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Rootsweb.com RSS Feed for PAGENWEB http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PAGENWEB Rootsweb.com RSS feed for PAGENWEB en-us Copyright 2005 by MyFamily.inc 2008-11-29T05:15:33-06:00 helpdesk@rootsweb.com helpdesk@rootsweb.com Rootsweb.com 2005-05-01T00:00:00-06:00 1 hourly Re: [PAGENWEB] body http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/PAGENWEB/2008-11/1227960933 Thank you for the correction. However someone else already sent me that correction. I thanked that person for the correction too. However, I feel compelled to that I really appreciated that person's kindness because they sent me their gentle correction off list. It was far less embarrassing. Although I was still kicking myself for not having taken the time to make sure that I had the correct word. Unfortunately, I was in too much of a rush to get back to work on my primary research project, i.e. compiling a community history of the civilian population of the Saratoga Tax District of Albany County, NY between 1764 and 1777. So rest assured that I have learned a lesson. All I can ask is that you forgive me for my typographical errors, misspellings and incorrect word usages. Leslie Potter "Leslie B. Potter" <lbpotter@comcast.net> 2008-11-29T05:15:33-06:00 Re: [PAGENWEB] body http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/PAGENWEB/2008-11/1227911879 Just a small correction to the corrector - you may "pique" one's curiosity - hence the other is "piqued" (pronounced "peaked"). ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leslie B. Potter" <lbpotter@comcast.net> To: <pagenweb@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 28, 2008 9:48 AM Subject: Re: [PAGENWEB] body > John, your posting was interesting and peaked my curiosity. So I pulled > out my "Dictionary of Word Origins" by John Ayto. Here is what I found > at page 306 thereof: > > JAIL - Etymologically, a jail is a 'little cage.' The word comes > ultimately from Vulgar Latin *gaviola, which was an alteration of an > earlier *caveola, a diminutive for of Latin cavea 'cage' (source of > English cage). It passed into English in two distinct versions: jail > came vial Old French jaiole; but the Old Northern French form of the > word was gaiole, and this produced English goal. Until the 17th century > goal was pronounced with a hard /g/ sound, but then it gradually fell > into line phonetically with jail. There has been a tendency for British > English to use the spelling goal, while American [English] perfers jail, > but there are now signs that jail in on the increase in Britain. > > Words are definitely fascinating. > > Leslie Potter > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PAGENWEB-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message "Mary-Gene Page" <mgpage@att.net> 2008-11-28T15:37:59-06:00 Re: [PAGENWEB] body http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/PAGENWEB/2008-11/1227911782 Thank you for that pronunciation - I had always thought it was a hard g sound. ----- Original Message ----- From: <JohnHedderly@aol.com> To: <pagenweb@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 28, 2008 4:09 AM Subject: Re: [PAGENWEB] body > In a message dated 27/11/2008 23:44:34 GMT Standard Time, > lbpotter@comcast.net writes: > > "Goal" is one of the old fashioned words for jail. > Gaol, pronounced jail. Still in use in the UK. > > John Hedderly > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PAGENWEB-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message "Mary-Gene Page" <mgpage@att.net> 2008-11-28T15:36:22-06:00 Re: [PAGENWEB] body http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/PAGENWEB/2008-11/1227909224 Again I stand corrected, sir. I am not a secretary. However, I am a very good at committing both typographical errors and misspellings. Fortunately for me, being a competent typist was not a requirement for being a successful litigator. Leslie Potter Glen Mills, PA "Leslie B. Potter" <lbpotter@comcast.net> 2008-11-28T14:53:44-06:00 Re: [PAGENWEB] body http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/PAGENWEB/2008-11/1227908210 In a message dated 28/11/2008 19:41:57 GMT Standard Time, lbpotter@comcast.net writes: There has been a tendency for British English to use the spelling goal, while American [English] perfers jail, The spelling is gaol not goal, which is something to do with soccer!. John Hedderly In Devon, England JohnHedderly@aol.com 2008-11-28T14:36:50-06:00 Re: [PAGENWEB] body http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/PAGENWEB/2008-11/1227894503 John, your posting was interesting and peaked my curiosity. So I pulled out my "Dictionary of Word Origins" by John Ayto. Here is what I found at page 306 thereof: JAIL - Etymologically, a jail is a 'little cage.' The word comes ultimately from Vulgar Latin *gaviola, which was an alteration of an earlier *caveola, a diminutive for of Latin cavea 'cage' (source of English cage). It passed into English in two distinct versions: jail came vial Old French jaiole; but the Old Northern French form of the word was gaiole, and this produced English goal. Until the 17th century goal was pronounced with a hard /g/ sound, but then it gradually fell into line phonetically with jail. There has been a tendency for British English to use the spelling goal, while American [English] perfers jail, but there are now signs that jail in on the increase in Britain. Words are definitely fascinating. Leslie Potter "Leslie B. Potter" <lbpotter@comcast.net> 2008-11-28T10:48:23-06:00 Re: [PAGENWEB] body http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/PAGENWEB/2008-11/1227874158 In a message dated 27/11/2008 23:44:34 GMT Standard Time, lbpotter@comcast.net writes: "Goal" is one of the old fashioned words for jail. Gaol, pronounced jail. Still in use in the UK. John Hedderly JohnHedderly@aol.com 2008-11-28T05:09:18-06:00 Re: [PAGENWEB] body http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/PAGENWEB/2008-11/1227829423 An arrest warrant is issued "for" a person not "to" a person. There are a number of different circumstances under which an arrest warrant could have been issued for a person. Those circumstances range from the commission of a felony to the commission of a misdemeanor to contempt of court or failure to appear for a court hearing. Warrants issued for the later two causes are usually called "bench warrants", but will still lead an arrest of the person named in the warrant. The note that the Sheriff "brought the body in" only indicates that the Sheriff was was successful in arresting the person named in the warrant. The Sheriff probably incarcerated the person, who was named in the arrest warrant, until such time as he could be brought before the court. "Goal" is one of the old fashioned words for jail. You will probably want to read the Clerk's docket book for the Court of Oyer and Terminer and/or the docket book for the Court of Quarter Sessions. In the 18th century there were two separate courts which had jurisdiction over criminal matters. There were several other courts which could have issued a warrant in a civil proceeding. 18th century legal idioms can be difficult to deal with. I suspect that it would be worth your while to hire a researcher in Bucks County to look at the original court records for you. Since I have never practiced in Bucks County, I have no idea how many of the original court records still exist or where they might be located. However, I have always found that the information found in old court record to be worth the effort to track these documents down. Leslie Potter Glen Mills, PA "Leslie B. Potter" <lbpotter@comcast.net> 2008-11-27T16:43:43-06:00 [PAGENWEB] body http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/PAGENWEB/2008-11/1227819386 Hi, I have found an arrest warrent in Bucks Co., PA about 1750's.? We do not know why the warrent was issued to William Stookesberry.? However, it was noted that the Sheriff "brought the body in." Do you think that means that Stookesberry was dead?? Or, he just brought Stookesberry to the court? 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