It could have been pigs - there were plenty of places called things like "Cow Pen". Of course, all we can do at this remove is speculate. Elizabeth In a message dated 7/9/2010 4:39:51 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Hmmm. very interesting! ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 4:18 PM Subject: Re: [LDR] HOGG Quarters..listings. > This one is a bit of a "reach" (in light of the subject) :-) Hogmanay > is the > Scottish word for the last day of the year. > > Joe Lake > > > I doubt it had anything to do with pigs. Hogg is a Scottish surname and > certainly there were many Scots on the Eastern Shore. > > > > > > > *************************************** > 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