I speak German and the double "S" appearing like double "P" was quite common 100 years ago and longer in that language. With the Hanoverian Kings of England the double "S"/"P" for Ross would have been common usage. George the 1st spoke no English at all, only German. This spelling variant is also quite common in old New England documents and wills. Frank Soule - Ross from my maternal grandfather, Edward Jackson Ross, Jr. (1883-1972) born PA died CT and my Mother, Mary Ross Soule (1920-1989) born CT died SC. My $0.02 worth! On Fri, 8 Dec 2000 20:16:05 -0600 "Gary and Martha" <[email protected]> writes: > > The following is from Handwriting & Script (Cyndi's List); > "Deciphering > Old > Handwriting": > > The Leading "s" > > One of the most dramatic changes in letters has been the letter > "s." > > Over 100 years ago the "s" was often written like a backward "f." > This > strange symbol for "s" was used very commonly in instances where > there was a > "double s." The unusual s first, called the "leading s." Then the > regular s. > > Go to > http://www.firstct.com/fv/x-name.html for examples. The first > name is > "Ross". ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.