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.

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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?
>
> Another in Orange Co when signing a deed were the letters L S. ??
>
> Diana Bennett
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