The records of the meeting in Ware River Parish, Massachusetts, for 12 March, 1744, show that my ancestor, Jeremiah Omsted, was chosen "hogervige", and that his brother-in-law, Judah Marsh, was chosen "hogrift". Can SKS (obviously an educated one) explain what those two jobs were, and what was the difference? Different people were chosen for these two positions every year. Jeremuah was also chosen one of the two "servuaers of hy ways" at the same time, so he must have been a busy man that year! A vote was also taken at the meeting that "Swine Should run at large with yokes, and rings". Carl Hommel hommel@sundial.net
http://www.personal.riverusers.com/~enderleb/Occupations.html Dear Carl I may be SKP, intelligent???? Resourceful, maybe. Unfortunately the above web site does not list the two occupations you are seeking the meaning. Good resource for others though. Harriet Chase
----- Original Message ----- From: Marge & Carl Hommel <hommel@sundial.net> To: <CT-RIVER-VALLEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2000 7:26 AM Subject: [CRV] Hogervige and Hogrift > The records of the meeting in Ware River Parish, Massachusetts, for 12 > March, 1744, show that my ancestor, Jeremiah Omsted, was chosen > "hogervige", and that his brother-in-law, Judah Marsh, was chosen > "hogrift". > Can SKS (obviously an educated one) explain what those two jobs were, > and what was the difference? Different people were chosen for these > two positions every year. Jeremuah was also chosen one of the two > "servuaers of hy ways" at the same time, so he must have been a busy > man that year! > > A vote was also taken at the meeting that "Swine Should run at large > with yokes, and rings". Hogrift is probably "hog reeve" -- the person who ensured that the free-ranging pigs have nose rings, ear marks, don't stray too far and don't get into folk's gardens. Yrs aye, Warren Wetmore > Carl Hommel > hommel@sundial.net > > > ==== CT-RIVER-VALLEY Mailing List ==== > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > http://www.quadrangle.org (Conn River Valley Gene.Library) > listowner: NewEnglander1621@msn.com > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode =F11HB >