I am quite sure they pronounced it Coatny, but when you pay someone to write your will for you, they should be able to spell correctly, regardless of pronunciation. The surname is also spelled Yates (correct), Aytes and Yeats in the same document. Elizabeth In a message dated 7/16/2010 8:22:05 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Yes, I follow (& agree altho, again, no authority). The next step, should it ever present itself, may clear up the "mystery" in an instant. On the "Coatney"/Courtney example, you may not be giving those Colonials due credit. I'd wager (no risk, since we cannot prove it) a pretty penny that "Coatney" was exactly the way they pronounced it in general conversation. :-) Joe Lake > Remember that spelling was an exercise in creativity, and apparently people > wrote what they thought they heard, not necessarily what was correct. > This is why I have a woman whose name is spelled "Coatny", even though her > name was Courtney. It is also why a manumitted slave, Manuel Vinson, is > listed as Manure Vinson somewhere or other that I do not recall at this moment. > No one could spell, few could write, and those who could do neither had no > idea how their names were being mangled. It is also why my 2g gf is shown > as "Gorg" Vincent, gender "mail" on his 1892 death certificate. And I > would bet that the funeral director thought he was literate! > > Elizabeth > > > In a message dated 7/16/2010 7:11:38 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Elizabeth .... I have both a copy of the original handwritten document of > the 1741 > will and a 1926 typewritten transcripton copy. In the typed copy the > transcriber > (Clara R. Duffel) first typed it as "Senot" and then changed it to a "T", > for > "Tenot". > > Comparing the handwritten original to a handwriting example sheet (showing > the > generally used handwritten forms for the individual letters of the > alphabet in the > Colonial period) and in comparing the name "Tenot" to decipherable words, > beginning > with a "T", in other portions of the original document, it appears "T" is > the > probably the correct call (altho no handwriting expert I). > > Having said that, Jenet/Janet makes more sense that "Tenot" and Tennant. > Whichever > it is, beyond the above I've not found a further situation requiring me to > make a > choice. Unfortunately. > > Thanks, Joe Lake > > > >> Is it possible that there is a spelling error or something, and the name >> should have been Jenet/Janet? >> >> Elizabeth >> >> >> In a message dated 7/16/2010 5:49:32 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, >> [email protected] writes: >> >> @ 441PM Janet Hunter wrote..... >> >> >>> Such as where does the middle/given name "Tenant" (var spellings) >> amongst the >>> Bowens come in? My Seth Whaley and Elizabeth Richards Bowen, and >> others have >>> given that to one of their sons. >>> >>> My best, >>> >>> Janet Hunter >> >> To the best of my knowledge I have no connection to the Bowen string, of >> which the >> above paragraph was a part. >> >> The spouse of Samuel Hopkins, a primary interest of mine, had a spouse >> whose given >> name was spelled "Tenot" in his 1741 Sussex Co. DE will. The only >> connection I have >> ever been able to concjecture for that spelling of her given name was >> "Tenant". >> However I never found a "Tenant" surname connection to support my >> conjecture. Maybe >> there's a better conjecture :-) >> >> Where DID the name come from in the above reference, and where did the >> Tenants >> (surname) live in the period (roughly) c1680-1710? >> >> Thanks for any fill in, if available. >> >> Joe Lake *************************************** QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I agree with that also. But I think :-) the Better Business Bureau was too far away, in Philadelphia, to be much help. Very early on, it was illegal to import horses in to Maryland. Just think of walking from St Marys, all the way to Philadelphia (& with the Interstate still in the planning stage). But seriously.......... Joe Lake >I am quite sure they pronounced it Coatny, but when you pay someone to > write your will for you, they should be able to spell correctly, regardless of > pronunciation. The surname is also spelled Yates (correct), Aytes and > Yeats in the same document. > > Elizabeth > > > In a message dated 7/16/2010 8:22:05 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Yes, I follow (& agree altho, again, no authority). The next step, should > it ever > present itself, may clear up the "mystery" in an instant. > > On the "Coatney"/Courtney example, you may not be giving those Colonials > due credit. > I'd wager (no risk, since we cannot prove it) a pretty penny that > "Coatney" was > exactly the way they pronounced it in general conversation. :-) > > Joe Lake > >> Remember that spelling was an exercise in creativity, and apparently > people >> wrote what they thought they heard, not necessarily what was correct. >> This is why I have a woman whose name is spelled "Coatny", even though > her >> name was Courtney. It is also why a manumitted slave, Manuel Vinson, is >> listed as Manure Vinson somewhere or other that I do not recall at this > moment. >> No one could spell, few could write, and those who could do neither had > no >> idea how their names were being mangled. It is also why my 2g gf is > shown >> as "Gorg" Vincent, gender "mail" on his 1892 death certificate. And I >> would bet that the funeral director thought he was literate! >> >> Elizabeth >> >> >> In a message dated 7/16/2010 7:11:38 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, >> [email protected] writes: >> >> Elizabeth .... I have both a copy of the original handwritten document > of >> the 1741 >> will and a 1926 typewritten transcripton copy. In the typed copy the >> transcriber >> (Clara R. Duffel) first typed it as "Senot" and then changed it to a > "T", >> for >> "Tenot". >> >> Comparing the handwritten original to a handwriting example sheet > (showing >> the >> generally used handwritten forms for the individual letters of the >> alphabet in the >> Colonial period) and in comparing the name "Tenot" to decipherable words, >> beginning >> with a "T", in other portions of the original document, it appears "T" > is >> the >> probably the correct call (altho no handwriting expert I). >> >> Having said that, Jenet/Janet makes more sense that "Tenot" and Tennant. >> Whichever >> it is, beyond the above I've not found a further situation requiring me > to >> make a >> choice. Unfortunately. >> >> Thanks, Joe Lake >> >> >> >>> Is it possible that there is a spelling error or something, and the > name >>> should have been Jenet/Janet? >>> >>> Elizabeth >>> >>> >>> In a message dated 7/16/2010 5:49:32 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, >>> [email protected] writes: >>> >>> @ 441PM Janet Hunter wrote..... >>> >>> >>>> Such as where does the middle/given name "Tenant" (var spellings) >>> amongst the >>>> Bowens come in? My Seth Whaley and Elizabeth Richards Bowen, and >>> others have >>>> given that to one of their sons. >>>> >>>> My best, >>>> >>>> Janet Hunter >>> >>> To the best of my knowledge I have no connection to the Bowen string, > of >>> which the >>> above paragraph was a part. >>> >>> The spouse of Samuel Hopkins, a primary interest of mine, had a spouse >>> whose given >>> name was spelled "Tenot" in his 1741 Sussex Co. DE will. The only >>> connection I have >>> ever been able to concjecture for that spelling of her given name was >>> "Tenant". >>> However I never found a "Tenant" surname connection to support my >>> conjecture. Maybe >>> there's a better conjecture :-) >>> >>> Where DID the name come from in the above reference, and where did the >>> Tenants >>> (surname) live in the period (roughly) c1680-1710? >>> >>> Thanks for any fill in, if available. >>> >>> Joe Lake > > *************************************** > QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? > Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: > http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in > the subject and the body of the message > > *************************************** > QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? > Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: > http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message