In a message dated 02/25/1999 8:52:43 AM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: << In searching for ancestral info, a kind fellow researcher found the following, for me: "bot. in Stratham 1702" Being a novice, will someone please tell me what bot. means? >> I have seen "bot." meaning "bought [or purchased land]," but I suggest you check the original source to see if there is a table of abbreviations for a definitive answer. Kim