Hi Sgt.George: I saw the following that you wrote on the Germanna List.   When I was young I can remember that all the people referred to the "High Sheriff" and the "Under Sheriffs", even though those terms were not officially still in use.  Guess old terms hang around for many generations.  Also, there were elected positions for Constables, but they were referred to in general conversation by the old English name "Squires".  I can distinctly remember "Squire Broyles", "Squire Brown", etc. In the book "The Land of the Lake: an early history of Campbell County, (TN)" by G. I. Ridenour, it is mentioned on page 65 that Felix Broyles was a squire. I was wondering if you could tell me what records are kept in Tennessee counties that would help me prove that Felix Broyles was a deputy. Thank you, Bonnie in Virginia

At 10/4/03 10:22 PM Saturday, GarberBBF@aol.com wrote: *********START OF ORIGINAL MESSAGE TEXT********* >Hi Sgt.George: >I saw the following that you wrote on the Germanna List. > > When I was young I can remember that all >the people referred to the "High Sheriff" and the "Under Sheriffs", >even though those terms were not officially still in use. Guess >old terms hang around for many generations. Also, there were >elected positions for Constables, but they were referred to in >general conversation by the old English name "Squires". I can >distinctly remember "Squire Broyles", "Squire Brown", etc. > >In the book "The Land of the Lake: an early history of Campbell >County, (TN)" by G. I. Ridenour, it is mentioned on page 65 that >Felix Broyles was a squire. I was wondering if you could tell me >what records are kept in Tennessee counties that would help me >prove that Felix Broyles was a deputy. >Thank you, Bonnie in Virginia **********END OF ORIGINAL MESSAGE TEXT*********** Hello Bonnie, First, if Felix was listed as a "Squire", he was not a "deputy". Deputies were hired by the elected Sheriff. Constables (Squires) were elected also. Second, I'm not at all familiar with what records might prove that Felix was elected as a Justice of the Peace or as a Constable. Such records would be part of Courthouse records that had to do with election results. Also, one might find such evidence in newspaper coverage of elections in that time frame. Regards, SgtGeorge

the dictionary lists Squire as a country Gentleman,Justice of the peace, ----- Original Message ----- From: "George W. Durman" <GermannaResearch@comcast.net> To: <BROYLES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 4:52 PM Subject: Re: [BROYLES] Re: SQUIRES At 10/4/03 10:22 PM Saturday, GarberBBF@aol.com wrote: *********START OF ORIGINAL MESSAGE TEXT********* >Hi Sgt.George: >I saw the following that you wrote on the Germanna List. > > When I was young I can remember that all >the people referred to the "High Sheriff" and the "Under Sheriffs", >even though those terms were not officially still in use. Guess >old terms hang around for many generations. Also, there were >elected positions for Constables, but they were referred to in >general conversation by the old English name "Squires". I can >distinctly remember "Squire Broyles", "Squire Brown", etc. > >In the book "The Land of the Lake: an early history of Campbell >County, (TN)" by G. I. Ridenour, it is mentioned on page 65 that >Felix Broyles was a squire. I was wondering if you could tell me >what records are kept in Tennessee counties that would help me >prove that Felix Broyles was a deputy. >Thank you, Bonnie in Virginia **********END OF ORIGINAL MESSAGE TEXT*********** Hello Bonnie, First, if Felix was listed as a "Squire", he was not a "deputy". Deputies were hired by the elected Sheriff. Constables (Squires) were elected also. Second, I'm not at all familiar with what records might prove that Felix was elected as a Justice of the Peace or as a Constable. Such records would be part of Courthouse records that had to do with election results. Also, one might find such evidence in newspaper coverage of elections in that time frame. Regards, SgtGeorge ==== BROYLES Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe from BROYLES, send an e-mail message to: BROYLES-L-request@rootsweb.com (for individual messages) BROYLES-D-request@rootsweb.com (for Digest mode) Subject: unsubscribe In the body include only one word: unsubscribe (Turn OFF your signature file when sending this command) ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237