RobCOLL224@aol.com wrote: > > In a message dated 11/13/98 1:28:15 AM Central Standard Time, > Patije@cheerful.com writes: > > > > An interesting sidenote - Ann SMITH, the second wife and widow of Wm > > >SMITH prepared a Deed of Gift in 1708 to Wm DANKS - HER son by her first > > >marriage. This Deed of Gift was witnessed by Mary KING and "Mark" Jane > > >Ashton. I have seen Jane ASHTON's name in a few documents, but this is > > >the only place where I have seen her name prefaced with "Mark" and it > > >DOES NOT appear to be trying to say "her mark". Has anybody else seen her > > >name presented in this manner? > > > I am interested in hearing more. > > >Donald KING > > Could the name perhaps be Mary rather than Mark? Have you seen a microfilm of > the actual signature? If not, it could have been transcribed incorrectly. > This has happened to me. Just a thought. > The document that I have is a microfilm photo of the document that was writen by the Clerk. I am assuming also that all signatures were written by the clerk. Maybe the clerk, at that time, made a mistake. But, the "signature" that I have is one of the most legible signatures that I have seen. But then, I have never seen her name as Mary Jane either. My wife says that she used to know a woman whose first name was Mark. I was just curious as to whether anybody else had seen Jane ASHTON with 'Mark' as her first name. Donald KING