abstract
- Summary of essential facts in a document
or record
administrator/administratrix
- Masculine and feminine forms, respectively, for one appointed
by a court to administer the estate of a person who died without
a valid will
administrators
bond - Bond posted by an administrator to guarantee the proper
performance of his duties
affidavit
- a written or oral statement made under oath.
ahnentafel -List
of ancestors in numerical order
ahnentafel numbering
system - System used to number a persons ancestors
a.k.a.
- alias (also known as).
alien - Foreign-born
resident of a country who has not been naturalized
ancestor - Person
from whom another person is descended, for example, a parent,
grandparent, or great-grandparent
ancestor chart -
Form for recording genealogical information on several generations
of a persons ancestors; also known as a pedigree chart
application for
letters of administration - Written request submitted to a
court asking for authorization to act on behalf of the estate
of a decedent