Well said! But let's be sure not to confuse PhD with Professor - they are quite different, as we've seen. --- Patricia Hobson <[email protected]> wrote: > Bruce Carpenter wrote: > "Could Mr. Chandler show me an example of an > elected constable?" > > But what good would that do? You can argue > (and apparently WILL) until the > proverbial cows come home, & quote from every > primary & secondary source on > the planet, and still end up disagreeing. > Perhaps we can convince rootsweb that we need 2 > levels of surname groups: > one "basic" and one "Ph.D" Then you could > entertain yourself with > etymological & historical ephemera without > prohibiting other people from > asking about old uncle Henry Carpenter for fear > of derision. > Have a nice day! > P. Hobson > > > > From: "Bruce E Carpenter" > <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2005 12:28 AM > Subject: [CARPENTER] surveys constables > > > > > > > > "I've seen constables appointed and > constables elected, but highway > > surveyors were generally elected." > > > > The University of Virginia scholars (quote > below) seem to think constables > > were appointed. Could Mr. Chandler show me an > example of an elected > > constable? In my Plymouth Colony Records > volumes the "Surveyors of the > > Heighwayes" are always listed together with > other groups of court > > appointments. Could Mr. Chandler find some > evidence to convince me > > otherwise? Surely land surveys and highway > surveys were one of a kind. > > > > "The Governor and seven Assistants were > elected annually in the March > > General Court session. They then appointed a > number of lesser officials, > > including "Constables" for the keeping of > peace in individual towns (e.g., > > PCR 11: 7). Also appointed were "Messengers" > who held a variety of duties, > > from publishing announcements of intended > marriages, executing > punishments, > > acting as jailers, maintaining standards of > measures, and conducting land > > surveys (PCR 11: 18-19)." > > > > BC > > > > > > > Dave __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com