For those interested in etymology, the use of the "reeve" here in the sense of an official responsible for policing certain things is the same as that which shows up in "sherriff". Regards, Mike Hobart ----- Original Message ----- From: Warren Wetmore <WebMerlin@Megsinet.net> To: <CT-RIVER-VALLEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 24, 2000 10:05 PM Subject: Re: [CRV] what is a "hog reef" > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "linda spear" <lspear@rochester.rr.com> > To: <CT-RIVER-VALLEY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, November 24, 2000 3:25 PM > Subject: Re: [CRV] what is a "hog reef" > > > > Folks, you have been wonderful. Thanks for the many responses to my query > > about our ancestor's election to office. Someone had to round up those > > loose hogs. > > > > Linda Spear > > That's a very good one-sentence summation. > > One of the important features of this is that hogs and cattle were pastured not on private property but on the commons that belonged to the village. > > "Hog pen"? What's that? Hogs typically were put out in the woods to forage for acorns and roots. But being intelligent animals they sometimes figured out that pickings were easier in private vegetable gardens and orchards. So the hog reeve got on their case. > > Sort of a pig policeman, you might say. > > Yrs aye, > > Warren Wetmore > > > > > > > ==== CT-RIVER-VALLEY Mailing List ==== > > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > http://www.quadrangle.org [CRV musuem and genealogy library] > > List owner: NewEnglander1620@mail.ccsinet.net > > > > ============================== > > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > > > > ______________________________

----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Hobart" <mhobart@worldnet.att.net> To: <CT-RIVER-VALLEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2000 8:18 PM Subject: Re: [CRV] what is a "hog reef" > For those interested in etymology, the use of the "reeve" here in the sense > of an official responsible for policing certain things is the same as that > which shows up in "sherriff". > > Regards, Mike Hobart Right on, Cuz. Sheriff = shire reeve; responsible for an entire shire/county. Cheers, Warren > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Warren Wetmore <WebMerlin@Megsinet.net> > To: <CT-RIVER-VALLEY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, November 24, 2000 10:05 PM > Subject: Re: [CRV] what is a "hog reef" > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "linda spear" <lspear@rochester.rr.com> > > To: <CT-RIVER-VALLEY-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Friday, November 24, 2000 3:25 PM > > Subject: Re: [CRV] what is a "hog reef" > > > > > > > Folks, you have been wonderful. Thanks for the many responses to my > query > > > about our ancestor's election to office. Someone had to round up those > > > loose hogs. > > > > > > Linda Spear > > > > That's a very good one-sentence summation. > > > > One of the important features of this is that hogs and cattle were > pastured not on private property but on the commons that belonged to the > village. > > > > "Hog pen"? What's that? Hogs typically were put out in the woods to > forage for acorns and roots. But being intelligent animals they sometimes > figured out that pickings were easier in private vegetable gardens and > orchards. So the hog reeve got on their case. > > > > Sort of a pig policeman, you might say. > > > > Yrs aye, > > > > Warren Wetmore > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== CT-RIVER-VALLEY Mailing List ==== > > > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > > http://www.quadrangle.org [CRV musuem and genealogy library] > > > List owner: NewEnglander1620@mail.ccsinet.net > > > > > > ============================== > > > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > > > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > > > > > > > ______________________________ > > > ==== CT-RIVER-VALLEY Mailing List ==== > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > (on first page,put in box: Ct-River-Valley > http://www.quadrangle.org (genealogical lib.for Ct-River-Valley area) > listowner: NewEnglander1620@mail.ccsinet.net > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! >