On the early Grainger County Tax Lists the word "poll" was used. There were numerous persons in Grainger County with FP after their name. FP= Free poll----What does this mean? PT= Poll tax-----What does this mean? The tax book did not explain the abbreviations. Sometimes a person would not have "Poll" after their name, but a number with lower case "a" beside it such as 120a. I thought this meant that the person owned 120 acres. What is the difference between "John, 1 WP" and " John, 1FP" and "John 120a" and "John, 1PT." I am hoping that someone can explain the abbreviations to me. Thanks for your time...Jetta