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Locus sigilli "in place of the seal" Used on legal documents where a a
seal would have been placed; i.e., in a recorded instrument to indicate
the seal on the original document
The S.G. on the tax list was an identifier. It referred to something
that would identify your relative--i.e., sometimes this was a physical
feature near where he lived.
Barbara Vines Little, CG
Dominion Research Services
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Orange, VA 22960
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Diana Bennett wrote:
> Recently I was checking the tax rolls of the 1830's in King & Queen Co. VA. After my ancestor's name was "S.G." What does that mean?
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> Another in Orange Co when signing a deed were the letters L S. ??
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> Diana Bennett
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