5. These terms are defined by JA below in alphabetical order. The “6 Sorts” are outlined by Holt in Coggs v. Bernard, 2 Ld. Raym. 909, 912–913, 92 Eng. Rep. 107, 109–110 (K.B. 1703).
Cite web page as: Founding Families: Digital Editions of the Papers of the Winthrops and the Adamses, ed.C. James Taylor. Boston: Massachusetts Historical Society, 2007.
http://www.masshist.org/ff/