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Spider Jerusalem

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4. One of my ancestors was a John Wise of Virginia, who named two of his sons "John"
Sat Jan 24, 2015, 12:19 PM
Jan 2015

with the younger "called Johannes for distinction's sake" (this was in the 17th century).

And another of my ancestors was a Mareen Duvall (Marin du Val) who emigrated to Maryland; he named two of his sons , one by each of his wives, "Mareen".

So at least some English and French families did it, as well as Germans.

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