n e t t e ; V i n i t a
( p o s s i b l y from S p a n i s h V i s a , " v i n e y a r d " o r a
Germanic r o o t meaning "waker")
Virginia--Latin, "virgin, chaste" ( t h e Virgin
Mary; Queen E l i z a b e t h I ; s t a t e i n U . S , A . ) ;
Vergilia--Latin,
flourishing" o r "pertaining
t o t h e wand" [ C l a s s i c a l s c h o l a r s now s a y t h a t
t h e name of t h e L a t i n p o e t w a s s p e l l e d V e r g i l . ]
V i v i a n - - L a t i n , " l i v e l y , merry"; Welsh--"the s m a l l
water"; ( c h a r a c t e r i n Tennyson's " I d y l l s o f t h e
King")
LaVon ( c o i n e d name? Von means " o f " o r 'Ifram"-La-Von=the p l a c e ? ) ; Yvonne ( f e m i n i n e of F r e n c h
Yvon from Ivor--Germanic , "bowman" ; Anglo-Saxon,
"hero"; S c a n d i n a v i a n , "youth"; Welsh, I f o r , " l o r d " )
J u a n i t a - - S p a n i s h , f e m i n i n e d i m i n u t i v e of John.
Ouida (baby-talk f o r L o u i s a ; pen name of n o v e l i s t
Marie Louise de l a Ramge, 1839-1908).
Edwina; Rowena ( S c o t t ' s Ivanhoe)
E l o i s e ; L o u i s a ; Louise.
Gwendolen/lyn--Welsh,
"white-browed" ; h e r o i n e of
B a r r y ' s p l a y P e t e r Pan.
Wilamina/Wilhelmina ( " w i l l " + "helmet" = " d e s i r e
f o r b a t t l e ' q ; Wilfreda--Anglo-Saxon,
"will-peace" ;
W i l l a (from W i l l ) .
Guinevere; Gwendolyn--see Gwen: Winifred--Welsh,
llwhite wave"; T e u t o n i c , " f r i e n d o r winner o f
peace" ; Winona--see Nona.
T h i s r e p r e s e n t s C h r i s t i n a , as X (Greek l e t t e r Chi)
stands f o r Christ.
H e n r i e t t a (Henry--Germanic, "home-rule")
Mignon (pronounced me-nyo*-French,
"delicate,
d a i n t y " ; Mignonette ( d i m i n u t i v e )
L i t t l e Yvonne--see Vonnie; p o s s i b l y L i t t l e E v e .
Suzanne--see Sue; Xanthippe--see Tippy.
Zenobia--Aramaic t o L a t i n v i a Greek, "Zeus gives
l i f e " ; A r a b i c , " h e r f a t h e r ' s ornament" ( b e a u t i f u l
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queen of Palmyra); possibly variant of
Xena/Xenia--Greek, "guestp hospitality"; zinnia,
Griselda--Germanic , "gray battle maid, 'I "gray-eyed
lady" ; symbolizes patience, loyalty.
Thomasine--see Tamsen,
Cosette (girl in Hugo's Les Miserables) ; Rosetta,
Carmencita; Rosita; Teresita, etc,; Zitella-Italian, v'girl''; name favored by gypsies,
Zuleika--Arabic, s'the fair one" ; name ascribed
by legend to PotipharPs wife who tempted Joseph
(Genesis 39); heroine of Lord Byron's poem "The
Bride of Abydos ,I'
HISTORY OF GONZALES COUNTY
PLANNED; A R C H I V A L MATERIAL SOLICITED
Gonzales, one o f t h e m o s t h i s t o r i c towns i n Texas, i s t h e
county s e a t o f t h e county o f t h e same name which was o r g a n i z e d i n
1836. I t was t h e s c e n e o f t h e f i r s t " b a t t l e " w i t h t h e Mexican
a r m y , on 2 October 1835, which gave r i s e t o t h e t i t l e g i v e n t h e
town, " t h e Lexington o f T e x a s , "
Now i t s history-minded c i t i z e n s have s e t up a permanent a r c h i v e s i n t h e o l d s t o n e b u i l d i n g which w a s t h e long-time j a i l , and
, t h e y are s o l i c i t i n g pertinent contributions.
Mrs. H . H . V o l l e n t i n e , chairman o f Gonzales County H i s t o r i c a l
Commission (414 S t . Joseph S t r e e t , Gonzales TX 78629), announces
t h a t t h e " u l t i m a t e g o a l i s t o w r i t e a h i s t o r y o f t h e county t o i n clude a l l people and e v e n t s o f t h e p a s t , " a book t h a t i s e a g e r l y
a n t i c i p a t e d by h i s t o r i a n s and i s l o n g overdue.
YOU can a s s i s t t h e p r o j e c t by c o n t r i b u t i n g a r c h i v a l m a t e r i a l
( o r even c o p i e s ) r e l a t i n g t o Gonzales; such t h i n g s as b u s i n e s s r e c o r d s ( j o u r n a l s , a c c o u n t books, c a t a l o g s ) , church r e c o r d s ( r o s t e r s ,
m i n u t e s , h i s t o r i e s , a n n i v e r s a r y p r o g r a m s ) , d i a r i e s , correspondence
( l e t t e r s , p o s t c a r d s , Christmas cards),, f a m i l y B i b l e r e c o r d s , f a m i l y h i s t o r i e s and g e n e a l o g i e s , diplomas and c e r t i f i c a t e s , books and
newspapers, c i v i c r e c o r d s ( v o t e r s ' r o s t e r s , p o l i t i c a l f l y e r s , d a t e d
broadsides a d v e r t i s i n g e v e n t s ) , o f f i c e holder a pointments, s c r a p
books, photographs ( e v e n t s , f a m i l i e s , b u i l d i n g s , e a r l y maps, r e c o r d s o f s c h o o l s , l o d g e s , e t c . , o l d d i r e c t o r i e s , and m a n u s c r i p t s
( c o l l e c t i o n o f p a p e r s o f a n i n d i v i d u a l ) , e t c a p& c , on and on
The Commission a s s u r e s t h e p u b l i c t h a t " a l l o r i g i n a l p a p e r s
w i l l be f i l e d and p r e s e r v e d a c c o r d i n g t o a r c h i v a l p r o c e d u r e s , "
and t h a t d o n a t i o n s a r e t a x - d e d u c t i b l e by t h e donor.
S o , a l l l o y a l G o n z a l i a n s , mindful o f o u r a n c e s t o r s ' c h a l l e n g e
t o "Come and Take I t : " , l e t ' s heed t h e c a l l t o "Come & Bring I t . "
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AUSTIN GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY NEYELETTER
MARCH 1980
MEFTING
& PR0G.W
The regular monthly meeting of the AGS w i l l be held a t 7:15' p.m. on Tuesday,
Narch 25, 1980 i n the Auditorium on the 4th floor of the Central E b r a r y
Building, 800 Guadalupe Street. The Board of Directors a r e requested t o meet
a t 7:OO porno
Mr. Don Carlton, University of Texas Archivist, w i l l t a l k about What is available a t the U. T. Archives for Historical. & Genealogical Research.
NE3 BOOKS I N T€iE GENEaLoGY COLLECTION AT THE TEXAS STATE
LIBRARY (a p a r t i a l l i s t )
Federal Census Indexes
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1800
Utah T e r r i t o r i a l
1860
Idaho T e r r i t o r i a l
1870
Connecticut
Maryland
1800
Tashington T e r r i t o r i a l
1860
Washington
1870
Louisiana
1810
Arizona T e r r f t o r i a l
1864
Dakota Territorial- 1880
Kentucky
1810
Dakota T e r r i t o r i a l
1870
Nevada Territorial- 1880
Louisiana
1820
Uontana T e r r i t o r i a l
1870
Idaho T e r r i t o r i a l
1880
Alabama
1830
Nevada T e r r i t o r i a l
1870
IUinois
1830
New 1900 Soundex
Arkansas
18LO
Indian Territory T-1082
Ohio
1860
hlinnesota
1870
Military & N a v a l (overseas)-T-1081 I n s t i t u t i o n s
T-1083
976.4288 U223
Papers Concerning b b e r t s o n ' s Colony in Texas Vol. V I
Xason County, Kentucky Deed Book Abstracts
976.9323 rVS25
929.016~1~35ai
American Genealogical-Biographical. Index Vol. ll0
First Congregational Church of iCestbrook, Connecticut
974.66 FSl9f
Gzzide t o Materials for t h e History of the United S t a t e s
i n the Principal Archives of BbexLco
929.3 B639g
Transcriptions of Parish Records of Louisiana, # 26 defferson Parish 976,3 1362%
1300 "Missing" 19issauri Marriage Records fmm Newspapers, 18124853 977.8 W693
976.9 B322a
Kentucky Genealogy and Biography Vole V I
A Survey of American Church Records
929 6 3 5
L i t t l e f i e l d Lands
338.17 G756
Naps i n the Samford University Library
912 R S b
Saint David's Parish, S.G, Minutes of the Vestrg, 1788-1832
Parish Register, 1819-1924
975.7 H6973
976.l.485 H652
Marx5age Records, 1833-1887, of Russell Co., Alabama
Texas Scholastics, 18SL-5
976.L wS83t
976.ho2 ~ 1 9 2
Green F l a g Over Texas
976. h557 G79%
The History of Grayson County, Texas
Family History of Cullin Earp, James Earp, William E a r p &
929.2 Ea76p
some of t h e i r Descendants, 1763-1977
929.2 Au76m
Austin Owens Family Records, Vol. I
929.2 P429t
B u r r e l l Perry-Descendants & Ancestory
929.2 Schl91
The Schawe Family i n Germany and Texas, 163s1977
Vtncent Family Records
929.2 '77b3v
929.2 R398i
Listen t o the Bell
929.2 RsLeB
Genealogy of the Roberdeau Family
Genealogical History of the Rutherfard Family
929.2 R933r
The Hoelscher Family of Texas
929.9 H671g
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Vol.
X X I No, 1
A u s t i n TX
TEXAS VOLUNTEER UNITS I N THE MEXICAN WAR 1846-1848
Part 6
d
T h i s c o n t i n u i n g f e a t u r e i s a c o m p i l a t i o n of d a t a found i n t h e
This
N a t i o n a l A r c h i v e s Microfilm P u b l i c a t i o n s Microcopy N o . 278.
c o n s i s t s of 1 9 r o l l s of m i c r o f i l m of t h e "Compiled S e r v i c e Records
o f V o l u n t e e r S o l d i e r s Who Served During t h e Mexican W a r i n Organiz a t i o n s from t h e S t a t e of Texas."
(Some of t h e s e o r g a n i z a t i o n s n o
doubt i n c l u d e d non-Texans, b u t The Handbook of Texas ( I ; 1 8 5 ) s t a t e s
t h a t 8,018 Texans e n l i s t e d d u r i n g t h e W a r w i t h Mexico.)
The j a c k e t - e n v e l o p e f o r e a c h s o l d i e r t y p i c a l l y c o n t a i n s (1)
c a r d a b s t r a c t s of e n t r i e s r e l a t i n g t o t h e s o l d i e r a s found i n o r i g i n a l m u s t e r r o l l s , r e t u r n s , and pay vouchers: and ( 2 ) o r i g i n a l s
of any p a p e r s r e l a t i n g s o l e l y t o t h a t s o l d i e r .
F o r f u r t h e r e x p l a n a t i o n of t h i s f e a t u r e , see pp. 1 1 3 - 1 1 4 of
AGS Q u a r t e r l y X I X : 4 .
The o r g a n i z i n g o f t h e companies, b a t t a l i o n s and r e g i m e n t s w a s
f a r t o o c o m p l i c a t e d f o r m e t o a t t e m p t t o summarize; i n t e r e s t e d
readers can f i n d books t h a t t r e a t t h e s u b j e c t i n g r e a t e r o r lesser
depth.
The o n l y s o u r c e s I happened t o have a t home are Texas and
t h e W a r w i t h Mexico (American H e r i t a g e P u b l i s h i n g C o o , 1'961) , Texas
V o l u n t e e r s i n t h e Mexican War (Henry W. B a r t o n , 1 9 7 0 ) , and Dayton
K e l l e y ' s a r t i c l e "The Texas Mounted R i f l e s i n Mexico" i n S o l d i e r s
o f Texas (Texian P r e s s , 1973)
A s t h e r e s u l t of r e o r g a n i z i n g when some e n l i s t m e n t s r a n o u t ,
some men of t h e 1st Texas Mounted R i f l e s became members o f t h e
1st Mounted V o l u n t e e r s ( 1 2 months) u n d e r C o l e John C o f f e e Hays.
Many had s c o u t e d w i t h him as members of r a n g i n g companies formed t o
p r o t e c t t h e f r o n t i e r s o f Texas a g a i n s t marauding I n d i a n s , and cont i n u e d t o l i v e up t o t h e i r r e p u t a t i o n as " w i l d Texas Rangers."
T h i n k i n g t h a t r e a d e r s would b e i n t e r e s t e d i n knowing how many
Of t h e s e s o l d i e r s remained i n Texas a f t e r t h e w a r , w e have looked
t h e m up on t h e 1850 c e n s u s .
I n P a r t 1 w e found a name i n A c c e l e r a t e d I n d e x i n g Systems' i n d e x which seemed l i k e l y t o b e t h e same a s
a g i v e n s o l d i e r , a n d . n o t e d what page o f what c o u n t y ' s r e t u r n h e w a s
on, Then w e l a b o r i o u s l y s o u g h t an i d e n t i c a l man i n M r s . C a r p e n t e r ' s
i n d e x and t r a n s c r i p t i o n .
S i n c e t h e n , w e have bypassed M r s . Carpent e r ' s voluminous work and gone d i r e c t l y t o t h e m i c r o f i l m e d c e n s u s ,
T h e r e f o r e , i n t h e l i s t which f o l l o w s , an a s t e r i s k p r e c e d e s e a c h
name which b e a r s a r e a s o n a b l e resemblance t o one t h a t a p p e a r s i n t h e
1850 c e n s u s . With t h e more common names t h e r e i s , of course, less
assurance of i d e n t i t y .
By showing a l l t h e d e t a i l s g i v e n i n t h e
c e n s u s , w e hope t o e n a b l e r e a d e r s t o l o c a t e t h e i r a n c e s t o r s .
Many
may be found i n t h e Handbook, e s p e c i a l l y V o l u m e 111, t h e supplement,
1st MOUNTED VOLUNTEERS ( 1 2 Months)
"HAYS' TEXAS CAVALRY"
Company L e t t e r s , C a p t a i n s , P l a c e s o f R e c r u i t m e n t o r Muster
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C
D
E
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Lane, Walter P o
T a y l o r , R o b e r t H.
Adams, George W,
Highsmith, Samuel
T r u i t , A l f r e d M,
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San Antonio; A u s t i n
Fannin C o o (Bonham); San A n t o n i o
L i m e s t o n e C o n . (Groesbeck) : Navarro C o n (Corsicana)
A u s t i n ; Enchanted Rock ( G i l l e s p i e C o n )
- Cartwri'ght M i l l , Shelby C o n ( s u c c e e d e d by
Chaucer Ashton, t h e n A l x r , E , Handley)
Roberts, Jacob
LaGrange, F a y e t t e Coo; A u s t i n ; San Antonio
Armstrong, G a b r i e l M b - Washington C o o (Brenham) : a m t i n
( s u c c e e d e d by A l f r e d Evans)
G i l l e t , James S o
A u s t i n ; San Lucas S p r i n g s
(succeeded by H i r a m Warf i e l d )
Ferguson, Isaac
- Rusk Coo (Henderson); A u s t i n ( a c t u a l age 7 0 ;
d i e d 1 J a n 1848; succeeded by Ephraim M. Daggett
Kinsey, Stephen
Dallas 6 Fannin C o s ; Camp Washington (MX?)
(succeeded by P r e s t o n W i t t )
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RANK
MAEnLE
COMPANY
of C a p t ,
ENROLLED AT (or) ON
MUSTER-IN ROLL AT
RENARKS
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Daffinger/Daflinger,
*Daggett, C h a r l e s B,
George
[ c a r d s f i l e d w i t h D u f f i n g e r , George]
Bugler
Ferguson/
Rusk C o o
Age 34, $120 h o r s e ,
P r i n , musician F . t S ,
1 LtFerguson
Rusk Coo
Age 38. E l e c t e d
*Daggett, Ephram M.
c a p t a i n 7/17 J a n 1848,
Capt
* D a n i e l , John H,
3 SgtKinsey
Dallas T X
Age 2 1 , $100 h o r s e ,
Sgt
Pvt
Fe r gu son
Rusk C o n
Age 4 4 , Supposed
*Danley/Danly, A n d r e w (J. )
k i l l e d o r l o s t 28 J u n e
1847,
[ c a r d s f i l e d w i t h Donahoo, D a n i e l ]
Danohoo, D a n i e l
[ c a r d s f i l e d w i t h Donovan, William]
Danovan, W i l l i a m
Pvt
Kinsey
A u s t i n TX
Age 1 9 , Died a t C i t y
Davidson, Jesse
James
of Mexico 2 J a n 1848.
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* A s t e r i s k means "See census data f o l l o w i n g t h i s t a b l e , "
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c
Davis, Benjamin S.
*Davis, Harris
Davis, J. J./
A. J. H a r r i s o n
*Davis, Jeremiah G.
PvtFerguson
3 Cpl
Lt
Truit/
Rusk C o o
Ferguson
Rusk C o o
Shelbyville
Handley
[Assumed name of A, J. H a r r i s o n ;
cards f i l e d under t h a t name]
Pvt-
A g e 2 4 . Horse s t o l e n
f r o m camp.
Age 3 5 , S e v e r e l y
wounded i n b a t t l e ,
P e n s i o n evidence: Davis
a c c e p t e d i n t o service as subs t i t u t e f o r H a r r i s o n , who w a s
discharged,
( C o o F, Roberts)
Age 3 2 .
$100 horse,
1Lt
*Davis, Johnathan
Davis, Joseph C ,
Pvt
Pvt
Highsmith
Ferguson
A u s t i n TX
Rusk C o o
*Day, Henry
Decker, Harmon
Pvt
Pvt
Armstrong
Ferguson
Washington
C i t y of Mexico
Decker, W i l l i a m
Pvt
Ferguson
C i t y of Mexico
Delashmut, Van
Denham, A l f r e d
Pvt
Pvt
Handley
Armstrong
Shelbyville
San Antonio
Dennis, Green K O
Pvt
Roberts
N o t stated
*Dial, A s a
Pvt
T r u i t/
Handley
Shelbyville
Dobbs, J. H.
*Dodson/Dobson/Dotson/
Douson, C. Ce
*Donahoo, D a n i e l
Pv t
Pvt2 L
Pvt
Roberts
San Antonio
Roberts
L a Grange
b-l
*Donovan/Donovin
,
William
D o r r e l l , James
*Draub/Drub, F e d r i c k
_.
Pvt
Pvt
Pvt
Dressler, C h a r l e s F.
Pvt
Droullar/Druillard,
Pvt
A.
W.
D u f f i n g e r , George
Duncan, Henry
Pvt
Pvt
t
Ferguson
V e r a Cruz
(Sep-Oct 1847 )
Armstrong
Camp Washington
Age 2 8 .
Age 20,
On h o s p i t a l must e r r o l l a t C a s t l e Perote.
Age 37.
Age 22.
Horse & equipage l o s t i n b a t t l e .
A g e 30,
Mustered i n ( ? )
May 1848 a t Austin.
Age 19.
S i c k i n camp, September
and October 1 8 4 7 ,
W a r Dept. c o n f i r m a t i o n
p a p e r s (1889) i n h i s f i l e .
Age 19,
D i e d a t City
of Mexico 1 8 Feb,
A g e 23.
$ 1 0 0 horse.
L o s t 1 horse, 1 Colt
p i s t o l i n service,
One h o r s e l o s t i n Gulf. ,
Age 3 6 .
$50 h o r s e .
Commutation
for clothing
Camp Washington
due f r o m 1 J a n 1848,
A g e 35,
Died a t Pueblo
Armstrong
Washington
[ P u e b l a l , Mexico,
" L o s t one on a force
Roberts
Camp Washington
march.
[horse?]
(Ap-Mar 1848)
A
g
e
35, Died 11 D e c 1847,
Arms t r o n g
Washington
A
g
e
23,
$100 horse,
Ferguson
C i t y of Mexico
(Jan-May 1848)
Roberts
Roberts
L a Grange
Age 24.
t-l
(3\
A i e 44,
A g e 23,
$50 h o r s e ,
Discharged by
s u r g e o n ' s c e r t , of d i s a b i l i t y ,
Camp Washington
Commutation f o r c l o t h Roberts
Pvt
*Eagan/Eagon , J , F ,/
(Jan-Mar 1848)
i n q- d u e ,
Eazon, James F,
Ferguson
Rusk C o o
A g e 19.
One h o r s e l o s t
E a s l e y , James O./
Pvt
i n c r o s s i n g Gulf ,. ,,
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NUMBER OF FAMILY V I S I T E D ; AGE; f o r m ( i f s e x i s n o t o b r i o u s f r o m n a m e ) ; OCCUPATION;
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i n M r s . C a r p e n t e r ' s t r a n s c r i p t i o n , t o w h i c h I a m i n d e b t e d i n some i n s t a n c e s (where m i c r o f i l m i s i l l e g i b l e ) , b u t w h i c h o f t e n may be i n t e r p r e t e d d i f f e r e n t l y .
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DAGGETT, C h a r l e s B.; S h e l b y 0 0 2 ; 1 4 ; 3 7 ; Farmer; $ 1 2 8 ; Canada; Mary 2 8 I L ; S a r y 5f TX;
C e l i a 3 TX; E p h r i m M, 7 / 1 2 TX; H e l l e n M. WILLIAMS 2 8 I N ; young c h i l d n o t named f TX.
DAGGETT, E. M.; S h e l b y 0 1 3 ; 1 6 8 ; 3 9 ; F a r m e r ; $ 2 , 0 0 0 ; Upper Canada; C a r o l i n e 4 0 S C ;
F r a n c i s M. ADAMS 12m M S ; L e m u e l C. ADAMS 9 M S ; H e l e n M. WILLIAMS 2 5 I N ; Ann 4 / 1 2
TX [ T h e y m u s t have s p l i t t h e i r t i m e between t h e t w o r e s i d e n c e s . ] ; V a l e n t i n e SHEWCOTTS 40m wagoner $ 1 6 0 AL [ M r s . C a r p e n t e r ' s v e r s i o n ; S i s t l e r ' s i n d e x shows V o l l e n t i n e SHWOUTTS].
DANIEL, F r a n c e s ; Dallas 0 9 7 ; 3 6 7 - 7 9 ; 5 4 f ; $ 8 5 0 ; VA: J o h n F. 2 8 F a r m e r TN; T h o m a s B.
1 8 TN; I s a b e l l a 0. 1 5 NC?; Margaret S. 11 NC?
DANLEY, A n d r e w [ s o n of t h e s o l d i e r ? ] ; Van Z a n d t 2 2 6 ; 1 8 6 ; 2 5 ; F a r m e r ; Williamson Co, TN;
m a r r i e d w i t h i n t h e y e a r : E l v i r a 3 9 TN; C h r i s t o p h e r J O H N S O N 2 0 C h e r o k e e C o AL.
DAVIS, H a r r i s o n ; S h e l b y 0 1 0 ; 1 2 4 ; 35; Farmer; $ 9 , 5 0 0 : I L ; E l i s a b e t h 3 1 TN; Mathan 11 TX;
S a r y 1 0 TX; J a n e 6 TX; T h o m a s 3 TX; John 4 / 1 2 TX; A l l e n TATE 2 7 M S ; Margret 2 7 AR.
DAVIS, J e r r y ; R u s k 2 7 8 ; 6 0 6 ; 35; F a r m e r ; $ 7 0 0 ; TN; C a r o l i n e 2 7 AL; E l i z a b e t h 1 3 AL; Sarah
1 2 AL; Courtney 8f AL; John 6 TX; Nancy 1 TX.
DAVIS, J o n a t h a n ; B a s t r o p 1 6 6 ; 1 5 7 - 6 8 ; 3 2 ; Farmer; $ 5 0 0 ; TN; Mary A. 2 3 N C ; Masten V. 5 m
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TX; P a r m e l i a 3 TX; JamBbB. 1 TX; Freeman BAYSMORE 2 8 Day L a b o r e r NC; S q u i r e JACKSON 3 0 Day L a b o r e r TN,
DAY, John H. u n d e r SHEPHERD, C, B, ; Washington 3 0 4 ; 3 0 8 ; 3 7 ; L a w y e r & Farmer; $2,000:
VA:
M. H. 2 8 f KY; C. B, Jr, 8m K Y ; S e t h 4 TX; F . A. I m TX; John H. DAY 3 2 S h e r i f f
$ 1 , 0 0 0 NC; Melissa DAY 2 4 AL [ r e s i d e d i n c o u n t y where s o l d i e r e n l i s t e d ] ,
DIAL, A n n a [ m o t h e r of ASA?]; S h e l b y 0 0 4 ; 4 9 ; 5 0 ; $ 5 5 0 0 ; N C ; [ f o l l o w i n g i n w h a t appears
t o be "ho t e l " ] John C. DIAL 2 3 TN; H a m i l t o n C, 1 7 TN; John RUNNELS Grocer 2 5 TN;
Wm. M. HEWIT C l e r k 2 8 AL; T. G. WILLIAMS P h y s i c i a n 2 7 GA; Sept. (2. LESTER C l e r k
2 2 AL; John A r m s t r o n g H[ouse?] C a r p e n t e r 2 4 E n g l a n d ; Zack BOOTHE C l e r k 2 0 GA;
J. C. LOWERY H C a r p e n t e r 2 3 TN; A l b e r t BOLES 1 8 AL.
DODSON, C . ; Cherokee 8 0 7 ; 31; 39m; P l a n t e r ; $ 1 , 5 0 0 ; TN; Nancy 3 9 TN; Jasper N , 1 5 , Marg a r e t M. 8 , Joshua P o 6 & J o n a t h a n L. 4 born AL; J o e l I. l TX.
DONOHOO, D a n i e l [ f a t h e r of t h e s o l d i e r ? ] ; Newton 1 3 1 ; 1 8 2 - 8 3 ; 6 4 ; Farmer; $ 1 , 5 0 0 ; SC;
Nancy 5 8 S C ; W i l f o r d ( L a b o r e r ) 2 2 LA; Mahulda 1 8 f TX.
DONOVAN, W i l l i a m ; Bexar 2 8 9 ; F o r t Duncan, E a g l e P a s s ; 2 0 ; " P r i v a t e S o l d i e r U . S . " ;
I r e l a n d [ P r o b a b l y n o t t h e same, as s o l d i e r w a s 3 6 on r o s t e r j .
DRAUB, F e r d e n a n d [ b r o t h e r of t h e s o l d i e r ? ] ; Colorado 0 2 7 ; 1 5 ; 3 0 ; P r i n t e r ; $500: G e r many; J a m i m a 4 0 f LA; E d w a r d -10 TX,
DUNCAN, John; C a l d w e l l 4 5 5 ; 2 4 ; 4 8 ; Farmer; $ 1 7 0 ; SC; Mary Ann 42 SC; W i l l i a m P. 2 4
Farmer AL; R o b e r t K O 2 2 M S ; L o u i s a 2 0 MS; E l i z a b e t h 1 4 , John F , 1 2 , A n d r e w J.
1 0 , Samuel 6 , Nancy C. 3 & Thomas W. 2 a l l MS; John R. F a r m e r 2 8 AL; Robert
M, Farmer 2 5 AL; W i l l i a m P. F a r m e r 2 4 AL,
EAGAM, James [ f a t h e r of s o l d i e r ? ] ; Kaufman 2 5 8 ; 2 8 0 - 8 1 ; 4 5 ; F a r m e r ; $ 3 2 0 ; P A ; Mary 3 6 AR;
S a r a h J. 1 7 AR; George W, 1 3 , Mary A. 11, W i l l i a m 9 a l l AR; Margret 7 , James 5 ,
and John 2 a l l TX; David DEMPSEY 1 7 Farmer TN.
EASLEY, J o h n ; R u s k 2 7 8 ; 6 0 2 ; 6 3 ; Farmer; $ 2 , 5 0 0 ; S C ; Nancy 4 6 TN; John Jr, F a r m e r 2 3 TN;
2 2 TN;
Susan 2 1 TN [ p o s s i b l y J o h n ' s w i f e , s i n c e age o u t of sequence]s;
R i c h a r d 1 9 AL; E d w a r d 1 6 , T h o m a s 1 4 , A n d r e w J , 1 2 , & N e w t o n J, 1 0 , a l l born AL;
L o u i s 6 TX.
ELLIOTT, John J.; R u s k 2 7 9 ; 6 2 0 ; 2 2 ; F a r m e r ; $ 1 , 4 0 0 ; TX; C h a r l e s a n n a 15f TN,
ENGLISH, James u n d e r RIDDLE, Wm.; S h e l b y 0 3 8 ; 535; 4 6 ; Farmer; $ 2 , 6 5 5 ; VA; S a r y 4 6 NC;
E l m i n a ( ? ) 8 TX; James ENGLISH 2 7 F a r m e r TN; John 2 5 same; S t e p h e n 2 1 same;
Jonas 1 7 F a r m e r TX.
ENGLISH, John; Shelby 0 1 2 ; 1 5 9 ; 3 0 ; F a r m e r ; TX; Marthy 2 2 NC; E v e l i n e 8 T X ; Wm. 6 TX;
S a r y 4 TX; J a s , 9 / 1 2 TX; R o b t . GOODWIN 3 TX,
ENGLISH, Joshua; S h e l b y 0 0 3 ; 3 6 ; 4 3 ; Farmer; $ 6 , 0 0 0 ; TN; C a n d i s 33f GA; M a t i l d y E. 14
TX; James M, 1 2 , Wm. T. 7 , A r r e n y [ I r e n i e ? ] 6 f , Marthy A. 4 & E l i z a b e t h 2 , TX;
J a m e s GRAY 2 3 Farmer AR,
ESTES, B e t h l e h a m ; Shelby 0 0 1 ; 4 ; 33m; F a r m e r ; $ 4 0 0 ; TN; J u l y a n n 35f TN; L o u i s i a 1 4 and
F a i t h y 1 3 TN; Calhoune l l m , C o r n e l i u s 9 , C a t h e r i n e 7 , M a t t h e w C, 5 , Mary J , 3 &
A s a D. 1, a l l born TX,
ETHERIDGE, H o w a r d ; Fannin 1 6 1 ; 2 1 6 ; 3 6 ; Farmer; $ 1 0 0 ; MS; Anna 2 7 MO; I r a W, 1 0 TX;
S o H. 8 m , R, G o 5 f , M, E. 4 / 1 2 f , a l l T e x a s ,
ETHERIDGE, James; B e x a r 2 8 0 ; W e s t S i d e of L e o n a R i v e r ; 2 3 ; 35; R a n g e r ; T N ,
ETHRIDGE, James S r , ; B e x a r 2 8 0 ; F o r t Inge; 2 4 ; 4 5 ; R a n g e r ; VA,
EVETTS, J , H , ; Washington 2 9 1 ; 1 1 9 ; 44m; Mechanic; $ 4 0 , 0 0 0 ; TN; A. 38f MO; Melton 2 0 TN;
P o D. MILLIGAN 20m TX; J , M, MILLIGAN 1 6 TX; B. F, MILLIGAN l l m TX; S. A, EVETTS
4m TX: N o C. EVETTS 1 0 m TX.
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THE BATEMAN CONNECTION by Bradley B, Ridge, Ph,D, @ 1 9 7 8 , 1 9 7 9
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"The Bateman Connection i s a p a i n s t a k i n g l y documented r e c o r d " of
t h e known descendants of W i l l i a m Bateman ( c a 1590-1658) o f London, Engl a n d ; C h a r l e s t o n and Concord MA; and F a i r f i e l d CT. And, v i a s h a r p l y
typed l i n e a g e c h a r t s , some l i n e s a r e brought down t o t h e p r e s e n t ( e o g o ,
a 1 9 7 1 b i r t h , a 1977 death).
A v a s t q u a n t i t y of h i s t o r i c a l d a t a i s compactly s e t f o r t h i n t h i s
book, w i t h t h e s o u r c e of each i t e m c o n v e n i e n t l y a d j a c e n t i n code. F a c t s
have been r e t r i e v e d from N e w England town v i t a l r e c o r d s , from w i l l s ,
from newspapers and p e r s o n a l correspondence, from a r c h i v e s , and from
p u b l i s h e d books,
There i s a tremendous, minutely d e t a i l e d Bibliography o f Bateman
Data and Genealogies of some 30 pages.
The References p a r t i s t h e key
t o t h e s h o r t c i t a t i o n s used i n t h e A l p h a b e t i c a l L i s t i n g of Batemans,
The book i s b a s i c a l l y composed o f t h r e e indexes:
(1) A l p h a b e t i c a l
L i s t of Batemans by F i r s t Namesp ( 2 ) A l p h a b e t i c a l L i s t of Bateman Wives
by F i r s t N a m e s , and ( 3 ) A Surname Index--the l a s t b e i n g sixty-odd pages,
generously spaced,
(Such e l e g a n t s p a c i n g seems awesomely e x t r a v a g a n t t o
an e d i t o r who must pinch p e n n i e s i n t h i s modest p u b l i c a t i o n : )
The Preface t e l l s how t h e a u t h o r g o t i n t e r e s t e d i n r e s e a r c h i n g and
w r i t i n g t h e h i s t o r y of h i s m o t h e r ' s a n c e s t o r s ,
Reading t h e Explanatory
Notes i s a must b e f o r e even d i p p i n g i n t o t h e book, and t h e William Bateman Prologue i s a d e l i g h t f u l p r e r e q u i s i t e . T h i s i s followed by a L i s t
of Works C o n s u l t e d - - i , e , , B r i t i s h sources--in r e g a r d t o t h e surname
Bateman.
A f u l l page of A b b r e v i a t i o n s used completes t h e t a l e of " f i n d i n g
a i d s " D r . Ridge h a s f u r n i s h e d t o h e l p t h e reader e s t a b l i s h h i s Bateman
connection. The e x p l a n a t i o n of t h e u n u s u a l l y l a r g e number o f such dev i c e s i s t h a t t h e book was composed by a p r a c t i c i n g p s y c h o l o g i s t who i s
familiar w i t h t h e d i s d p l i n e s of b e h a v i o r a l and s o c i a l sciences.
(Too
bad h i s p r o o f r e a d e r was n o t e q u a l l y w e l l grounded i n s p e l l i n g : )
Because
of h i s r e s p e c t f o r e x a c t i t u d e , t h e a u t h o r i n c l u d e d no " f a m i l y mythology"
--the u n s u b s t a n t i a t e d f a m i l y t r a d i t i o n t h a t crowds ( o r c l o u d s ) so many
g e n e a l o g i e s . Only m a t e r i a l t h a t h a s m e t h i s high s t a n d a r d s of authent i c i t y appear i n t h i s work, which, he s a y s , i s n o t r e a l l y " f i n i s h e d . "
H e encourages o t h e r s t o come forward w i t h r e l i a b l e d a t a t o f i l l i n t h e
gaps, s o t h a t t h e f i n a l IVnrrcan be p u t i n p l a c e t o complete THE BATEMAN
COEaPJECTIQ:.., as t h e d u s t jacket shows i t ,
Every a s p i r i n g "genealogy-writer" would do w e l l t o examine t h i s
e x c e l l e n t volume f o r guidance i n s t y l e , accuracy and c l a r i t y .
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I n c l u d e a t l e a s t one d a t e , p l a c e & f i r s t name w i t h e a c h o n e . Use names
o r a b b r e v i a t i o n s of m o n t h s ; p r o o f r e a d y o u r c o p y . C u e r i e s are f r e e .
(1) ELLIS-HORNE-PATTERSON-THORNBRUGH
S e e k i n g names o f t h e
b r o t h e r s & s i s t e r s o f Andrew Ogden Horne ( b . 1793 E a s t T N ) ; m .
E l i z a b e t h T h o r n b r u g h 1 8 1 2 ; moved t o AL; l a t e r came t o A u s t i n TX
c a 1847; d i e d t h e r e i n 1876. Two s o n s l i v e d & d i e d a t A u s t i n :
D r . W i l l i a m Thornbrugh Horne ( b . 1818 AL; d . 1876 A u s t i n ) a n d D r .
James Horne ( b . 1 8 2 1 AL; d , 1 8 4 9 ) .
Pleasant Miller E l l i s
( b . 1819, L i n c o l n Co, TN) m . 1841 Nancy P a t t e r s o n ( b . 1817 S C ) .
Any data welcome.
( 2 ) COKE-GRANGER-MOORE-RICHARDS
Seeking information on
Dr. George Cove1 R i c h a r d s b . 1833 N Y ; d . 1 9 0 8 N a s h v i l l e TN; m .
Nannie Granger b . c a 1835 K Y . P a r e n t s were R i c h a r d & Mary P a u l
R i c h a r d s , b o t h b o r n England.
. J o h n A . Moore b . ca 1835 KY m .
S u s a n Coke b . ca 1835 T N , - - 2 e l a Horne S u l l i n s , R o u t e .1,Box 42-A,
H i l l s b o r o TX 76645.
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S e e k i n g names o f p a r e n t s o f
(1) ROWELL-WALLACE-WILLIAMSON,
S e b o r n J o s e p h R o w e l l ( b . 7 Nov 1862 A R ) a n d J e s s e P i n k n e y R o w e l l
( b . 6 S e p 1 8 5 9 ) . T h e i r f a t h e r came f r o m GA i n 1 8 4 0 s ; m o t h e r b o r n
i n Texas.
S e e k i n g p a r e n t s o f W a l t e r W . W a l l a c e ( b . 1850 T X )
who m . Rachel W i l l i a m s o n . A l l s e t t l e d i n T e x a s .
( 2 ) COX-PHELPS.
D e s i r e names o f p a r e n t s o f P e r r y B . Cox
( b . 1877 i n M O ? ) and P e r r y P . P h e l p s ( b . M O ? ) .
A l l settled i n
H a m i l t o n Co, T X .
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( 3 ) ELLEDGE-REYNOLDS-THOMPSON.
Desire any d a t a , e s p e c i a l l y
names of p a r e n t s , r e M a t i l d a A . Thompson ( b . TX; m . 1872 Medina Co
T X ) ; and Benjamin E l l e d g e who m . C a t h e r i n e R e y n o l d s 7 Apr 1 8 0 6 ,
H a m i s o n Co, I N .
( 4 ) CAPPS-DUCKWORTHGRAY PATRICK. Need p a r e n t s o f H e n d e r s o n
C h a n c e l e r P a t r i c k ( b . 1 Dec 1822 a t W i n c h e s t e r , F r a n k l i n Co, T N ) &
w i f e L u c i n d a G r a y . A l s o p a r e n t s o f Damon Capps ( b . 1814?) a n d
w i f e T h i r s e y Duckworth ( b . 1 8 2 1 ? ) . A l l s e t t l e d i n A n d e r s o n Co,TX
i n 1 8 6 0 s . Any i n f o r m a t i o n welcome.--Mrs. Henry W . P a t r i c k , Box
1 2 6 , Chama NM 87520.
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AGS Q u a r t e r l y
V o l . X X I No. 1
A u s t i n TX
(1) ARNOLD-BRADSHAW-HEINE.
Request data on James HQuston
Bradshaw, b . 1857 TX; m o 2 3 Dec 1876 t o C . Amanda "Emma" Arnold
( b . 1857 MS). He was murdered by C . H . Heine 1 3 Dec 1910 i n Burn e t C o , TX. T h e i r c h i l d r e n : P e a r l E s t e l l e , O s c a r , E a l y , Dee,
Lena, E l l a , Abie, & L e v i e .
( 2 ) BRADSHAW. Request d a t a on F i e l d s M . Bradshaw, b . 1826
I L I m . Amanda --- ( b . 1832 I L ) . T h e i r c h i l d r e n : E . M . , U . J . , E l v i r a , James Houston, S . C . , A l i c e & M a t t i e . B e l i e v e F i e l d s w a s s o n
o f W i l l i a m Joseph Bradshaw ( b . c a 1796 N C ) and Mahala --- ( b . c a
1800 K Y ) . --Eugene N . M i l l e r , 200 N . 2nd S t , S i e r r a Vista A 2 8 5 - 6 3 ,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FABRICATED "FAMILY NAME" COATS OF ARMS
VS I N D I V I D U A L I Z E D ONES --ASK THE
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF HERALDRY
C o l . Ralph E . P e a r s o n and your e d i t o r a r e s t i l l engaged i n
t h e s t r u g g l e against s p u r i o u s c o a t s o f arms, a c r u s a d e t h a t may
cause some t o e q u a t e us w i t h Don Q u i x o t e t i l t i n g a t w i n d m i l l s .
I n r e c e n t correspondence, t h e well-known c o l u m n i s t and l o n g time member o f AGS r e g r e t f u l l y informed me t h a t we have l o s t a n o t h e r
j o u s t : The H e r e d i t a r y R e g i s t e r o f t h e USA, which " w a s once a good
r e f e r e n c e book o f h i s t o r i c a l and p a t r i o t i c s o c i e t i e s , f a m i l y a s s o c i a t i o n s and b i o g r a p h i e s , h a s under new ownership j o i n e d t h e s o - c a l l e d
f a m i l y name c o a t o f a r m s ' r a c k e t ' . "
Colonel P e a r s o n recommends The A r m i g e r ' s News f o r informat i o n a b o u t c o a t s o f arms f o r Americans. T h i s q u a r t e r l y may be obt a i n e d f o r two y e a r s by making a $10 d o n a t i o n t o t h e American Coll e g e o f H e r a l d r y P u b l i c a t i o n Fund. Address D r . David P i t t m a n Johns o n , E d i t o r , Drawer C G , U n i v e r s i t y AL 33486. (Yes, t h a t ' s t h e name
of t h e town, NOT U n i v e r s i t y o f Alabama:)
When you w r i t e your " f a m i l y genealogy,'' how much i s
HISTORY and how much WISH-STORY?
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