Karen, I have transcribed probably over a hundred wills and personal letters dating back to and before the 1820's. This double s as in Jesse does look like a p. Drove me crazy when I first encountered it in a will until I realized what it was. This phenomenon only appears when the word has a "ss" in the spelling. So yes this is probably your Jesse. Hope this helps, Fern ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2006 7:18 PM Subject: [VABEDFOR] Jesse Cop on the 1820 census > Would someone with access to the 1820 census please do a look-up for me? > I > use the library edition of Ancestry, and I am having trouble reading > this. > The search shows that Jesse Cop is on page 9. On page 9 at the very top > of > the page is what appears to be Jepee Cofes, but it is very faded. Was if > common for the Bedford Co. census taker to use "p" to stand for "ss" and > "f" for > "pp"? I have only seen "f" used to stand for "ss" before. Hoping that a > second pair of eyes will clarify this for me. Thanks so much for your > help. > Karen Lee > > > ==== VABEDFOR Mailing List ==== > Remember, all messages to be posted to the list should be addressed to: > [email protected] > >