Just because names are the same does not mean it’s one person with a variant name. My ancestor was Nancy Jane Newman. She had a first cousin Nancy Elizabeth Newman. To further confuse the issue, they married brothers.
Researchers are frequently confusing them. It can be easy to do, but remember–just because you think the names mean the people are the same–check. Do your research and take care before determining you have the same person with two slightly different names. You may have two very different people with similar names.
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