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Title: Help deciphering a name from a 1771 will please
Post by: Amy K on Wednesday 23 June 10 19:53 BST (UK)
Hi Rootschatters!

Can you offer any help deciphering the following name from a will dated 1771 please?

I can post a separte section for comparison if that helps...

Many thanks

Amy

Title: Re: Help deciphering a name from a 1771 will please
Post by: Suffolkgal on Wednesday 23 June 10 20:08 BST (UK)
Hi Amy,

Yes, a little extra would be helpful I think.  (Are we the only ones not watching the football or on the 1911 site?)
Title: Re: Help deciphering a name from a 1771 will please
Post by: alunno-a on Wednesday 23 June 10 20:13 BST (UK)
I think the 2 capitals are "A"s- a guess, but ti me it looks like A(braham) Adamson   
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Sally
Title: Re: Help deciphering a name from a 1771 will please
Post by: Suffolkgal on Wednesday 23 June 10 20:20 BST (UK)
Oh dear... I thought they were an 'M' and a 'B'  :-[
Title: Re: Help deciphering a name from a 1771 will please
Post by: Amy K on Wednesday 23 June 10 20:25 BST (UK)
Well, this is her husband's name... with the text underneath reading 'Tallow Chandler son of'

Title: Re: Help deciphering a name from a 1771 will please
Post by: Suffolkgal on Wednesday 23 June 10 20:36 BST (UK)
Do you think the surname could be Bardon/Barden?
Title: Re: Help deciphering a name from a 1771 will please
Post by: Amy K on Wednesday 23 June 10 20:56 BST (UK)
Yes, I do, either Bardon or maybe Bardin... I didn't say in the original post as I didn't want to lead people - it's the forename that has got me totally stumped.

I think I can decipher Bo_hont but what on earth could that be?


Quote from: Suffolkgal on Wednesday 23 June 10 20:36 BST (UK)
Do you think the surname could be Bardon/Barden?
Title: Re: Help deciphering a name from a 1771 will please
Post by: Suffolkgal on Wednesday 23 June 10 21:04 BST (UK)
Me too!  It looks like ?ochont.  I don't think it's a 'B' as it doesn't look like the 'B' in the surname.  To me it looks like an 'M' or a 'W' but that doesn't help much, does it? ;D
Title: Re: Help deciphering a name from a 1771 will please
Post by: Roger in Sussex on Wednesday 23 June 10 22:25 BST (UK)
It looks to me like Mochont. Could it be a surname used as a first name, her mother's maiden name, perhaps?

Roger
Title: Re: Help deciphering a name from a 1771 will please
Post by: murray00 on Monday 07 February 11 17:17 GMT (UK)
 I am interested in huguenot  ancestors  from poitou