I missed the original question, but would like to add that in Virginia as cryer is an auctioneer. He was paid for crying the sale (at estate sales). Ms. Marty Hiatt, CGRS "Document what you find, listen to what you are told, and especially, love and respect your work." John Morris CGRS is a service mark of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, used under license after periodic evaluations by the Board. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dick Carter" <rcar37@prodigy.net> To: <NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 8:41 AM Subject: RE: [NJHUNTER] What is a cryer? > I believe a Cryer was also someone who walked thru the streets "Crying" out > the news.... > > ______________________________