Betty wrote: <<Remember at one time in the past people made an "s" that looks like an "f". I've seen legal documents with the letters looking like: Mafsey, Maffey etc.>> That is absolutely correct and is one of the first things you run into when you start reading old handwriting. Actually, the alternate form of "S" you find looks exactly line an "f" except it doesn't have the cross bar. These are bona fida "S"s. Theron Smith.