Well said!
But let's be sure not to confuse PhD with
Professor - they are quite different, as we've
seen.
--- Patricia Hobson <pshobson(a)fuse.net> wrote:
Bruce Carpenter wrote:
"Could Mr. Chandler show me an example of an
elected constable?"
But what good would that do? You can argue
(and apparently WILL) until the
proverbial cows come home, & quote from every
primary & secondary source on
the planet, and still end up disagreeing.
Perhaps we can convince rootsweb that we need 2
levels of surname groups:
one "basic" and one "Ph.D" Then you could
entertain yourself with
etymological & historical ephemera without
prohibiting other people from
asking about old uncle Henry Carpenter for fear
of derision.
Have a nice day!
P. Hobson
From: "Bruce E Carpenter"
<carp(a)tezukayama-u.ac.jp>
To: <CARPENTER-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2005 12:28 AM
Subject: [CARPENTER] surveys constables
>
>
> "I've seen constables appointed and
constables elected, but highway
> surveyors were generally elected."
>
> The University of Virginia scholars (quote
below) seem to think constables
> were appointed. Could Mr. Chandler show me an
example of an elected
> constable? In my Plymouth Colony Records
volumes the "Surveyors of the
> Heighwayes" are always listed together with
other groups of court
> appointments. Could Mr. Chandler find some
evidence to convince me
> otherwise? Surely land surveys and highway
surveys were one of a kind.
>
> "The Governor and seven Assistants were
elected annually in the March
> General Court session. They then appointed a
number of lesser officials,
> including "Constables" for the keeping of
peace in individual towns (e.g.,
> PCR 11: 7). Also appointed were "Messengers"
who held a variety of duties,
> from publishing announcements of intended
marriages, executing
punishments,
> acting as jailers, maintaining standards of
measures, and conducting land
> surveys (PCR 11: 18-19)."
>
> BC
>
>
Dave
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