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Colonial Fancher Given Names
This section reviews Colonial
America customs and traditions of naming their children. It also reviews the names used in
early Fancher families. Shown below are frequently used sources of sons and daughters
names in the customary order of use.
First son
Named
after his father
Second son
Named after his
father’s father
Third son
Named after mother’s father
Other sons
Named after an
uncle, other family members, and close family friends.
First daughter Named after her mother
Second daughter Named after her mother’s
mother
Third daughter Named
after her father’s mother
Other daughters Named after an aunt,
other family members, and close family friends
In those days, the men were
more dominant than women in society, and the father’s line was considered more
important. Sometimes, few names from the mother’s side would be used.
William An Important Family Name
William, David, Richard, and John Fancher
were the original Fancher Families in Connecticut plus Catherine and Hannah who are
sisters of these four. The following list of the four male families shows the similarity
of the names used within their family by each of the brothers.
Name of
brother Names of Sons
William
William, John, Richard, David
John
David, William, John
David
David, William
Richard
Richard, William, David
As shown above, William named four of his
sons the same names as the four original brothers and a daughter had the same name as his
sister. David had two of his sons with the same name as his brothers. Richard had three
sons the same name as a brother. John had three sons with the same name as a brother.
Within this family, William was an
important name to the four brothers. Richard had a son William who died and he named
another William. It should be noted that William, Richard, and John named their second son
William. In many early family customs, the second was named after the father’s
father. It would be a appropriate assumption that the four brothers’ father was named
William.
Following is a detailed
listing of the Colonial Fancher Families naming patterns, showing their children’s
given names in the order of their birth and a possible source of the given name of that
child. Joseph Fancher of Cape May County, New Jersey is not included because the names of
his children, with the exception of his daughter Abigail, are unknown. But it should be
noted that both John and Richard Fancher also named a daughter Abigail
CATHERINE FANCHER
Married Ebenezer Elwell - son of Sarah
Wheadon and Samuel Elwell
Samuel Elwell’s parents were Samuel Elwell and Esther Dutch
Ebenezer’s siblings were Hannah, Sarah, Samuel, Joseph & Mary
Child
Possibly Named After
Other Information
Ebenezer
Father
Name also appears in William’s line
Sarah
Father's mother
Name unique to Catherine's family
Catherine Mother
Name unique to Catherine's family
Judith
Unknown
Name unique to Catherine's family
Lydia
Unknown
Name unique to Catherine's family
Jonathan
Unknown
Name also appears in Hannah’s line
Ann
Unknown
Name unique to Catherine's family
Samuel
Father's Father
Name also appears in William’s line
WILLIAM FANCHER
Married Thankful Thomson - dau of Hannah
Wheadon and John Thomson
Hannah Wheadon was son of Thomas Wheadon and Hannah Sutliff
John Thomson was son of Ebenezer Tomson and Deborah Dudley.
Thankful had a sister Deborah.
Child
Possibly Named After
Other Information
Samuel
Unknown
Name also appears in Catherine’s line
William Father
Name also appears in Richard, John, David & Hannah’s lines
Deborah Mother's sister
Name also appears in Hannah’s
line
John Mother's Father
Name also appears in John and
David’s lines
Hannah Mother's mother
Name also appears in Hannah’s line
Elizabeth Unknown
Name unique to William's family
Ebenezer (Elwell or Tompson?) Name also appears in
Catherine’s line
Ichabod Unknown
Name unique to William's family
Jehiel Unknown
Name unique to William's family
Lemuel Unknown
Name unique to William's family
Thomas Mother's Grandfather Name unique to William's
family
Thankful Mother
Name unique to William's family
Ithiel Unknown
'Name unique to William's family
Veal Unknown
Name unique to William 's family (Vail/Veale family)
HANNAH FANCHER
Married Joseph3 Garnsey - son of
Mary Lockwood and Joseph2 Garnsey.
Mary Lockwood was daughter of Edmund Lockwood and Hannah Scott.
Joseph3 Garnsey’s siblings were Mary, Joseph, John, Rose, Jonathan,
Hannah, Deborah,
Susannah.
Child
Possibly Named After Other Information
Hannah
Mother
Name also appears in William’s line
Joseph Father
Name also appears in John’s line
William Unknown
Name also appears in Richard, John, William &
David’s lines
Joseph Father
Renaming of child who was deceased
Deborah Unknown
Name also appears in William’s line
Jonathan Father's brother
Name also appears in Catherine’s line
DAVID FANCHER
Married unknown - (Perhaps Sarah, per Wm
Hoyt Fancher) dau. of Unknown and Unknown
Birth order of children uncertain.
Child
Possibly Named After
Other Information
Sylvanus
Unknown
Name unique to David’s family
Mary Unknown
Name unique to David’s family
James Unknown
Name unique to David’s family
David Unknown
Name also appears in Richard and John’s lines
William Unknown
Name also appears in William, John,
Richard & Hannah’s line
Possibly other children per William Hoyt
Fancher
RICHARD FANCHER
Married Martha - daughter of unknown
Child
Possibly Named After Other
Information
Richard
Father
Name unique to Richard’s family
Martha Mother
Name unique to Richard’s family
William Brother
Name also appears in William, John,
David & Hannah’s line
Benjamin Unknown
Name unique to Richard’s family
Abigail Unknown
Name also appears in John
(and Joseph's) line
David
Father' Brother
Name also appears in John and David's
line
Amy
Unknown
Name unique to Richard’s family
William Brother
Renaming son after first son William died
(See above)
JOHN FANCHER
Married Eunice Bouton - daughter of Mercy
Hickcock and John Bouton
Eunice Bouton’s siblings: Mercy, Daniel, John, Mary, Ebenezer, David, Jonathan,
Elijah.
Child
Possibly Named After Other Information
John
Father
Name also appears in David and William’s lines
William Brother
Name also appears in William, Richard, Hannah, and
David’s lines
Nathaniel Unknown
Name unique to John’s family
Abigail Unknown
Name also appears in Richard’s line (and Joseph’s)
David Brother
Name also appears in Richard and David’s line
Joseph Unknown
Name also appears in Hannah’s line
Eunice Mother
Name unique to John’s family
Mercy Mother's Mother
Name
unique to John’s family
Daniel Mother's Brother
Name
unique to John’s family
Elijah Mother's Brother
Name
unique to John’s family
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