als – alias
als/alsoe – "alius" (the second, also)
anie – adopted niece
av – "annos vixit" (he live [so many] years)
ba/bach – bachelor
B Boy – bound boy
B Girl – bound girl
bi-m – every two months
Bmot – boarder's mother
BorB – boarder's brother
BorC – boarder's child
BorD – boarder's daughter
BorG – boarder's grandson
BorN – boarder's niece
BorS – boarder's son
BorW – boarder's wife
bq – "bene quiescat" (may he rest well)
ca. – circa (approximately)
Cantab – "Cantabrigiensis" (of Cambridge)
CCBI – Council of Churches for Britain and Ireland Inter-Church House, 35-41 Lower Marsh, London SE1 7RL
chan – (1) chancel (2) chancery
chyd – churchyard
Cmkr – cheesemaker
dom – date of marriage
dom – domicile
dom/domc/Dom – domestic
Dom - (1) "Dominica," Sunday (2) "dominus master" (used as a title)
Drgns – Dragoons
dto – ditto
dtr – (1) daughter (2) doctor
dunm – died unmarried
dy – died young
ead – "eadem" (in the same way)
ed cit – "editio citata" (edition cited)
farr – farrier
FalD – father-in-law's daughter
FaLS – father-in-law's son
FaLW – father-in-law's wife
FaMo – farmer's mother
FHG – Fellow of the Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies
Gren – Grenadier
grs/o or gr/s/o – grandson of
grv – grove
Hsil – half sister-in-law
ih – "iacet hic" (here lies)
i/m – Indian male
jn – (1) journeyman (2) journeymen
Jn – John
Ka or KIA – killed in action
kn – known
led – "ledig" (unmarried)
minr – (1) milliner (2) minor
nce – niece

nfr – no further reference or record found
ni – no issue
OhR – Ohio River
Overs – overseer(s)
p/o – parents of
q c – quit claim
qv/QV – "quod vide" (refer to; which see)
rcp – Roman Catholic priest
rel/o – relict of
roc - received on certificate
s and h – son and heir
sl/SL – (1) "sine loco" (without place) (2) slain (3) son-in-law
tb – tuberculosis
Td – "Tochter des," "Tochter der" (daughter of)
tpm – title page mutilated
U – (1) "ultimo" (last) (2) uncle (3) unstated
ut sup – "ut supra" (as above)
verl. – "verlobt" (engaged)
vid. – "viduus," "vidua" (widower, widow)
whsemn – warehouseman
Wmst – workmistress
XL – sister-in-law
YM – Yearly Meeting (Quakers)
Zeph - Zephaniah