Dear Janes outnumber Dear Johns
Dear John, John, John, John, John,+ Ten More,
As the 'Number One' most 'Given Boys Name' in the Pittman Family Tree, it is my duty as 'The Family's Genealogist' to inform All Fifteen of you, despite popular 'Moniker Statistics', Ya'll are NOT Number One.
Since the First John Pittman born in America in 1726, your name has been held in high esteem and an honorable tradition in the naming of 'First Born Sons' who are destined to be called Junior.
From Colonial John through Civil War John, the Pittman John's led the nation as the Number One Given Boys Name. This trend continued through the 1920's. During these Trend Setting years, William ran a close second in the US and in our 'Tree' with Eleven Williams. True to Trend, James, George, Robert, Charles, Joseph, Frank, Henry and Thomas were 'Tree Toppers' as well as 'Chart Toppers ' across the nation.
Ya'll are Number One in The Pittman Family Tree. Never mind that Jane as a Given Girls Name only made Number Twenty-Two on the All Time Popularity List.
Jane The First, Jane Calvert Leatherwood 1746-1764, believed in the 'Family Namesake' tradition. Her son's were John, William, James, George, and Thomas. She named two of her daughters after herself or possibly her mother...one was Jane and the other Janey.
The First Jane Calvert Leatherwood was the Direct Ancestor and 4XGreat Grandmother of Martha Jane Marley Carroll, my Great Grandmother.
Janie as she was called, became 'My Family Tree Focus Female'. Through her grandson, my father, Willard Carroll Pittman, I inherited her late 1890's to early 1900's 'Family Photo Album'.
The discovery and photo detective work of Janie's Album has led to many of
'The Johns, James and Janes in
The Pittman~Carroll~Marley~Leatherwood Family Tree
The Photo Album can be viewed HERE.
PS...In 1950 the Jane count increased to 21 with my sisters middle name Jane. In 2021 my great niece got the honor of being Jane #22. Being the first born she may have jinxed the naming of her future sibling brother John...except tradition won't matter...her Daddy's given name is John. So baby brother will likely be John Junior.
That is a lot of Jane's! How lucky you are to have the beautiful photo album.
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