Sound like you are on the right track to me. Perhaps a better current work would be "squatters". If you plan on doing a lot of Colonial reading, I would recommend the following reference book. Colonial American English, by Richard M. Lederer. Jr., A Verbatim Book, 1985, Essex, Connecticut, 06426. ISBN 0-930454-19-7 I paid $24.95 foe my copy. JBW