Consider the Names of Lydia and Seth's Children

Naming Baby

Since Seth and Lydia (Jewett) Hayes had their first child almost 200 years ago (1820) we can't know why they gave their children the names they did. However, we can look at their family trees and make some educated guesses as to who they honored when they named their children.

1. Huldah -- Lydia's mother was Huldah (Fenton) Jewett. Since they reused this name with child No. 5, it seems it was an important name to her.

2. Hannah -- Lydia's grandmother was Hannah (unknown) Jewett. Lydia also had a sister named Hannah and Seth also had a sister named Hannah.

3. Lydia Louisa -- Of course the Lydia is for Lydia herself and Louisa was her sister.

4. Seth Whipple -- Seth would be for Seth and Whipple is the surname of Seth's mother.

5. Huldah -- See No. 1.

6. Ebenezer -- Seth had a brother Ebenezer Hayes. He also had an uncle Ebenezer Whipple.

7. Sybil Ann -- Seth had a sister Sybil Hayes and his grandmother was Ann (Hough) Whipple.

8. Priscilla -- Seth's mother was Priscilla (Whipple) Hayes.

So it appears that Lydia named No 1, 2, 3 and 5 and Seth named 4, 6, 7 and 8. I enjoy finding a family where most of the names come from family connections. However it does make it more difficult sometimes to be sure you have identified the correct individual.