Re: [ranchos] Names

To address the issue of only using the first name for a mother on a baptismal record.

I was told by a researcher that the mother would have been "India", and did not have a surname however, she was given a Christian name by the priest. Also, once the woman, "India", married she would then take her husbands surname.

I would guess that this was the researchers conclusion.

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Helyn Castaneda

alice_wissing <alice_wissing@...> wrote:

While looking at the International Genealogical Index I came across an ancestor possibly having a child with a woman other than his wife during the late 1700's. The child carried the father's last name only (no mother's name attached at the end)and only the mother's first name was listed. I was under the impression an illegitimate child never used his father's last name, so this confused me. I've ordered a copy of the entry from the History Center, but it will take weeks for me to receive it. In the meantime, does anyone know if there were strict standards regarding an illegitimate child's use of a father's last name? And also, why would only a first name be listed for a mother? I see this all the time while perusing the IGI. Thanks, Alicia

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