My (very old) dictionary says: Esquire: --A man of the English rank of gentry next below a knight --Archaic. A rural landed proprietor; a squire --A title of courtesy (usually abbr. to Esq.) now written after the surname with no title, such as Mr. or Doctor, prefixed. -- A gentleman publicly escorting a lady. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy Kimes" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2005 8:13 AM Subject: [KEIM] Samuel Keim, Esq. >I found a Samuel Keim on the 1810 census - Mahantango Twp, Berks Co, > PA. (I believe this is the Samuel Keim m. Barbara Schlegel.) He is > listed as Samuel Keim, Esq. > > What does "Esquire" mean? > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > ==== KEIM Mailing List ==== > For more exposure on the internet, post queries at these sites: > http://genforum.genealogy.com/keim/ > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/k/i/KIME/queries > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/k/i/KEIM/queries >