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== Names == | == Names == | ||
Jn<sup>o</sup> or Joh<sup>es</sup> = John<br>Hy = Henry<br>Wm = William<br>xpher = Christopher<br>Jas = James<br>Geo = George<br>Benj = Benjamin <br><br> | Jn<sup>o</sup> or Joh<sup>es</sup> = John<br>Hy = Henry<br>Wm = William<br>xpher = Christopher<br>Jas = James<br>Geo = George<br>Benj = Benjamin <br><br> | ||
== Dates == | == Dates == | ||
"ber" = sometimes added to a number to indicate a month of the year. For example, in the Gregorian Calendar 10ber is October.<br>i, ii, iii, iv, v, vi, vii, viii, ix, x = 1 to 10<br>xx, xxx = 20 & 30<br>i or j = primo; on the first | "ber" = sometimes added to a number to indicate a month of the year. For example, in the Gregorian Calendar 10ber is October.<br>i, ii, iii, iv, v, vi, vii, viii, ix, x = 1 to 10<br>xx, xxx = 20 & 30<br>i or j = primo; on the first | ||
== Latin == | == Latin == | ||
viz. = videlicet; namely<br>libre = book<br>s.p. = sine prole; without offspring<br>q. = quarto; oversize book | viz. = videlicet; namely | ||
cum cont.= with a sermon | |||
dom.=dominus (-a); lord or sir (lady or dame) | |||
fil.=filius (-a)= son (daughter) | |||
fil.pop= filius(-a) populi or filius (a) vulgi; bastard son or daughter of a harlot | |||
in com.=in comitatu; in the county (of)<br>libre = book | |||
lic.=per licentiam;by licence | |||
nupt.=nupti fuerunt; were married | |||
ob. = obit; died<br>s.p. = sine prole; without offspring | |||
May also refer in parish chest materials to Smoke-penny= one of the dues once payable at Eastertime to the incumbent of a parish by his parishioners, in this case from the occupier of a house with a fireplace. | |||
sep.= sepuliebatur or sepultus(-a) erat; was buried | |||
par.=parochie; of the parish of...<br>q. = quarto; oversize book | |||
vid.=viduus (-a) widower (widow) | |||
== Terms == | == Terms == | ||
wf/o = wife of<br>admon or admin = letters of administration<br>col. = colored<br>w.d. = will dated<br>twp = township<br>nat. = natus; birth; son; offspring<br>ms. = manuscript<br>X = a mark made by a person instead of a signature; Christ; Christian<br>OED = Oxford English Dictionary | wf/o = wife of<br>admon or admin = letters of administration<br>col. = colored | ||
kno. wedding= Knobstick wedding; the wedding of a pregnant single woman to the putative father-to-be, under pressure from the parish vestry. Churchwardens attended to see that the ceremony was performed, the name is derived from their staves of office.<br>w.d. = will dated<br>twp = township<br>nat. = natus; birth; son; offspring<br>ms. = manuscript | |||
Terr.Tent.=Terre Tenant the lord of a manor or freeholder in actual occupation of the land, as distinct from his superior lord.<br>X = a mark made by a person instead of a signature; Christ; Christian<br>OED = Oxford English Dictionary | |||
== Websites == | == Websites == | ||