From the abbreviations in the front of the book - S is for son. Surety would be listed as a bond. sis = sister std = Stepdaughter stm - Stepmother sts = stepson That's all the S's. Bev ========Original Message======== Subj: RE: [VASHENAN] Question? Date: 4/8/2003 4:18:20 PM Eastern Daylight Time From: <A HREF="mailto:diane.kittle@voyager.net">diane.kittle@voyager.net</A> To: <A HREF="mailto:VASHENAN-L@rootsweb.com">VASHENAN-L@rootsweb.com</A> Sent from the Internet (Details) I do not know. The actual abbreviation meanings were in the front of the book that had been compiled at the library but I do not have access to one now. I thought someone may know for sure. Then again, maybe the reason I only wrote down the abbreviation of "d" and "b" was that no others were listed and we'll have to guess. I can't remember if other abbreviations were listed or not. I was satisfied with the first answer that it stands for "son" but now I'm not sure if that was a suggestion, guess, or fact. Anyone out there know for sure what an "s" stands for? In case, the previous message was missed - In marriage records the name of the bride and groom is listed, followed by the marriage date, and then it either states" reg., d of name (daughter), b of name (bondsman), ward of name (ward) and now I've found one that says "s of Susannah" and we're trying to decide if this means son of Susannah or surety of Susannah. I would also like to know if a mother would have signed for a son if he was of age 21 and if a mother would have signed if the father was alive? Any help here will certainly be appreciated. Thanks. -----Original Message----- From: Chocybrown@aol.com [mailto:Chocybrown@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2003 10:07 AM To: VASHENAN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [VASHENAN] Question? Could it stand for "surety" ? ==== VASHENAN Mailing List ==== Shenandoah Co VAGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~vashenan/vashenan.html ==== VASHENAN Mailing List ==== Shenandoah Co VAGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~vashenan/vashenan.html