Ga-Nc Collins wrote: What makes this river unique is its dual personality – it has two names. At both ends it is the Roanoke, but in the middle it is the Staunton. On some maps it is marked as the Roanoke from one end to the other. However, that part of it which flows through South Central Virginia is known locally and on most maps as the Staunton (pronounced Stanton) from the mouth of Back Creek to its confluence with the Dan.
My oldest Nichols ancestor was named STANTON Nichols and was called State for short….coincidence? Me thinks not….so perhaps cousin Richard Carlson was correct when he mentioned Monocan and later Saponi as our native beginnings…food for thought and further delving. (Pardon the onlien rambling) Blessings…great work Joseph *waves*~~~~Laurie