Apparently the Manire family has their favorite letters of the alphabet for naming children.
Letters with the most names for the Manire families: "C", "E", "J", "L", "M", "W"
Other letters that have quite a few names: "A", "D", "R", "S"
Researching people can get a bit tricky sometimes. Starting with the early 1700's the family had their favorite names. These names were used just about in every generation. The closer to 1900's the more they started getting more creative with the names of their children.
Popular Manire names: Ann (Annie), Benjamin, Charles, David, Edmund (especially Edmund Henry), Elizabeth, George, James, John, Joseph, Lemuel, Martha, Mary (especially Mary J. or Mary Jane), Philip, Robert, Sarah, Stephen, Susannah, Thomas, and William.
By far the Winning name being JOHN... I have like 30 with John for their first name. Luckily a lot of them have different middle names and birthdates.
It gets a bit crazy when a John has sons named John and William. And they have sons named John and William. (just an example of what I mean) And they didn't always go by their names given at birth. There are a lot of nicknames I have yet to understand... like Polly for a Mary or Martha. Guess you had to have been there to understand it.
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