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Date Posted: 10:08:35 08/24/03 Sun
Author: Grace S. Green
Subject: Re: Sarah Helen Cleveland Cannon 1804-after1870
In reply to: James Woodall 's message, "Sarah Helen Cleveland Cannon 1804-after1870" on 06:39:54 08/19/03 Tue

>Her parents are Jeremiah Cleveland and Nancy Helen
>Clark.I need any info on that. Sarah and Ellis had
>these childern Julianna Cannon ca.1828 never
>married
>Harriet Cannon ca.1829 never married
>Fannie Melvina Cannon ca.1832 never married
>Horace Bowen Cannon sept.8 1835 married Elizabeth
>Ramey
>Elizabeth JB Cannon oct.27 1838 married William Woodall
>Russell Cannon ca. 1841 don't know
>Henry Albert Cannon 1845 married Melisssa
>Williams

Hey James,

I have Jeremiah married three times. His first wife was Ann (Nancy) Sutton,(per GA land records) Second Helen Clark and third Mrs. Martha Smith. Nancy is a nick name for Ann. In that time period it was against the law for the English to have two given names, See below.

"Middle Names Illegal For Our English Ancestors


From an article in "Harper's Magazine"", early 1900's: via Smoke Signals, publication of Ottawa County Genealogical Society, Miami, OK.

Middle names, hard as it is to credit in this generation, ere once illegal. The old English law was very definite as to the naming of children and, according to Coke, "a man cannot have two names of baptism". It is requisite, the law goes on, "that the purchaser benamed by the name of his baptism and his surname, and that special
heed be taken to the name of baptism".

Royal personages have always been allowed to have more than one given name, but as late as 1600, it is said, there were only four persons in all England who had two given names. In 1620 the Mayflower sailed for America, and there was not a man or woman upon it who had
a middle name. Even a century and a half ago, double names were very uncommon. The English used to dodge the law at times by ingeniously compounding names. Thus an old parish register in England may occasionally show combinations such as Fannasabilia, which is Fanny and Sibyl joined together, and Anna and Maria. Maris is one of the earliest middle
names of record for boys. It was given in honor of the Virgin Mary. As much as they dared, beginning along in the eighteenth century, parents evaded the "one name law".

But, even as late as 100 years ago, custom was against the middle name. If the names of the signers of the Declaration of independence be looked over, it will be found that only three of them had middle names. the first five presidents of the United States had only one name each -- George Washington, - John Adams Thomas Jefferson - James Madison - and James Monroe. Before Grant, eighteenth of the line,
there were only three double named executives: John Quincy Adams -William Henry Harrison - and James Knox Polk.

When middle names got going and became the fashion, the law having dropped into disuse, parents went to work combining names for their offspring enthusiastically One custom was done away with in England in consequence of this, the plan of naming eldest son for the estate, particularly where he succeeds to that estate through his mother.
This old practice is still followed to some extent in this country by the mother's maiden name being given to the eldest son, and this identifies the boy when he reaches manhood, and so has some purpose. From the Augusta Genealogical Society, vol 3, issue 2."

and anyway Nancy is not a nickname for Helen. I believe that Helen was related to the family of Sarah Clark who was the daughter of Elizabeth Sevier, dau of John Xavier/Sevier, first Gov of TN. I have not checked this out yet.

I have in my records only two children for Jeremiah & Helen. A son; and a daughter named Helen, born circa 1800. I found her on the 1800 Pendleton County, SC census. I have she married an Ellis Cannon. If however you say she had her first child in 1828, then this may not be her. She would be old for a first child. I would like to correct my records. Do you have documentation for Sarah Helen? My line is Jacob & Mildred White Cleveland also. :)

If I can be help, let me know.

Grace S. Green

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