On 18/07/2013 23:16, Steve Hayes wrote: >> I presume your ancestor was Thomas Stooke. > He was, but how did you know that? > > Or was he unique in being the only corn miler in all the world, and not a mere > device, and therefore easy to find? > You were nearly right! Googling produced a Rootsweb posting (that I presume came from you, or perhaps another descendant) that mentioned his name. -- Jenny M Benson

On Fri, 19 Jul 2013 12:34:56 +0100, Jenny M Benson <nemonews@hotmail.co.uk> wrote: >On 18/07/2013 23:16, Steve Hayes wrote: >>> I presume your ancestor was Thomas Stooke. >> He was, but how did you know that? >> >> Or was he unique in being the only corn miler in all the world, and not a mere >> device, and therefore easy to find? >> >You were nearly right! Googling produced a Rootsweb posting (that I >presume came from you, or perhaps another descendant) that mentioned his >name. Ah, possibly that was it. I wondered for a moment if I might have found another relation. Anyway, I've decided it should be "sworn corn meter". It was a bloke called Brian Freestone who looked it up for me in 1976, and wrote "corn miller?", because he found it difficult to read. So thanks to everyone for helpful information. -- Steve Hayes Web: http://hayesgreene.wordpress.com/ http://hayesgreene.blogspot.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/afgen/