--part1_1e.668e41e.26745939_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit This was posted on the Holmes list. Hope everyone finds it useful. Art --part1_1e.668e41e.26745939_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <[email protected]> Received: from rly-zd04.mx.aol.com (rly-zd04.mail.aol.com [172.31.33.228]) by air-zd01.mail.aol.com (v74.10) with ESMTP; Sat, 10 Jun 2000 22:46:22 -0400 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [63.92.80.123]) by rly-zd04.mx.aol.com (v74.16) with ESMTP; Sat, 10 Jun 2000 22:46:02 -0400 Received: (from [email protected]) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) id e5B2ivk14768; Sat, 10 Jun 2000 19:44:57 -0700 Resent-Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2000 19:44:57 -0700 X-Original-Sender: [email protected] Sat Jun 10 19:44:56 2000 Delivered-To: [email protected]@fixme Message-ID: <[email protected]> From: "Sitkasky" <[email protected]> Old-To: "Holmes List" <[email protected]> Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2000 19:47:03 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Subject: [HOLMES] what some of the abbreviations mean Resent-Message-ID: <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Resent-From: [email protected] X-Mailing-List: <[email protected]> archive/latest/2273 X-Loop: [email protected] Precedence: list Resent-Sender: [email protected] Got this from another List, thanks to Alma Looper for putting it out here for the rest of us! So many times we come across these while researching.......... I want to thank Shirley on another list for sending this.. Thought us on here could also use it.. Carolyn Hope you find the following helpful in your research. What Do Those Initials Mean? Initials after your ancestor's names may provide useful information that you'd not expected. The following list includes initials you may come across when reading old wills or other documents. a.a.s. died in the year of his/her age (anno aetitis suae) (86 y/o or died in year 86 of his/her life) d.s.p. died without issue (decessit sine prole legitima) d.s.p.l. died without legitimate issue (decessit sine prole mascula supesita) d.s.p.m.s. died without surviving male issue (decessit sine prole mascula supersita) d.s.p.s died without surviving issue (decessit sine prole supersita) d.unm died unmarried d.v.p. died in the lifetime of his father (decessit vita patris) d.v.m. died in the lifetime of his mother (decessit vita matris) Et al and others (et alia) Inst present month (instans) Liber book or volume Nepos grandson Nunc Nuncapative will, an oral will, written by a witness Ob he/she died (obit) Relict widow or widower (relicta/relictus) Sic so or thus, exact copy as written Testes witnesses Utl late (ultimo) Ux or vs wife (uxor) Viz namely (videlicet) ==== HOLMES Mailing List ==== --part1_1e.668e41e.26745939_boundary--