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Abstract :
Abbreviated
transcription of a document or record that includes the date of the
record, every name appearing therein, the relationship (if stated)
of each person named and their description (ie., witness, executor,
bondsman, son, widow, etc.), and if they signed with their signature
or mark.
Affidavit: a
written or oral statement made under oath.
Ahnentafel:
ancestor table, tabulates the ancestry of one individual
by generation in text rather than pedigree chart format. A
comprehensive ahnentafel gives more than the individual's name, date
and place of birth, christening, marriage, death and burial. It
should give biographical and historical commentary for each person
listed, as well as footnotes citing the source documents used to
prove what is stated.
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Ahnentafel
Number: The unique number
assigned to each position in an ancestor table is called an ahnentafel number. Number one designates the person in the first
generation. Numbers two and three designate the parents of number
one and the second generation. Numbers four through seven designate
the grandparents of person number one and the third generation. As
the ahnentafel extends by generation, the number of persons doubles.
AKA / a.k.a.: Also
known as; alias.
Alien:
A citizen of another country.
Ancestor:
A person from whom you descend; grandparents, great-grandparents, 2nd
great-grandparents (also called great great- grandparents), 3rd
great-grandparents, etc.; direct-line ancestor; forefather; forebear.
Ancestral File: A
genealogical system developed ty the Family History Department of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), links
individuals to ancestors in pedigree, family group, and descendant
formats. It contains genealogical information about millions of people
from many nations.
Ancestry:
Denotes all of your ancestors from your parents as far back as they
are traceable. Estimates suggest that everyone has approximately 65,000
traceable ancestors, meaning ancestors whose existence can be
documented in surviving records.
Authenticate: Prove
a document is not a forgery.
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b.
(abbreviation) Born
B
(abbreviation) Black race
Bastard:
A bastard is an illegitimate
child.
Biographies:
A biography is a
book written about a particular individual. You can also find compiled
biographies, which are books that contain short biographies of many
different people. A compiled biography normally is about a specific group
of people. For example, you can find compiled biographies about
individuals who were involved in a particular profession or who lived in a
particular area. You can usually find the following information in a
biography: occupation, accomplishments, affiliations, and family
information.
Birth Records:
A birth record
contains information about the birth of an individual. On a birth record,
you can usually find the mother's full maiden name and the father's full
name, the name of the baby, the date of the birth, and county where the
birth took place. Many birth records include other information, such as
the birthplaces of the baby's parents, the addresses of the parents, the
number of children that the parents have, and the race of the parents, and
the parents' occupations.
Bequeath:
Term appearing
in a will meaning to leave or give property as specified therein to
another person or organization.
Bibliography:
List of writings relating to a specific subject, some of which are
annotated. A bibliographic citation describes and identifies the author,
edition, date of issue, publisher, and typography of a book or other
written material. Generally, bibliographies appear at the end of a
publication to indicate the sources used by the author or to suggest
titles for additional reading. Bibliographic citations appear in footnotes
and end-notes to document the source of a statement made in the body of a
writing.
Bond: Written,
binding agreement to perform as specified. Many types of bonds have
existed for centuries and appear in marriage, land and court records of
used by genealogists. Historically, laws required administrators and
executors of estates, grooms alone or with others, and guardians of minors
to post bonds. It is not unusual to discover that a bondsman was related
to someone involved in the action before the court. If a bondsman failed
to perform, the court may have demanded payment of a specified sum as a
penalty.
Bounds: Pertaining
to measuring natural or man-made features on the land.
Bounty Land: Land
promised as an inducement for enlistment or payment for military services.
A central government did not exist when the Revolutionary War began, nor
did a treasury. Land, the greatest asset the new nation possessed, was
used to induce enlistment and as payment for military services. Those
authorized to bounty land received a Bounty Land Warrant from the newly
formed government after the war.
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