Dear Listers Thank you all for the help on this word I rather figured he was some sort of court official or attorney but wanted to know for sure. I do really thank you for all your help. As Seneschal is not a word I was ever familiar with, but have learned a new one today, guess you are never to old to learn. I also found after I wrote original note today that I missed a whole page of this document as the other page was stapled to the back behind two other paper's making me think it was a completely different document. And just like an older cousin Henry told us in a bare bones genealogy by golly John did have a son named Joseph aged 7 it appears and William's son was age 2. Gail