FAMILAR RECORD PRACTICES

LATIN TERMS

There are certain latin terms that are commonplace in early american record keeping- othersd are used rarely in this country.

Anno Domini [AD] - in the year of our Lord

Circa- commonly used yet today- about

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

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

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

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

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

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

Et al. and others (et alia)

Etcetera [etc., & c.] and so forth

]Inst present month (instans)

Item- also, likewise

Liber book or volume

Nepos grandson

Nunc Nuncapative will, an oral will, written by a witness

Ob he/she died (obit)

Relict widow or widower (relicta/relictus)

Sic. so or thus, exact copy as written

Testes witnesses

Utimo or ult. - last

Uxor [us,vx] - wife

Videlicet [vis, viz^t] - namelyUtl late (ultimo)

Ux or vs wife (uxor) Viz namely (videlicet)

Note: Iif you use any records that are not the originals, they are subject to error of the person transcribing, this includes indices to records.

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