----- Original Message ----- From: "chartman" <chartman@concentric.net> To: <CT-RIVER-VALLEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2000 12:50 AM Subject: Re: [CRV] Abbreviations used in Land Records > CaPouls wrote: > > > > This deed is dated January 6, 1808 > > > > To have and to hold the above granted and bargained premises with the > > nunances thereunto him the 'S' David his heirs and assigns > > forever........................ > > This appears before David's name each time his name is mentioned > > Thanks so much > Might this be "said" - as in "the said David his heirs" etc.??? The usual abbreviation of "said" is "sd," at least in every one of the 17th and 18th century wills I've seen. Sometimes the 'd' appears as a superscript. Yrs aye, Warren Wetmore > Bonnie > Laguna Beach, CA > > > ==== CT-RIVER-VALLEY Mailing List ==== > The Connecticut River Valley List covers the history and genealogy of the Connecticut River Valley. > http://searches.rootweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl put Ct-River-Valley in the box > http://www.quadrangle.org (genealogy library for Conn River area) > Listowner: NewEnglander1621@msn.com > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/ >