Yeoman freehold farmer http://home.att.net/~dottsr/diction.html Elaine ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lanelle Jacoby" <ldynell@earthlink.net> To: <GenTips-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2001 12:29 AM Subject: [GEN~TIPS] Yeoman > Hello again~ > > A lot of my older(1710-1850) family are listed as yeoman in thier > wills. What is a yeoman?