Janet In his book "What Did They Mean By That" Paul Drake, J. D. defined a hundred as a subdivision of a shire (q v) governed by a constable (q v) and with its own court: a term occasionally appearing in American Records, e.g., "In large parts, hundreds no longer were significant in governments affairs after our town (q v} and county governments were established. Hope this helps Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janet Hunter" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 1:50 PM Subject: Definition of "Hundreds" Land Division > Hello Everyone, > > I am hoping that one of you have some sort of a definition (in terms of size, > etc.) of what a "Hundred", ie Bermuda Hundred, Pocomoke Hundred, etc. I > understand that it originally dates from medieval times having to do with the > number of males that could be available to fight, but was once also given a > rather long winded definition based strictly on size. > > Thanks in advance. > > Janet Hunter > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at > http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html