It must be some form of legal shorthand. It says" "Jackson vs. McArtor } NSpa. in Chy." I wondering if it has to do with a summons since it's followed by "Executed J. Blackwell Smith DS for Wm R. Smith SFC". Could DS be Deputy Sheriff? S ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janean Ray" <jray38@neo.rr.com> To: <valoudou@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 7:13 PM Subject: Re: [VALOUDOU] legal terms > In what manner was it used. I tried looking it up and all I can find is a > possibility of non-support. But without knowing the context in which it > was > used that's hard to determine. > > Janean > > -----Original Message----- > From: valoudou-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:valoudou-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Susan Bellinger > Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 6:52 PM > To: VALOUDOU-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [VALOUDOU] legal terms > > Can anyone tell me what "NSpa" means? I found it in a Loudoun Co. > chancery > case in 1850? > > Thanks. > > Susan > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > The First Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll > Call. > Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us > something > about your Brick Wall person. > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Search this list's archived messages! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VALOUDOU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.21.8/1337 - Release Date: 3/20/2008 > 8:10 PM > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > The First Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll > Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us > something about your Brick Wall person. > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Search this list's archived messages! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VALOUDOU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >