Thanks to all who replied! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dorothy C. White" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 8:57 AM Subject: FW: [VAROOTS] Re: "Gentlemen" > Esq. was usually used to refer to a lawyer most of the times. It may have > applied to others, I don't know. > > Dorothy C. White > [email protected] > 804.795.4296 > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Doris R. Ryan [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 8:59 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [VAROOTS] Re: "Gentlemen" >> >> >> Paul, >> A Colonial ancestor, a land owner/justice, is listed with >> Esq. following his >> name. >> Was Esquire at that time a courtesy title, as opposed to the >> old Eng. title >> for a candidate for knighthood? >> Doris >> >> >> >> ============================== >> Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. >> New content added every business day. Learn more: >> http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx >> >> > > > > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >