Thursday, August 2, 2018

UFN : Abbridgston Jones

The first unusual first name [from here abbreviated "UFN"] is Abbridgston.  Suspect it was spoken like Ab-bridgs-ton.  Most likely it came from another surname or maybe from a geographic location.  The name appears in the 1790 Census of Wake County, NC.  He was listed as "head of household" with 1 male over 16, 2 males under 16, 2 females, and 1 slave.  This would place him born around 1770 given his oldest was over 16 , and next two sons were under 16.  [Based upon marriage age was started 18-21 years for males.]  Anyone have this name in their family tree?

Source: Caroline Cunningham was a genealogist very interested in the JONES surname.  Her focus was on JONES families from Virginia, North Carolina, and Maryland. Her goal was "...to record in print some of the records found in the various archives of the United States in such a way that the tracing of Jones families is made easier."  She published her work from Raleigh, North Carolina, August 1964.  Presently, this work can be found in East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J.Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC.  It is titled: Caroline Cunningham Collection, Collection No 56.  This first name appears on page 1, Vol.II.  Would like to have thanked her in person, but her work stands alone in the Jones Surname Family Tree.

1 comment:

  1. Good to see you online, Jerry. I love this name. Ab-bridgs-ton. Good, solid and strong name.

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