I recently saw the transcript of a Will in which (SS) was written after the "signature" and I have just now seen the same in a Will downloaded from TNA. Am I right in assuming that this is an abbreviation for Signature and Seal to indicate that where the name of the Will-maker has been written he/she did in fact sign and mark with his/her seal? -- Jenny M Benson

On Mon, 27 May 2013 15:32:26 +0100, Jenny M Benson <nemonews@hotmail.co.uk> wrote: >I recently saw the transcript of a Will in which (SS) was written after >the "signature" and I have just now seen the same in a Will downloaded >from TNA. > >Am I right in assuming that this is an abbreviation for Signature and >Seal to indicate that where the name of the Will-maker has been written >he/she did in fact sign and mark with his/her seal? If it was the signature of the testator, then probably. If not, there is just a possibility that it could stand for "surviving spouse". -- Steve Hayes Web: http://hayesgreene.wordpress.com/ http://hayesgreene.blogspot.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/afgen/

On 28/05/2013 11:05, Steve Hayes wrote: > On Mon, 27 May 2013 15:32:26 +0100, Jenny M Benson <nemonews@hotmail.co.uk> > wrote: > >> I recently saw the transcript of a Will in which (SS) was written after >> the "signature" and I have just now seen the same in a Will downloaded >>from TNA. >> >> Am I right in assuming that this is an abbreviation for Signature and >> Seal to indicate that where the name of the Will-maker has been written >> he/she did in fact sign and mark with his/her seal? > > If it was the signature of the testator, then probably. > > If not, there is just a possibility that it could stand for "surviving > spouse". Doubtful. It more likely stands for "signed and sealed".

On 28/05/2013 11:05 AM, Steve Hayes wrote: > On Mon, 27 May 2013 15:32:26 +0100, Jenny M Benson <nemonews@hotmail.co.uk> > wrote: > I recently saw the transcript of a Will in which (SS) was written after > the "signature" and I have just now seen the same in a Will downloaded > >from TNA. >> Am I right in assuming that this is an abbreviation for Signature and >> Seal to indicate that where the name of the Will-maker has been written >> he/she did in fact sign and mark with his/her seal? > If it was the signature of the testator, then probably. > > If not, there is just a possibility that it could stand for "surviving > spouse". Hello Jenny, Forgive my "piggy-backing" on Steve's reply, but original has not yet reached the list. Are you sure it is not L.S.? L.S. (sometimes enclosed in a circle) was/is the abbreviation for Locus Sigilli, the place of the seal, used in pre-written/pre-printed originals to indicate where the seal was to be placed, and in copies to indicate where it had been placed. Kind Regards, John Henley.