Thanks everyone for your contributions. I never expected to cause such discussion. The web site below is very helpful. Regards ----- Original Message ----- From: Ray <tnemelcy@wk.net> To: <MARKHAM-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 01, 2000 2:58 PM Subject: Re: Re: [MARKHAM] Abbreviations of Given Names > Deciphering Old Handwriting > > From a course taught by Sabina J. Murray > > Copyright ) 1995-99 by Robert Ragan. > All rights reserved. > > > > http://www.firstct.com/fv/oldhand.html > > Since we are talking about Old transcripts...this is one Geneological > researchers answers. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ray" <tnemelcy@wk.net> > To: <MARKHAM-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2000 7:37 PM > Subject: Re: Re: [MARKHAM] Abbreviations of Given Names > > > > Old Style Abbreviations - Proper Names > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > > ---- > > http://www.firstct.com/fv/x-prop.html > > > > It looks like Jno for John and Jonathan. The end I hope. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Karen Marcum" <kmarcum@setel.com> > > To: <MARKHAM-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Friday, December 01, 2000 6:53 PM > > Subject: Re: Re: [MARKHAM] Abbreviations of Given Names > > > > > > > Jonathan was the son of King Saul who was the first king of Israel which > > was > > > many years before John the Apostle. I'm not doing religion or > > > argueing...just wanted to point that out that the name had been around > for > > a > > > long time. > > > Karen > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Rosemary Shields" <rsk70@hotmail.com> > > > To: <MARKHAM-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2000 9:20 PM > > > Subject: Fwd: Re: [MARKHAM] Abbreviations of Given Names > > > > > > > > > > I have seen the Jno hundreds of times used for the name John. > > > > > > > > The name John was not derived from Jonathan. What about St. John one > of > > > the > > > > original apostles? That was long before the name Jonathan was ever > > > > imagined. > > > > > > > > Ronnie > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: "John Nagle" <John.W.Nagle@worldnet.att.net> > > > > >Reply-To: MARKHAM-L@rootsweb.com > > > > >To: MARKHAM-L@rootsweb.com > > > > >Subject: Re: [MARKHAM] Abbreviations of Given Names > > > > >Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 21:54:29 -0800 > > > > > > > > > >I have often seen John, spelled John, which is of course a derivative > > of > > > > >Jonathan. > > > > > > > > > >John > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >==== MARKHAM Mailing List ==== > > > > >Visit Rootsweb's Resource page for MARKHAM > > > > >http://resources.rootsweb.com/surnames/m/a/MARKHAM/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > > > _________ > > > > Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : > > > http://explorer.msn.com > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== MARKHAM Mailing List ==== > > > > Markham Associated Webpage: > > > > http://home.earthlink.net/~tawnyg > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== MARKHAM Mailing List ==== > > > To unsubscribe, send a message to MARKHAM-L-request@rootsweb.com with > the > > one word, unsubscribe, in the BODY of the message. > > > If you are subscribed to the digest, send your unsubscribe message to > > MARKHAM-D-request@rootsweb.com > > > > > ==== MARKHAM Mailing List ==== > To access the Rootsweb list of archives for all surnames > Use this URL: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > >