In reply to Bruce's questions: 1. Immediately to the right of the signature "William Crpener" is a v-shaped character whose respective sides are about 3/8" long; they come together at almost a right angle, with the point oriented in what would be a north-northwesterly direction on a map with a vertical north/south axis. Immediately to the right of this figure are the words "his mark." 2. In the course of almost 20 years of genealogical research, the several churchwardens I have encountered whose ages were known have all been at least in their 50s, sometimes in their 70s or 80s. A Google search using terms "churchwarden" and "age" produces comparable results. That churchwardens were/are typically older men was/is undoubtedly influenced--as with the positions of deacon and elder, for example--by the nature of the office (for which see, under the heading "Churchwardens and Deputies," _http://dioceseofalgoma.com/handbook/organization.htmon_ (http://dioceseofalgoma.com/handbook/organization.htmon) , an Anglican Church web page). Gene Z. In a message dated 10/26/2004 1:00:24 PM Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: X-Message: #1 Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 10:00:32 +0900 From: "Bruce E Carpenter" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Subject: re. Gene Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Could Mr. Zubrinsky clarify two matters? 1. What did the mark look like? 2. What source did he use for the age of churchwardens? Bruce Carpenter Japan