Locus siglii =  location of the seal.


Genealogy without documentation is nothing.
                     Paul Drake JD
                Genealogist & Author
            <www.DrakesBooks.com>


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  Subject: Re: [VA-ROOTS] surveys


  The discussion on surveys sparked my curiousity again on my ancestor Jacob
  Prillaman Sr. who was said to be a surveyor.   I looked thru plat books to see
  if his name was signed on any early surveys and had no luck there.   His will
  describes the division of his estate in survey terms such as "from the Chesnut
  tree aforesd. So. 28 W 22 po to a Spanish oak So. 11 W 57 po to a white oak in
  the old line & with it N 14 W 56 po to a sorrel wood N 23 E 62 po to a poplar
  on Daniels run".   His will is signed Jacob Prillaman Sen. and underneath his
  name is written "L.S." in a way that reminded me of the way someone would
  write esquire.   Does anyone know the meaning of the letters "L.S."?   This may
  be a crazy question but would it have anything to do with surveying or his
  profession?



  Twyla Edwards
  Prillaman Family Genealogy

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