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- ↑ Kenny, Hamill (1960) [1945]. West Virginia place names: their origin and meaning, including the nomenclature of the streams and mountains. West Virginia University. p. 514. OCLC 233593610.
- ↑ Harrison, Henry (2013) [1921]. Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary. Genealogical Publishing Company. p. 98. ISBN 9780806301716.
- ↑ Meyers, Debra; Perreault, Mélanie (2006). Colonial Chesapeake: new perspectives. Lexington Books. p. 89. ISBN 9780739110911.
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