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
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From: "Janet Hunter" <[log in to unmask]>
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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
>
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