Abbreviations Found in Genealogy Records

Here are some abbreviations you may find in genealogy records.

Names
Jno or Johes = John Hy = Henry Wm = William xpher = Christopher

Jas = James

Geo = George

Benj = Benjamin

Dates
"ber" = sometimes added to a number to indicate a month of the year. For example, in the Gregorian Calendar 10ber is October. i, ii, iii, iv, v, vi, vii, viii, ix, x = 1 to 10 xx, xxx = 20 &amp; 30

i or j = primo; on the first

Latin
viz. = videlicet; namely libre = book s.p. = sine prole; without offspring q. = quarto; oversize book

Terms
wf/o = wife of admon or admin = letters of administration

col. = colored w.d. = will dated twp = township nat. = natus; birth; son; offspring ms. = manuscript X = a mark made by a person instead of a signature; Christ; Christian OED = Oxford English Dictionary

Websites

 * Genealogy Abbreviations
 * UK Genealogy - Common Acronyms and Jargon
 * Latin Names in Old Documents
 * Numbers and Dates