NameZabulon Newington
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of Ticeherst. Berry quotes the 1662 Visitation of Sussex for him. What a name, Zabulon. The Newingtons certainly went in for strange puritan names, if Berry is to be believed. We have a number of Zabulons, lots of Samuels, a couple of Bathshuas, a Jabes, a Priscilla and a Nathaniel. The Morgans, Dennis’s and Thomas’s look quite dull in comparison. Mind you, Zabulon’s wife wasn’t much better, having the somewhat flamboyant name of Goodguift. They just don’t come like that any more. “Hi, we’re your new neighbours, Zabulon and Goodguift. Have a scone.”