AND C is most likely a partial translation of the Latin ET CETERA. In English you usually see it written as an abbreviation ETC. ET means AND and CETERA means THE REMAINING, THE REST or THE OTHERS. Hopes that helps ----- Original Message ----- From: Automatic digest processor To: Recipients of VA-ROOTS digests Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2002 12:00 AM Subject: VA-ROOTS Digest - 28 Feb 2002 to 1 Mar 2002 (#2002-47) There are 7 messages totalling 139 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. Symbol question? (4) 2. NEWMAN, BARBOUR, HURLEY 3. FBM? 4. Marriage bonds for Kanawha Co., VA female FERGUSONs 1835 - 1865 To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 23:13:50 -0800 From: Holly Wanless Cochran <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Symbol question? I don't know what it stands for, but it means "and others" - sort of like an early "etc.". It means there are others listed in the deed. --Holly ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2002 13:45:27 +0000 From: "Wm. Hendricks" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Symbol question? JUST a thought, but if it means "and others" then C may stand for 'and Company. wm ----Original Message Follows---- From: Holly Wanless Cochran <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: Holly Wanless Cochran <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Symbol question? Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 23:13:50 -0800 I don't know what it stands for, but it means "and others" - sort of like an early "etc.". It means there are others listed in the deed. --Holly To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html _________________________________________________________________ Join the world's largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2002 09:00:59 EST From: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Symbol question? don't you guys have a dictionary? et al. is et alii, means 'and others.' etc. is etcetera, and means "and so forth" et ux. is et uxor, and means 'and wife.' foreign words and phrases are often italicized ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2002 08:54:08 -0500 From: "Charles K. Newma" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: NEWMAN, BARBOUR, HURLEY In Oct. 2001 H. (Heather?) Hurley sent me info on the above persons in Louisville, Ky ca 1880. In upgrading my e-mail and changing ISPs I lost this record. Need to find H. Hurley. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2002 08:57:22 -0500 From: Rosemary Mahan <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Symbol question? Well, since the original question was what was the meaning of "and c" after a landowner's name, your comment is a little insulting and condescending. If you can find the definition for that one in your dictionary, maybe you can let us all know. -----Original Message----- From: Research and writing about Virginia genealogy and family history. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of [log in to unmask] Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 9:01 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Symbol question? don't you guys have a dictionary? et al. is et alii, means 'and others.' etc. is etcetera, and means "and so forth" et ux. is et uxor, and means 'and wife.' foreign words and phrases are often italicized To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2002 13:03:31 -0500 From: Brent Tarter <[log in to unmask]> Subject: FBM? A friend has asked about occasional references found in early- or mid-ninteenth century Virginia land tax returns to persons identified as "FBM." What was that abbreviation supposed to mean? FPC meant "Free Person of Color" and FN meant "Free Negro" so did FBM mean something like Free Black Male or Free Born Mulatto? How would we know? Brent Tarter The Library of Virginia [log in to unmask] Visit the Library of Virginia's web site at http://www.lva.lib.va.us ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2002 21:03:15 -0500 From: George Vickers <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Marriage bonds for Kanawha Co., VA female FERGUSONs 1835 - 1865 Check with the West Virginia State Archives located in Charleston (Kanawha County), West Virginia. ------------------------------ End of VA-ROOTS Digest - 28 Feb 2002 to 1 Mar 2002 (#2002-47) ************************************************************* To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html