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 > >