To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 01, 2000 2:25 AM Subject: [DUNCAN] The meaning of the initials after your ancestors' names... > Hello to all, > I found these to be interesting. Thought you might too. > rosie > > The meaning of the initials after your ancestors' names > > The Initials after your ancestor's names may not be titles or degrees but > they may provide useful information you had not expected. > The following are but a few of the puzzling letters one may come across when > reading old wills or other documents. > > a.a.s. - Died in the year of (his/her) age, ie: a.a.s. 64 (annoaetatis suae) > > d.s.p. - Died without issue (decessit sine prole legitima) > > d.s.p.l. - Died without surviving male issue (decessit sine prole mascula > superstia) > > d.unm - Died unmarried > > d.v.p. - Died in the lifetime of his father (decessit vita patris) > > d.v.m. - Died in the lifetime of his mother (decessit vita matris) > > et al - And others (et alia) > > inst - Present month or time (instans) > > liber - Book or volume > > nepos - Grandson > > nune - Nuncupative will, an oral will written by a witness > > ob - He or she died (obit) > > relect - Widower or widow (relicta or relictus) > > sic - So or thus, exact copy as written > > testes - Witnesses > > ult - Lat (ultimo) ie: John Smith ult /the last. (most recent) John Smith' > > ux or vs - Wife > > viz - Namely (videlicet) > > > ==== DUNCAN Mailing List ==== > ROOTSWEB'S COMMON-SENSE ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/aup.html > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog