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What does dism. or dismt. stand for in Orphan court record, does it relate to being of legal age?
In the journal Southside Virginian Volume: VI page 129 reads in part:
Orphans Docket to August Court 1764: Guardian: Jordan Knight; Orphan: Richd. Knight; Of Whom: John Knight; Aug 1764: dism.
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What do MRC and WI Abbreviations Mean in Virginia Marriages of the Northern Neck?
I have a marriage entry I found in this book on Ancestry:
Virginia, Marriages of the Northern Neck of Virginia, 1649-1800; Ancestry Record 5063 #14673; Name: Elizabeth Wilson; Marriage Date: Abt 1697;...
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What are these abbreviations in Wills and Administrations of Isle of Wight, Virginia?
I see entries like this one on page 20 of Wills and Administrations of Isle of Wight County, Virginia, 1647-1800:
HIGGINS, Roger: Leg. mother Mary Lupo; at the death of mother my cattle at Edward ...
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What month does Xemb. mean?
I find The Parish Register of Christ Church, Middlesex County, Va., from 1653 to 1812 that reads in part:
Sarah Trigg ye dautr of Daniell & Susannah Trigg baptz 26th of Xemb. 1686
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What does NFP RC mean in marriage record of Virginia 1799?
I found a book on Ancestry.com that transcribes:
EGBERT, Delency & DALE, Sally; bef. 21 Oct 1799; bride was a dau. of Jn. (& Lucy
?) DALE of NFP, RC and a sis. of Reuben DALE; by Oct ...
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