From roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Tue Feb 14 03:23:55 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k1EANtjb016138; Tue, 14 Feb 2006 03:23:55 -0700 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l.rootsweb.com [66.43.16.22]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k1EANstT011804 for ; Tue, 14 Feb 2006 03:23:54 -0700 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l [127.0.0.1]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k1E7t5FI013789 for ; Tue, 14 Feb 2006 02:55:05 -0500 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) id k1E7t5Vc013788 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Tue, 14 Feb 2006 02:55:05 -0500 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [66.43.27.41]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with SMTP id k1E3sYFI013306 for ; Mon, 13 Feb 2006 22:54:34 -0500 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id k1E6NDfc024211 for roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com; Mon, 13 Feb 2006 23:23:13 -0700 X-Envelope-From: mscheffl@twcny.rr.com Mon Feb 13 23:23:13 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k1E6NDjb024202 for ; Mon, 13 Feb 2006 23:23:13 -0700 Received: from ms-smtp-01.nyroc.rr.com (ms-smtp-01.nyroc.rr.com [24.24.2.55]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k1E6NBJe020932 for ; Mon, 13 Feb 2006 23:23:12 -0700 Received: from 1070n (cpe-24-92-248-107.twcny.res.rr.com [24.92.248.107]) by ms-smtp-01.nyroc.rr.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with SMTP id k1E6NAPJ022451 for ; Tue, 14 Feb 2006 01:23:12 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <00a401c6312f$20d3c050$6801a8c0@1070n> From: "MScheffler" To: References: <20060213.200401.2836.44.dean.scribner@juno.com> Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] 1850 occupation Gendleman? Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 01:23:10 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 Sender: roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com My "Gentleman" ancestor -- Robert HAWKINS (1729-1828) who married Rachel BUCK 1758 in New Milford, CT and died in Chenango Co. NY owned multiple pieces of property in and around Sunderland, Bennington, Vermont and Williamstown, Berkshire, MA. He had been a surveyor and house builder, owned fishing rights at New Milford, and his family ran ferry boats between Derby and New Milford, CT. In his later years he served as a public official and was a gunner in several forts in the Rev. War. So, at least in the 1700s, I don't think people deemed "gentleman" were people who had not worked hard during their lives , nor were they always independently wealthy, but having acquired property over a lifetime could "retire" as a gentleman with enough money and income from their property to not have to work till death doing difficult physical labor. Interestingly enough, a house this gentleman built in Williamstown, MA about 1783 is still standing. It was used as a tavern at one point and now has a large attachment in the back which is an architectural firm. But the house has its original front door and looks like a picture in an 1800s book! Discovering that house is the type of thing that makes genealogy research come alive. Margaret Scheffler ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dean Scribner" To: Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 10:59 PM Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] 1850 occupation Gendleman? NellF@aol.com writes: What did a Gendleman do??? I think you mean Gentleman, and he did as little as possible in the line of work, because he didn't have to, and spent most of his time and money investing. Nice work if you can get it! Dean