There was a posting from Homero where he used the word "jot". Jot down I think it said.
There is no way on earth that is our country bumpkin from Vermont saying that. In fact no one from the US would say that. That is an incredibly specific word from a specific era.
I currently live in the US. The US is the only place that I have heard jot used to describe writing something down. I have heard it recently too, from different parts of the union.
I dunno, I think its a stretch to hang someones identity on that particular word.