well that was what was told to me in the information package i received from a Donna Ertler last year. ----- Original Message ----- From: <DRowe85608@aol.com> To: <VESTAL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 1999 8:26 AM Subject: [VESTAL-L] Re: Wm.Vestal, Cold Norton > To the best of my knowledge, there is no Cold Norton County in England. > Their shires are comparable to our counties. Essex would be a shire or > county. Unless there is something I've missed in years of studying British > history...in which case, would someone enlighten me. DJ > > > ==== VESTAL Mailing List ==== > Please Help Support Rootsweb! By becoming a member, your donation will continue to have this great surname e-mail list, and the new surname boards on a website at Rootsweb! Your donations are the only thing that keep them going! Just go to: http://www.rootsweb.com/