Hello Rick, Thank you for the clarification. A few words can make all the difference in the world. Back to the drawing board..... -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Fredric Z. Saunders Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 11:13 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [MDCHARLE] Hungerford Hi Lorie, I thought that the case with William HUNGERFORD and Bridgett LEGGETT was discussed previously, but I can't seem to find it in the archives, so I it must be that I discussed it privately with someone in the past year or so. First, at the MD Archives site, click on the PDF version, as the printed version left out a couple of key words that are included in the PDF version, and are in the original record which I have previously examined. As for what the editors wrote in the preface about Mrs. Bridget LEGATT being the widow of William HUNGERFORD, Sr., and the mother of William HUNGERFORD, Jr., I believe they just plain interpreted the record wrong. For the PDF version of Vol. 60:247 http://www.msa.md.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000060/pdf/a m60--247.pdf to summarize the first part: William SMOOT was suing Thomas THOROWGOOD that he had contracted with THOROWGOOD to teach William HUNGERFORD to write, etc. THOROWGOOD left the country, and left William [HUNGERFORD] untaught. Now in the PDF version, it reads [spelling out the abbreviations] "Whereupon the Defendant replied that the plaintiff never made any bargain with him for to teach the said youth with his mother Mrs. Legatt & that when he was out of the Country Mr. BLAKISTON did teach the said youth." Note that the non PDF version left out the word _with_ in "said youth with his mother Mrs. LEGATT..." The phrase "to teach the said youth with his mother Mrs. LEGATT" is referring to Thomas THOROWGOOD's mother, not William HUNGERFORD's mother. It would make no sense that William SMOOT would bargain with Thomas THOROWGOOD in 1668 to have William HUNGERFORD's own mother/step-mother/foster-mother teach him. William SMOOT had the care of William HUNGERFORD in 1665, so there is no record of Bridget LEGATT ever having his care or being a foster mother. William SMOOT bargained with Thomas THOROWGOOD because he thought that THOROWGOOD's mother Mrs. Bridget LEGATT was going to teach William HUNGERFORD. THOROWGOOD stated that SMOOT hadn't bargained with him to have his [THOROWGOOD's] mother teach William HUNGERFORD, and that he had Mr. BLAKISTON teach him while he was out of the country. Rick Saunders -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.20/736 - Release Date: 3/27/2007 4:38 PM ------------------------------- 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