TIP# 154 - DEFINITIONS SU THROUGH Y Subsister: A prisoner who had no money. Substitute soldier: One who served in the service for another; paid by the one who should have served. Sunday Saint: One who was always in church for services but was also known as a cheat or reviler the rest of the week. Surety: One who voluntered to be liable for the debts of another if the other person defaulted. Surrogate wife: Mistress Survey: Locating land accurately by meets and bounds. Sustre: Sister Sutor/Sutter: cobbler or shoemaker. Sutton's Law: Named for Dr William Sutton, 1st president of the KY State Medical Association. A bill Requiring collection of vital statistics for KY, to be reported by all clergymen, doctors and midwives, Jan 1852 to 29 Aug 1862. Then repealed. Swamp sickness: Milk sickness. Sward: A sodded (normally) acre of land. Sweating sickness: Caused profuse sweating and also known as day fever. Swele: Tumor or swelling. Swinacie: Quinsy. Swizzle: A mixture of ale and beer. Tabellarius: Record keeper. Tabler: One who kept boarders. Taedium vitae: Weariness of life Talesman: The last man chosen to complete a jury when others had been excused for various reasons. Tall clock: Grandfather's clock. Tansy: A herb used in cooking. Tap House: Inn or tavern. Tapster: Bartender Tattoo: Nightime bugle call that preceded taps. Also known as the evening gun. Taxables: Those liable for paying taxes. 16 and older males; some paupers, disabled individuals and Some ministers excluded. If a man was over 53 and didn't have any males in his household of military Age, they were sometimes double taxed for their real and personal property. Tax list: The list of those due to pay taxes for themselves, white males over 16, cattle, horses, carriages, Etc. If a woman's name is found, normally a widow. If a young man is shown with little and another Man nearby suddenly has one less horse or cow etc., a clue that this might be his father. Used many Times to supplement the census records or for years the census was burned. Teamer: a team of 5 horses. Temulence: Drunk. Tenancy at will: A rental agreement continuing as long as the parties desire - ended by a written notice from either party. Terce: a widow's life rent allowed as part of her husband's estate. She must have been married for at least A year and a day or have a child. Test/teste: Attest. Testamentary guardian: One named by the father in his will or in a deed. Testament testamentor: The executor was named by the deceased in his will. Testate: Died leaving a will. Testator: One making a will. Testatrix: Female who makes a will. Teste: Witness. Tetter: Skin eruption. The Late Hostility: Civil War The Lost Cause: Civil War The Recent Unpleasantness: Civil War The Southern Uprising: Civil War Third father: Great-grandfather Thorowstone: Flat gravestone. Throw-out land: Land that has become worthless because the land wasn't rested or the same crop was Planted year after year. Thundering minister/preacher: A visiting or itinerant preacher known for his "hell and brimstone" Preaching. Tintype: A positive style photograph on a thin iron plate which has been coated with a thin layer of tin to keep it from rusting. Also known as a ferrotype. Tippling House: Tavern Tirewoman: Milliner. Tory: One loyal to the British government during the Revolutionary War. It was later sometimes used for A southerner who sympathized with the north. Town crier: One who roamed the streets calling out "ads", announced found or lost cattle, etc. Trace: A simple path created by animals, later followed by men and later widened into a road. Tread road: Two strips of pavement were driven on by the vehicles. Trespass: To enter the premises of another without authorization. True bill: A bill of indictment issued by a grand jury who has heard all the evidence and have reached a Decisiion. Trussing bed: A portable bed/cot. Turnpike: Roads where a toll was paid, built by private companies in the late 1700's. Normally dirt and Almost totally impassable in rainy weather. There was no toll for those going to church, voting, going to mill or the blacksmith; physicians and midwives did not pay tolls. Twinlinges: Twins. Ult: From the Latin Ultimo which means last and normally meant the month before. "7 September - John Smith died 17th ult" means he died the 17th of August. Underground railroad: Citizens against slavery who bound together in a way to get slaves out of the territory and headed north. Traveling was done at night and people hid the slaves during the day time. Travel was by foot, or by boat. Underground stations: Safe houses for slaves going north. Unsolemn will: No executor named in the will. Uterine brother and sister: Children who have same mother but different fathers. Vacant land: No one holds a title to - government land was included in this. Vane man: The assistant to a surveyor. Vanity book: County history book where the subscribers were charged to include their biographies. Vault: The burial chamber beneath a church, or in a tiny building on a cemetery lot. Wagoner: One who hauled food and products. Walking purchase. The amount of land included in an area walkable by a man in a day and a half. War for Abolition. Civil War. War of Emancipation. Civil War War of Northern Aggression: Civil War. Watching candle. Found at a wake to provide light for a person sitting up all night with a corpse. Way wardens: Those who kept private roads. Wedman: Husband Weepers: Those who attended funerals and make the crowd appear larger and wept loudly. Sometimes they were paid for their services. Wenche: Black female slave. Found on many tax lists. Westylvania: This land company was founded in 1776 and included a large amount of land in the Applachian Mountains, some of southwest Pennsylvania, all of West Virginia and northeastern KY. Whig: One who swore allegiance to the Colonies against the British during the Revolutionary War. White swelling: Thrombosis of the large veins of the leg with swelling, pain and hardness. Also called milk leg as it occurred most often after child birth. Winter fever: Thought to be pneumonia. Year's provisions: That which was allotted to a widow from her late husband … enough to support her For a year. Younger children: This included all the children except the eldest son. The latter didn't have as many Provisions. Daughters who were older than the eldest son were included as "younger children." I hope you have enjoyed the series! © Copyright 11 June 1998, Sandra K. 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