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 * An individual appointed by a court to settle a deceased individual’s estate if that individual did not leave a will.
-Admiral: A high-ranking officer in the navy or coast guard. There are four grades of admiral: admiral of the fleet, vice-admiral, admiral, and rear-admiral. The admiral of the fleet is the highest-ranking officer in the British navy.
+===== Admiral =====
-Admiral of the fleet: The highest-ranking officer in the British navy.
+* A high-ranking officer in the navy or coast guard. There are four grades of admiral: admiral of the fleet, vice-admiral, admiral, and rear-admiral. The admiral of the fleet is the highest-ranking officer in the British navy.
-Admiralty court: A court with jurisdiction over ships and seamen. Admiralty courts were originally British courts. After the Revolutionary War, federal district courts began handling admiralty cases in the United States.
+===== Admiral of the fleet =====
-Admiralty court, Pennsylvania: A court established in 1697 in Maryland to deal with issues of navigation and trade. This court had jurisdiction in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Jersey. In 1789, this court was dissolved and the authority transferred to federal jurisdiction.
+* The highest-ranking officer in the British navy.
-Admission record: A record created when an individual became a member of a church or a particular congregation.
+===== Admiralty court =====
-Admon: A legal document appointing a person to supervise the distribution of an estate belonging to a person who died intestate (without a will). An admon may also be called a letter of administration or administration bond.
+* A court with jurisdiction over ships and seamen. Admiralty courts were originally British courts. After the Revolutionary War, federal district courts began handling admiralty cases in the United States.
-Admon with will: A record granting the right to administer an estate when the executor named in the will is deceased or unwilling or unable to act as executor.
+===== Admiralty court, Pennsylvania =====
-Adoption: A legal process in which the rights, privileges, and duties of caring for a child are transferred from the natural parent(s) to another individual or couple.
+* A court established in 1697 in Maryland to deal with issues of navigation and trade. This court had jurisdiction in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Jersey. In 1789, this court was dissolved and the authority transferred to federal jurisdiction.
-Adoption record: A record of the legal proceedings in which the rights, privileges, and duties of caring for a child are transferred from the natural parent(s) to another individual or couple.
+===== Admission record =====
-Adoptive parents: Parents who legally assume responsibility for the rights and privileges of a child not born to them. The duty of caring for the child is transferred from the natural parents to the adoptive parents.
+* A record created when an individual became a member of a church or a particular congregation.
-Affidavit: A voluntarily written declaration of facts that is confirmed by the oath of the individual making the declaration and witnessed by an individual having authority to administer such an oath.
+===== Admon =====
-African-American: A term generally used in the United States to describe residents of African descent.
+* A legal document appointing a person to supervise the distribution of an estate belonging to a person who died intestate (without a will). An admon may also be called a letter of administration or administration bond.
-Agency records: Records kept by an agency of the United States government, such as the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) or the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
+===== Admon with will =====
-Agreement and crew list, Britain: A list of crew members serving on a ship that includes written agreements stating each crew member's wages, the capacity in which he was serving, and the nature of the voyage. Masters or owners of merchant ships were required to keep these lists and agreements starting in 1747 when Parliament passed the Act for the Relief of Disabled Seamen. Lists for a few ports survive for the period 1747 to 1834.
+* A record granting the right to administer an estate when the executor named in the will is deceased or unwilling or unable to act as executor.
-Agricultural schedule: A list in the 1850 to 1880 censuses that contains information on farms and the names of farmers.
+===== Adoption =====
-Ahnenpaß, Germany: A type of record kept by many Germans during the Nazi era, starting in about 1937. It documents four generations of a person's family. The information was usually verified from civil registration records and parish registers. The English term for this type of record is ancestor passport.
+* A legal process in which the rights, privileges, and duties of caring for a child are transferred from the natural parent(s) to another individual or couple.
-Ahnentafel chart: A table that lists the name and date and place of birth, marriage, and death for an individual and specified number of his or her ancestors. The first individual on the list is number one, the father is number two, the mother is number three, the paternal grandfather is number four, the paternal grandmother is number five, and so forth. Ahnentafel is a German word meaning ancestor chart or ancestor table. This chart is also called a continental pedigree.
+===== Adoption record =====
-Alabama Territory, USA: A territory established in 1817 that covered all of present-day Alabama.
+* A record of the legal proceedings in which the rights, privileges, and duties of caring for a child are transferred from the natural parent(s) to another individual or couple.
-Albarazado: A term used in Catholic church registers to describe a person from Spanish-speaking Latin America whose ancestry is a mix of Indian and Caucasian. Racial classifications were often based on physical appearance or social status; therefore, they were not always accurate.
+===== Adoptive parents =====
-Albino: A term used in Catholic Church registers to describe a person from Spanish-speaking Latin America whose ancestry is African and Caucasian. Racial classifications were often based on physical appearance or social status; therefore, they were not always accurate.
+* Parents who legally assume responsibility for the rights and privileges of a child not born to them. The duty of caring for the child is transferred from the natural parents to the adoptive parents.
-Alcalde Ordinario, New Mexico: A Spanish term referring to a mayor's court that handled civil and criminal cases in what is now the state of New Mexico between 1598 and 1847.
+===== Affidavit =====
-Alderman's court: A court created in 1851 by the Provisional State of Deseret. No records for this court appear to exist.
+* A voluntarily written declaration of facts that is confirmed by the oath of the individual making the declaration and witnessed by an individual having authority to administer such an oath.
-Alias surname: A second surname that a person adopts. This was a common practice in Germany. In German records, aliases may be preceded by the word genannt, vulgo, modo, sive, or alias. A few people in France, mostly sailors or soldiers, also took alias surnames. These were preceded by the word dit, meaning so-called.
+===== African-American =====
-Alien crew list, USA: A list of aliens employed on United States vessels as members of the crew.
+* A term generally used in the United States to describe residents of African descent.
-Alien's declaration, Canada: A type of Canadian naturalization record in which aliens declare their intent to become Canadian citizens.
+===== Agency records =====
-Alien's intention: The first legal document an alien files when he or she wishes to become a citizen of the United States. Filing this form signifies that the alien intends to become a citizen and will renounce all allegiance to other governments. The alien's intention is sometimes called a declaration of intention or first papers.
+* Records kept by an agency of the United States government, such as the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) or the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
-Aliens’ register: A document created during the Report and Registry process that listed all immigrants who reported to a local court to register their arrival in the United States.
+===== Agreement and crew list, Britain =====
+* A list of crew members serving on a ship that includes written agreements stating each crew member's wages, the capacity in which he was serving, and the nature of the voyage. Masters or owners of merchant ships were required to keep these lists and agreements starting in 1747 when Parliament passed the Act for the Relief of Disabled Seamen. Lists for a few ports survive for the period 1747 to 1834.
+===== Agricultural schedule =====
+* A list in the 1850 to 1880 censuses that contains information on farms and the names of farmers.
+===== Ahnenpaß, Germany =====
+* A type of record kept by many Germans during the Nazi era, starting in about 1937. It documents four generations of a person's family. The information was usually verified from civil registration records and parish registers. The English term for this type of record is ancestor passport.
+===== Ahnentafel chart =====
+* A table that lists the name and date and place of birth, marriage, and death for an individual and specified number of his or her ancestors. The first individual on the list is number one, the father is number two, the mother is number three, the paternal grandfather is number four, the paternal grandmother is number five, and so forth. Ahnentafel is a German word meaning ancestor chart or ancestor table. This chart is also called a continental pedigree.
+===== Alabama Territory, USA =====
+* A territory established in 1817 that covered all of present-day Alabama.
+===== Albarazado =====
+* A term used in Catholic church registers to describe a person from Spanish-speaking Latin America whose ancestry is a mix of Indian and Caucasian. Racial classifications were often based on physical appearance or social status; therefore, they were not always accurate.
+===== Albino =====
+* A term used in Catholic Church registers to describe a person from Spanish-speaking Latin America whose ancestry is African and Caucasian. Racial classifications were often based on physical appearance or social status; therefore, they were not always accurate.
+===== Alcalde Ordinario, New Mexico =====
+* A Spanish term referring to a mayor's court that handled civil and criminal cases in what is now the state of New Mexico between 1598 and 1847.
+===== Alderman's court =====
+* A court created in 1851 by the Provisional State of Deseret. No records for this court appear to exist.
+===== Alias surname =====
+* A second surname that a person adopts. This was a common practice in Germany. In German records, aliases may be preceded by the word genannt, vulgo, modo, sive, or alias. A few people in France, mostly sailors or soldiers, also took alias surnames. These were preceded by the word dit, meaning so-called.
+===== Alien crew list, USA =====
+* A list of aliens employed on United States vessels as members of the crew.
+===== Alien's declaration, Canada =====
+* A type of Canadian naturalization record in which aliens declare their intent to become Canadian citizens.
+===== Alien's intention =====
+* The first legal document an alien files when he or she wishes to become a citizen of the United States. Filing this form signifies that the alien intends to become a citizen and will renounce all allegiance to other governments. The alien's intention is sometimes called a declaration of intention or first papers.
+===== Aliens’ register =====
+* A document created during the Report and Registry process that listed all immigrants who reported to a local court to register their arrival in the United States.
 Allen County Public Library: A public library in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. This library has an excellent collection of materials about the Midwest, Indiana, and the United States. The Allen County Public Library also publishes the PERiodical Source Index (PERSI), an index to genealogical periodicals.