Re: Correction: ARENDALL 1787 VA
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Correction: ARENDALL 1787 VA
Vivian Arendall 5/26/98
It seems that James sometimes used the name ARNOLD, as did his oldest daughter, Mary T. Does anyone have any insight into why? Also looking for parents of James ARENDALL & Caty JONES.
I can answer this question for you. I was married to an Arendall and moved to Halifax Co, Va. If you have never lived there you might not understand how badly they abused the English language. I was often called Mrs. Arnold, Mrs. Aundell as well as Mrs. Undall....... Long and drawn out. When the area was first settled most of the residents did not know how to read or write. As a result when giving their names to be written, people often tried to spell it as it was pronounced..... Undall "taking a full 30 seconds to say" usually ended being spelled as Arnold. Try saying it with a long drawn out southern accent, lol.