RootsChat.Com
Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition => Topic started by: khalliday181 on Thursday 30 May 24 20:14 BST (UK)
-
I'm just trying to figure 2 things:
Who is 'of Annandale'?
Where is Symeon Helliday in?
-
Earl of Annandale?
-
As often is the case, place names are not always clear unless you know the area involved.
Item the s[ai]d defunct the tyme of his deceas foirs[ai]d was justly awand and addebted to
the persons re(s)p[ec]tive unde[r]wri[tti]ne the sowmes of money following viz to the Earlle
of Annandale of rent ane hundred & twentie pound scots mo[n]ey It[em] to Mary Carru-
thers in [breinhile?] four pound sextine shilling It[em] to Jon Tailfer in [penlawe?]
four pound four shilling It[em] to Symeon helliday in [milcommoff?] threttie shilling
It[em] to Janet grahame in gillenbierig awghtine pound It[em] to Richard robsone
y[ai]r (= there) four pound money abovesp[ecif]eit (= above specified, i.e. pounds Scots)
-
It was ringing a bell but I couldn't quite remember it. Your response has jogged the grey cells and i've found i looked into this 12 years ago!! I recovering old ground.
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,607009.0.html
Previous responses of where Symeon was from were in the ballpark of Milcommoss or Melcommoss or Milcamos/Milkamos/Milkimoss
-
In a place name a -moss ending would make sense, but it would not be usual to write ss like that at the end of a word. Are there any other examples in the testament of words ending in -ss to compare?