Hi, Not to confuse things any, but per can also mean "as given by". So in my mind I read the statement as saying that the info about William Buck was given by Cornelius Harvey. I know I've encountered Pers as a first name but not Per. So I guess for me the question becomes "Is there a Per Cornelius Harvey William Buck?" Or is there a comma missing, making the statement "Per Cornelius Harvey, William Buck, age 60,..."? I thought of this because at work I see the phrase "per RN" which basically means "the nurse said" on some of the orders regarding the residents. And wondered if "Per" might mean the same type of thing here. I don't know if this helps or hinders. Sincerely, Lisa Taylor >From: [email protected] >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [BUCK-L] William BUCK came on the ship "Increase" >Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 12:40:58 EDT > >In a message dated 5/24/03 11:25:05 AM Eastern Daylight Time, >[email protected] writes: > > > Per Cornelius Harvey William Buck, age 60, and his son > > Roger > >Per? Isn't that a Scandinavian first name? I thought he was from >Scotland... >Thanks again......I will try to look for and get a copy of the Buck family >book. >Tim > > >==== BUCK Mailing List ==== >To unsubscribe from the BUCK-L or BUCK-D list just send >the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in both the subject >line and in the body of the message to [email protected] >(or to [email protected] if you're receiving the "Digest Mode") >To review Archived messages: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/BUCK-L >If you have problems or questions, contact the List Manager: John Buck, Jr >at: [email protected] > >============================== >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 > _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus

It did not enter my mind that ANYONE could mistake the meaning of "Per" which means "according to" or "by means of". "Per" is a preposition and does not require a comma after the phrase. In addition, almost every person on this list likely has heard of the Buck Genealogy by Cornelius Harvey published in 1889. I believe Tim was joking, at least I interpreted it that way. So when I said "Per Cornelius Harvey", I meant he was the source of the information that William BUCK came on the ship "Increase". Margaret Scheffler