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 May 5 2006, 09:29 PM
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Bruce, I was watching a special on modern China the other day and a China specialist was pontificating on several points. His name was Bill Moomaw.
Now, you're the first person I ever ran across with that last name, so I figure it can't be all *that* common. Is this fellow some relation of yours? -the other Doug -------------------- “The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.” -Mark Twain
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May 15 2006, 04:06 AM
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First lier doesn't have a chance...
My family name, Woodbury, is thought to be derived from the Danish for Wild and Burg, or the 'Wild Borough'. The Woodbury castle was built in Cornwall prior to the Norman invasion. The Woodbury's fled with the puritans to New England in 1623, and get this, William and John Woodbury were granted the charters for both Salem and New Salem. William's great great grandson, Jeremiah, converted to Mormonism in 1840. He was in the Third wagon train to the Salt Lake Valley in 1847, and his grandson Willian, my great grandfather, was among the first children born in the desert. So I have Wild Danes, Polygamist and witches, and if I have to come back with a bigger story, wait until you hear about my mother's family... Edit - year, based upon a list of the founders and settlers of the first Puritan settlement, Cape Ann & Naumkeag, 1623-1627: Allen, Balch, Conant, Cushman, Gardner, Gray, Jeffrey, Knight, Lyford, Norman, Oldham, Palfrey, Patch, Pickryn, Winslow, Woodbury. In ~ 1627 some of these families resettled in Salem. |
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May 22 2006, 01:05 PM
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My own, Borges, comes from a portuguese knight back in the middle ages, Rodrigo Anes, that fought aside the king of France Phillipe Augustus, and helped releasing the city of Bourges from a siege, so brave and passionate he was on his task that he was named the Chevalier de Bourges, or the Bourges' Knight.
When he returned to Portugal he established himself in Trás-os-Montes, NE of the kingdom and with the passing of time the name became what I have today. I even got a coat of arms!  
-------------------- "Ride, boldly ride," The shade replied, "If you seek for Eldorado!"
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May 22 2006, 01:25 PM
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You forgot the motto:
"Per astra ad vorago" Chris edit: found a better word 
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May 22 2006, 01:44 PM
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Special Cookie Group: Members Posts: 2168 Joined: 6-April 05 From: Sintra | Portugal Member No.: 228 |
QUOTE (chris @ May 22 2006, 02:25 PM)  You forgot the motto: "Per astra ad vorago" Chris edit: found a better word Huumm! I liked that! But I have already one...: Concussus Surgo -------------------- "Ride, boldly ride," The shade replied, "If you seek for Eldorado!"
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dvandorn There is... another... Moomaw... May 5 2006, 09:29 PM
BruceMoomaw Not that I know of, but we're scattered around... May 5 2006, 09:41 PM
RNeuhaus QUOTE (BruceMoomaw @ May 5 2006, 04:41 PM... May 5 2006, 11:55 PM Phil Stooke My, those Huguenots got around, didn't they? ... May 5 2006, 11:48 PM jamescanvin QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ May 6 2006, 09:48 AM... May 6 2006, 05:39 AM BruceMoomaw Actually, I did misspeak. It's just the NAME ... May 6 2006, 03:41 AM elakdawalla I just have to jump in here to say that this is on... May 6 2006, 01:58 PM remcook QUOTE I presume it's there that the name picke... May 6 2006, 02:23 PM Rob Pinnegar Mine is another one that doesn't appear to mak... May 6 2006, 07:58 PM Bill Harris >I'm afraid moomaw doesn't make any sen... May 6 2006, 04:24 PM elakdawalla It's Indian (my husband's a Parsi). ... May 6 2006, 04:35 PM helvick QUOTE (elakdawalla @ May 6 2006, 05:35 PM... May 6 2006, 04:55 PM lyford QUOTE (elakdawalla @ May 6 2006, 09:35 AM... May 6 2006, 06:33 PM elakdawalla QUOTE (lyford @ May 6 2006, 11:33 AM) Tha... May 6 2006, 06:37 PM climber QUOTE (elakdawalla @ May 6 2006, 06:35 PM... May 22 2006, 01:26 PM dvandorn Wow -- I sure can't top that in terms of origi... May 6 2006, 04:54 PM djellison Well - unfortuately, I don't have a brother ca... May 6 2006, 06:22 PM remcook My last name is not pronounced very politely in En... May 6 2006, 08:30 PM Cugel QUOTE (remcook @ May 6 2006, 08:30 PM) My... May 6 2006, 11:54 PM |
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