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Abbreviations used in genealogy, and found in documents and headstones.









Abbreviations




A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J   K   
L   M   N   O   P   Q   R   S   T   U   V   
W   X   Y   Z   











 
Abbreviation
Meaning





A






 
a.a.s.
died in the year of his/her age (anno aetitis suae) (86 y/o died in year 86)








 
altm
at liberty to marry








 
apd
attending places of diversion








 
apd
appointed, appealed








 
apt
appointed








 
att
attached to, attended





B





 
b
born








 
bef
before








 
BG
burial grounds








 
btw
between








 
bur
buried





C





 
c
circa, about








 
cd
contrary to the Discipline








 
cem
cemetery








 
cert
certificate








 
ch
child, children, church








 
chm
condemned his/her misconduct








 
chr
charter








 
co
chosen overseer (s), county








 
com
complained, complained of








 
comm
committee








 
comp
complained, complained of








 
con
condemned








 
ct
certificate, certificate to





D





 
d
died, day








 
d.s.p.
died without issue (decessit sine prole 








 
d.s.p.l.
died without legitimate issue (decessit sine prole masculasupesita)








 
d.s.p.m.s.
died without surviving male issue (decessit sine prolemascula supersita)








 
d.s.p.s
died without surviving issue (decessit sine prole supersita)








 
d.unm
died unmarried








 
d.v.m.
died in the lifetime of his mother (decessit vita matris)








 
d.v.p.
died in the lifetime of his father (decessit vita patris)








 
dau
daughter








 
dec
deceased








 
dis
disowned, disowned for








 
div
divorced








 
dp
dropped plain dress and/or speech








 
dr
drinking spiritous liquor to excess








 
drpd
dropped








 
dt
daughter, daughters








 
dtd
dated





E





 
e
east








 
end
endorsed








 
Et al
and others (et alia)





F





 
fam
family








 
FBG
Friends burial grounds








 
form
formerly








 
fr - from 
fr - from 








 
Frds
Friends





G





 
gc
granted certificate








 
gct
granted certificate to








 
gl
granted letter








 
glt
granted letter to








 
gr dau
grand daughter








 
gr s
grand son








 
Gr Yd
grave yard





H





 
h
husband








 
hus
husband





I





 
Inst
present month (instans)





J





 
j
joined








 
jas
joined another society








 
JP
justice of the peace





K



L





 
Liber
book or volume








 
ltm
liberated to marry, left at liberty to marry








 
lvd
lived








 
lvg
living





M





 
m
marry, married, marrying, marriage, month








 
mbr
member








 
mbrp
membership








 
mcd
married contrary to Discipline








 
MG
minister of the Gospel








 
MH
meeting house, church








 
mi
miles








 
MM
monthly meeting








 
mos
married out of society








 
mou
married out of unity








 
mt
married to








 
mtg
meeting








 
mvd
moved





N





 
n
north








 
na
not attending meeting








 
neg att
neglecting attendance








 
Nepos
grandson








 
nmn
no middle name








 
Nunc
Nuncapative will, an oral will, written by a 








 
NW Terr
Northwest Territory





O





 
O
Orthodox, Ohio








 
Ob
he/she died (obit)








 
ou
out of unity





P





 
PM
preparative meeting








 
PO
post office address








 
prc
produced a certificate








 
prcf
produced a certificate from








 
prob
probably





Q





 
Qkr
Quaker








 
QM
quarterly meeting





R





 
rcd
recorded








 
rec
receive, received








 
recrq
received by request








 
relfc
released from care for








 
Relict
widow or widower (relicta/relictus)








 
relrq
released by request








 
rem
remove, removed








 
ret
returned, retired (rarely used)








 
ret mbrp
retained membership








 
rev
reversed








 
rm
reported married








 
rmt
reported married to








 
roc
received on certificate








 
rocf
received on certificate from








 
rol
received on letter








 
rolf
received on letter from








 
rpd
reported








 
rq
request, requests, requested








 
rqc
requested certificate








 
rqct
requested certificate to








 
rqcuc
requested to come under care (of meeting, mtg)








 
rrq
request, requests, requested








 
rst
reinstate, reinstated





S





 
s
s - son(s), south








 
sep
separated








 
Sic
so or thus, exact copy as written








 
sis
sister





T





 
temp
temporarily








 
Testes
witnesses








 
transfrd
transferred








 
twp
township





U





 
uc
under care (of mtg)








 
unm
unmarried








 
upl
using profane language








 
Utl
late (ultimo)








 
Ux or vs
wife (uxor)





V





 
Viz
namely (videlicet)





W





 
w
wife, west








 
w/c
with consent of








 
w/pwr
with power








 
wid
widow








 
wrkd
worked





Y





 
y
year








 
YM
yearly meeting
















					

    				
					  


						

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