An ancestor of mine, one William White, left England on a ship called the Mayflower because, had he stayed, he would have been hung. He was a horse thief. Your great- great-great-great-great-great-great grandaddy was undoubtably the trial judge.
This explains the family folk song passed down to me thru the generations: "Cot the Sot is a wretched old Snot......" Very snappy little ditty. Grin......
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From: "Cotty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> PS - of course, the reason I celebrate the 4th is > because we finally got rid of those damned yanks!