This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------7AFEB26B7B142CCC42FB6C80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=x-user-defined Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit I realize that some of ya'll are deep into solving the ancient mysteries of our Dutton origins, but come on you guys, isn't there someone out there who can answer what may be a couple of mundane if not idiot questions....but needing answers nonetheless...pleeeese....enlighten me??  Sue --------------7AFEB26B7B142CCC42FB6C80 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Disposition: inline Received: from thunder.ipa.net (thunder.ipa.net [205.218.170.21]) by dogbert.ipa.net (8.8.5/8.6.9) with ESMTP id RAA19226 for <oldolls@pop.ipa.net>; Thu, 28 Jan 1999 17:57:16 -0600 (CST) Received: from bl-14.rootsweb.com (bl-14.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.30]) by thunder.ipa.net (8.8.8/8.8.6) with ESMTP id RAA16685 for <oldolls@ipa.net>; Thu, 28 Jan 1999 17:56:16 -0600 (CST) Received: (from slist@localhost) by bl-14.rootsweb.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) id PAA05372; Thu, 28 Jan 1999 15:46:02 -0800 (PST) Resent-Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 15:46:02 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <36B0FA41.6458C3FD@ipa.net> Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 18:01:06 -0600 From: Sue Dutton Rodgers <oldolls@ipa.net> X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.02 [en] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 Old-To: DUTTON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Cope's Book Content-Type: text/plain; charset=x-user-defined Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Resent-Message-ID: <"30sk8C.A.qTB.5aPs2"@bl-14.rootsweb.com> To: DUTTON-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: DUTTON-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <DUTTON-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/789 X-Loop: DUTTON-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: DUTTON-L-request@rootsweb.com I am attempting to chart the Duttons from Cope's book into my FTM program and have a couple of questions that perhaps some of you can help me with before I really mess it up!! Now, I understand that the Quakers counted their months from March thru Feb, with (1mo) in his book meaning March, etc. Am I correct in that?  Can anyone tell me if when Cope used that terminology for a birth date or death date, etc, that he always meant the March thru Feb thing??  I know that further along in the book he begins to use the name of the month.  Also, how do you figure the years?  i.e.  if a birthdate is (11 mo.) which would be January, do you assume the year he has is correct?? Also, before I get too deep into it, does anyone have any glaring mistakes that were made in his book??? Any pointers???  Sue --------------7AFEB26B7B142CCC42FB6C80--