An ancestor of mine was John Rucker. In some records he is listed as “Captain John Rucker.” In some cases “captain” ends up being his first name. Of course, this makes a difference in how his name appears in an index or an online database.
Did your ancestor have a title? Is it making him difficult or impossible to find?
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Of course, it’s also difficult when a title is a person’s name. The oldest son of my ancestor William Lewis, who was a major in the Revolutionary War, was Major Lewis (and he was born before his father served). And my half-brother’s grandfather was Officer Roberts.
Sometimes I think our ancestors gave their children these names just to make it more difficult to find them (grin!).