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HelpEye-catchers from an 1871 Publication, Batch 4 (42 names)
"O" - "S" names which stood out to me as I scanned through descendants of my 10th gr grandfather. Combos are firsts and middles, unless otherwise noted.
"O" Female:
Orette Elizabeth
Orissa
Orpha
"O" Male:
Oel
Oramel
Orasmus
Orlo
Orman Dana
Orrin
Orvis
Ozias
"P" Female:
Pamelia
Perley Jane
Persis
Pluma
Printha
"P" Male:
Parmenas
Pelatiah
Philander
Philo
Preserved - my 8th gr grandfather who, according to this publication, was given this name because he was born in a terrible snow storm and survived severe conditions. He has sisters, Experiece and Thankful, and a brother, Ford, but the rest of his siblings have fairly "normal" names.
"R" Female:
Reliance
Rhoda Bethania
Roxa
Rozelle
"R" Male:
Return
Reuben - my 5th gr grandfather who, when captured in the fall of Fort Washington during the Revolutionary War, boldly escaped boarding a British prison-ship, grasping his musket by the barrel and wielding it as a club, then out-running pursuing "Indians". This story has certainly broadened my perception of the name.
Riverius
Romulus
"S" Female:
Sabra
Sarepta
Selecta
Selinda
Shady Ann
Silence
Silence HURD - given name & SURNAME; from a separate source but I had to include it
Sistina
Submit
"S" Male:
Samuel Adelbert
Shubael
Simeon
Supply
"O" Female:
Orette Elizabeth
Orissa
Orpha
"O" Male:
Oel
Oramel
Orasmus
Orlo
Orman Dana
Orrin
Orvis
Ozias
"P" Female:
Pamelia
Perley Jane
Persis
Pluma
Printha
"P" Male:
Parmenas
Pelatiah
Philander
Philo
Preserved - my 8th gr grandfather who, according to this publication, was given this name because he was born in a terrible snow storm and survived severe conditions. He has sisters, Experiece and Thankful, and a brother, Ford, but the rest of his siblings have fairly "normal" names.
"R" Female:
Reliance
Rhoda Bethania
Roxa
Rozelle
"R" Male:
Return
Reuben - my 5th gr grandfather who, when captured in the fall of Fort Washington during the Revolutionary War, boldly escaped boarding a British prison-ship, grasping his musket by the barrel and wielding it as a club, then out-running pursuing "Indians". This story has certainly broadened my perception of the name.
Riverius
Romulus
"S" Female:
Sabra
Sarepta
Selecta
Selinda
Shady Ann
Silence
Silence HURD - given name & SURNAME; from a separate source but I had to include it
Sistina
Submit
"S" Male:
Samuel Adelbert
Shubael
Simeon
Supply
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According to a website created by American descendants of my 10th gr grandfather (whose descendants are detailed in the 1871 publication), continued research indicates that he emigrated from England to America aboard the "Hopewell" in 1635. I've not seen documentation to verify this claim, however.
It appears that I have other early colonial lines on both sides of the family; I know for sure that I have four direct ancestors who fought in the Revolutionary War. But I also have ancestors who came in the 19th century like yours did (I've most studied my immigrant ancestors from Ireland and Wales) and then I've got close British ancestors who arrived here in the early 20th century, so I'm a good part "newbie" too.
I like Rhoda Bethania too and noticed the name Rhoda being passed on a lot in this publication. Many generations down the road from this 10th gr grandfather, a female member of the family (not named Rhoda) married (she and he becoming my 4th great grandparents)and the name Rhoda continued to be passed along that new branch of the family. My 4th gr grandfather was in the habit of grafting apple trees and roses and creating hybrids and such. He created a "new" rose for each of his children when they were born and then it became the kids' responsibility to tend their rose when old enough. I've read that descendants of his daughter, Rhoda, still grow "Rhoda's rose".
Not that you wanted to know all of that, but there it is.
It appears that I have other early colonial lines on both sides of the family; I know for sure that I have four direct ancestors who fought in the Revolutionary War. But I also have ancestors who came in the 19th century like yours did (I've most studied my immigrant ancestors from Ireland and Wales) and then I've got close British ancestors who arrived here in the early 20th century, so I'm a good part "newbie" too.
I like Rhoda Bethania too and noticed the name Rhoda being passed on a lot in this publication. Many generations down the road from this 10th gr grandfather, a female member of the family (not named Rhoda) married (she and he becoming my 4th great grandparents)and the name Rhoda continued to be passed along that new branch of the family. My 4th gr grandfather was in the habit of grafting apple trees and roses and creating hybrids and such. He created a "new" rose for each of his children when they were born and then it became the kids' responsibility to tend their rose when old enough. I've read that descendants of his daughter, Rhoda, still grow "Rhoda's rose".
Not that you wanted to know all of that, but there it is.
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Briefly googled Shady Ann and did not come up with why she was given that name, but she did pass it down to a daughter, so I'm guessing she must have liked it.
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I'm guessing Pluma must be pronounced with the "oo" sound. I did see other name sites which list it but none had pronunciation or meaning. I did note that Pluma is a surname; Ancestry has a map showing where Pluma families recorded in census records were located.
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No idea why Shady Ann was given that name but she passed it on to one of her daughters, so it would seem she liked it.
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