Hi listers, Silly question, but what does Yeoman mean? All information I have about my GG-Grandfather says Yeoman. Does that mean farmer?? Thanks Sharon _________________________________________________________________ FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar – get it now! http://toolbar.msn.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/

Hi Sharon, I think the appropriate meaning would be a farmer who cultivates his own land. There are other meanings, but this sounds correct since it's my understanding many of the Irish Palatines were farmers. Ed Howitt Doupe, Shier, Switzer - and others :-) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon Smith" <moonshadow35@hotmail.com> To: <IRL-PALATINE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 9:50 AM Subject: [IP] Yeoman > Hi listers, > > Silly question, but what does Yeoman mean? All information I have about > my GG-Grandfather says Yeoman. Does that mean farmer?? > > Thanks Sharon > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.647 / Virus Database: 414 - Release Date: 29/03/2004

hello Ed and Savi you mentioned Shier in your letter. What branch are you on??? Hazel Carlton Ed and Savi wrote: >Hi Sharon, > >I think the appropriate meaning would be a farmer who cultivates his own >land. There are other meanings, but this sounds correct since it's my >understanding many of the Irish Palatines were farmers. > >Ed Howitt >Doupe, Shier, Switzer - and others :-) > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Sharon Smith" <moonshadow35@hotmail.com> >To: <IRL-PALATINE-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 9:50 AM >Subject: [IP] Yeoman > > > > >>Hi listers, >> >> Silly question, but what does Yeoman mean? All information I have about >>my GG-Grandfather says Yeoman. Does that mean farmer?? >> >>Thanks Sharon >> >> >> >> > > >--- >Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > > >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.647 / Virus Database: 414 - Release Date: 29/03/2004 > > >==== IRL-PALATINE Mailing List ==== >The greatest influence in your life, stronger even than your will power, >Is your environment. Change that, if necessary. Paramahansa Yogananda > > > >

----- Original Message ----- From: "hazel carlton" <historybuff@sasktel.net> To: <IRL-PALATINE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 7:56 PM Subject: Re: [IP] Yeoman > hello Ed and Savi you mentioned Shier in your letter. What branch > are you on??? Hazel Carlton > Hi Hazel, My great grandmother was Ellen Shier who married Robert Doupe. Ellen’s parents were Charlotte Switzer and Adam Shier. Adam’s patronymic lineage, as I understand it, is: Samuel Shier-Nicholas Shier Jr.-Nicholas Shier-Adam Shier-Johann (Hans) Adam Scheier. Charlotte’s mother was Sarah Shier and her lineage, again as I understand it, also traces back to Hans Adam Scheier: Sarah Shier-Henry Shier-Christopher Shier-Charles Shier-Hans Adam Scheier. So unless I’ve counted wrong, Ellen’s parents share the same great, great, great grandfather. This seems relatively common among the Irish Palatines, at least in my lineage. There are other Shiers as well. Robert Doupe’s grandfather, Samuel, married Catherine Shier. Unfortunately, I have no idea where Catherine came from. If anyone has info on her I would appreciate it. I’m sure her lineage will weave somehow into that of all the other Shiers. Like many of you, I have only recently become aware of the vast amount of information regarding my Irish Palatine ancestry and like you I find it intriguing and fascinating. I knew we had some kind of German links because of all the German-sounding names in our background, but I had no idea of the events surrounding the mass migration in 1709. In our family, we regarded our ancestors as loyal British subjects who came from Ireland. Hope you’re all having a good day. Ed Howitt Doupe-Shier-Switzer and others --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.648 / Virus Database: 415 - Release Date: 31/03/2004

--=======39EE463D======= Content-Type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-1515567E; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable At 09:50 a.m. 31/03/2004 -0500, you wrote: >Hi listers, > > Silly question, but what does Yeoman mean? All information I have about= =20 > my GG-Grandfather says Yeoman. Does that mean farmer?? > >Thanks Sharon Gogle turned up this: yeoman \Yeo"man\, n.; pl. Yeomen. [OE. yoman, [yogh]eman, [yogh]oman; of uncertain= =20 origin; perhaps the first, syllable is akin to OFries. g[=3Da] district,=20 region, G. gau, OHG. gewi, gouwi, Goth. gawi. [root]100.] 1. A common man,= =20 or one of the commonly of the first or most respectable class; a=20 freeholder; a man free born. Note: A yeoman in England is considered as next in order to the gentry. The= =20 word is little used in the United States, unless as a title in law=20 proceedings and instruments, designating occupation, and this only in=20 particular States. 2. A servant; a retainer. [Obs.] A yeman hadde he and servants no mo. --Chaucer. 3. A yeoman of the guard; also, a member of the yeomanry cavalry. [Eng.] 4. (Naut.) An interior officer under the boatswain, gunner, or carpenters,= =20 charged with the stowage, account, and distribution of the stores. Yeoman of the guard, one of the bodyguard of the English sovereign,=20 consisting of the hundred yeomen, armed with partisans, and habited in the= =20 costume of the sixteenth century. They are members of the royal household. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, =A9 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc Cheers... /Mike -- Web site and daynotes at http://www.icarus.gen.nz --=======39EE463D======= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-avg=cert; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-1515567E Content-Disposition: inline --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.644 / Virus Database: 412 - Release Date: 26/03/2004 --=======39EE463D=======--