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Hi,
My g,g,g grandfather was names Erastus JACOBS. I know little about his. I do know he and his parents lived in New York stats in the early 1800s.
Erastus first married Eliza Brown, who died and then Mary Jane Snodgrass.
I am trying find a history on his first name.I know it is a bible name. Does anyone know if it is a common name with Germans or the Irish?
God Bless,
Angel
My g,g,g grandfather was names Erastus JACOBS. I know little about his. I do know he and his parents lived in New York stats in the early 1800s.
Erastus first married Eliza Brown, who died and then Mary Jane Snodgrass.
I am trying find a history on his first name.I know it is a bible name. Does anyone know if it is a common name with Germans or the Irish?
God Bless,
Angel
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On southern plantations in the U.S. back in the days before the Civil War and when slavery was in existence, plantation owners would often whimsically give their slaves names from the bible, mythology, and ancient history.
One very popular plantation name was "Rastus", which was derived from the biblical name "Erastus".
But I doubt that has any connection to your g g g grandfather.
Just a bit of trivia I thought I'd provide.
-- Nanaea
One very popular plantation name was "Rastus", which was derived from the biblical name "Erastus".
But I doubt that has any connection to your g g g grandfather.
Just a bit of trivia I thought I'd provide.
-- Nanaea
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