I have also seen Jno for Jonathan.



On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 8:26 PM, Craig Kilby <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Ted, if you are transcribing an original record, you should type the name
> exactly as it appears in the document.  You should not change or explain it.
>
> As for professional standards on this and many other matters, I recommend
> this book:
>
> Professional Genealogy, A Manual for Researchers, Writers, Editors,
> Lecturers, and Librarians
> Elizabeth Shown Mills, editior
> (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2001)
> ISBN No. 0-8063-1648-9 (pbk.)
> Library of Congress No 00-067225
>
> Craig Kilby
>
>
>
>
>
> On Jan 22, 2009, at 1:15 PM, Ted Delaney wrote:
>
> I'm curious what the prevailing opinion is about the reliability and
>> consistency of given name abbreviations in 18th- and 19th-century Virginia
>> documents.
>>
>> For example, does "Jas" always mean "James"?
>>
>> Can "Jos" mean anything other than "Joseph"?
>>
>> If we are transcribing names from a primary source of that period, is it
>> wrong to record "Geo" as "George"?  Are there professional or ethical
>> standards about this?
>>
>> Many thanks,
>>
>> Ted
>>
>>
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