In reply to Bruce's questions:
1. Immediately to the right of the signature "William Crpener" is a v-shaped
character whose respective sides are about 3/8" long; they come together at
almost a right angle, with the point oriented in what would be a
north-northwesterly direction on a map with a vertical north/south axis. Immediately to
the right of this figure are the words "his mark."
2. In the course of almost 20 years of genealogical research, the several
churchwardens I have encountered whose ages were known have all been at least
in their 50s, sometimes in their 70s or 80s. A Google search using terms
"churchwarden" and "age" produces comparable results. That
churchwardens
were/are typically older men was/is undoubtedly influenced--as with the positions of
deacon and elder, for example--by the nature of the office (for which see,
under the heading "Churchwardens and Deputies,"
_http://dioceseofalgoma.com/handbook/organization.htmon_
(
http://dioceseofalgoma.com/handbook/organization.htmon) , an Anglican Church web page).
Gene Z.
In a message dated 10/26/2004 1:00:24 PM Pacific Standard Time,
CARPENTER-D-request(a)rootsweb.com writes:
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From: "Bruce E Carpenter" <carp(a)tezukayama-u.ac.jp>
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Could Mr. Zubrinsky clarify two matters?
1. What did the mark look like?
2. What source did he use for the age of churchwardens?
Bruce Carpenter
Japan