The following are the principal abbreviations used:

 

a

=  age

I m

=  first marriage

appt

=  appointed

m (I)

=  married first

b

=  born

N H

=  New Haven, Ct.

bapt

=  baptized

prob

=  probably

C

=  Cheshire,Ct.

poss

=  possibly

ch

=  children

rem

=  removed

d

=  died

res

=  resided

dau

=  duaghter

s

=  son

d y

=  died young

set

=  settled

set

=  estate

sm yr

=  same year

exr

=  executor

unm

=  unmarried

inv

=  inventory

W

=  Wallingford,Ct.

m

=  married

wf

=  wife

M

=  Middletown,Ct.

wid

=  widow