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TENNESSEE

KNOX


COUNTY


TENNESSEE

KNOX


COUNTY


TENNESSEE

KNOX


COUNTY


TENNESSEE

American History &

Genealogy Project

DICTIONARIES: GENEALOGICAL TERMS

  • Namesake - person named after another person.
  • Necrology - listing or record of persons who have died recently.
  • Nee - used to identify a woman's maiden name; born with the surname of.
  • Noncupative Will - one declared or dictated by the testator, usually for persons in last sickness, sudden illness, or military.
  • Orphan - child whose parents are dead; sometimes, a child who has lost one parent by death.
  • Orphan's Court - orphans being recognized as wards of the states, provisions were made for them in special courts.
  • Passenger List - a ships list of passengers, usually referring to those ships arriving in the US or Canada, from Europe.
  • Patent - grant of land from a government to an individual.
  • Paternal - related to one's father. 
  • Patriot - one who loves his country and supports its interests.
  • Pedigree - family tree; ancestry.
  • Pension - money paid regularly to an individual, especially by a government as reward for military service during wartime or upon retirement from government service.
  • Pensioner - one who receives a pension.
  • Poll - list or record of persons, especially for taxing or voting.
  • Post - prefix meaning after.
  • Posterity - descendants; those who come after.
  • Power of Attorney - when a person is unable to act for himself, he appoints another to act in his behalf.
  • Pre - prefix meaning before.
  • Probate - having to do with wills and the administration of estates.
  • Progenitor - a direct ancestor.
  • Progeny - descendants of a common ancestor; issue.
  • Proved Will - a will established as genuine by probate court.
  • Provost - a person appointed to superintend, or preside over something.
  • Proximo - in the following month; in the month after the present one.
  • Public Domain - land owned by the government.

Source: Provided by Dan Burrows.

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