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Do not assume that an ancestor who has a surname as a middle name got it because that was his (or her) mother’s maiden name. Henry Johnson Smith might have gotten his middle name from a non-relative whose name was Johnson. And George Washington Jones’ mother probably was not a Washington. Surnames as middle names may be clues as to connections or they may be something else altogether. ———————————— Check out GenealogyBank’s Offer for Tip of the Day Fans!