My only thought is that Ar: could be Ari. I know that's an unusual name, but the : almost looks like an i. ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Smedley" <[email protected]> To: "PaOldChester" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 9:17 AM Subject: [PaOldC] Stringer > When Joshua Hoopes came to America he brought a certificate with him and > it > was recorded by Friends in Bucks county.One of the signers of said > certificate was an > Ar:Stringer > Does anyone know what the Ar: means or is it an abreviation of a first > name? > There is one other name that uses the same format ie: > Chris:Stockton > This was in 1683.Did they use colons after an abreviation whereas we use a > period today? > > Visit The George Smedley Homepage > http://smedley.lewis.home.att.net > > > > ------------------------------- > 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