| Quaker Abbreviations |
| altm - at liberty to marry |
| apd - attending places of diversion |
| apd - appointed, appealed |
| apt - appointed |
| att - attached to, attended |
| b - born |
| BG - burial grounds |
| btw - between |
| bur - buried |
| bef - before |
| c - circa, about |
| cem - cemetery |
| cert - certificate |
| cd - contrary to the Discipline |
| ch - child, children, church |
| chm - condemned his/her misconduct |
| chr - charter |
| co - chosen overseer (s), county |
| com - complained, complained of |
| comm - committee |
| comp - complained, complained of |
| con - condemned |
| ct - certificate, certificate to |
| d - died, day |
| dau - daughter |
| dec - deceased |
| dis - disowned, disowned for |
| div - divorced |
| dp - dropped plain dress and/or speech |
| dr - drinking spiritous liquor to excess |
| drpd - dropped |
| dt - daughter, daughters |
| dtd - dated |
| e - east |
| end - endorsed |
| FBG - Friends burial grounds |
| fam - family |
| form - formerly |
| fr - from |
| Frds - Friends |
| gc - granted certificate |
| gct - granted certificate to |
| gl - granted letter |
| glt - granted letter to |
| gr dau - grand daughter |
| gr s - grand son |
| Gr Yd - grave yard |
| h or hus - husband |
| j - joined |
| jas - joined another society |
| JP - justice of the peace |
| ltm - liberated to marry, left at liberty to marry |
| lvd - lived |
| lvg - living |
| m - marry, married, marrying, marriage, month |
| mbr - member |
| mbrp - membership |
| mcd - married contrary to Discipline |
| MG - minister of the Gospel |
| MH - meeting house, church |
| mi - miles |
| MM - monthly meeting |
| mos - married out of society |
| mou - married out of unity |
| mt - married to |
| mtg - meeting |
| mvd - moved |
| n - north |
| na - not attending meeting |
| neg att - neglecting attendance |
| nmn - no middle name |
| NW Terr - Northwest Territory |
| O - Orthodox, Ohio |
| ou - out of unity |
| PM - preparative meeting |
| PO - post office address |
| prc - produced a certificate |
| prcf - produced a certificate from |
| prob - probably |
| Qkr - Quaker |
| QM - quarterly meeting |
| rcd - recorded |
| rec/rcd - receive, received |
| recrq - received by request |
| relfc - released from care for |
| relrq - released by request |
| rem - remove, removed |
| ret - returned, retired (rarely used) |
| ret mbrp - retained membership |
| rev - reversed |
| rm - reported married |
| rmt - reported married to |
| roc - received on certificate |
| rocf - received on certificate from |
| rol - received on letter |
| rolf - received on letter from |
| rpd - reported |
| rrq - request, requests, requested |
| rqc - requested certificate |
| rqct - requested certificate to |
| rqcuc - requested to come under care (of mtg.) |
| rst - reinstate, reinstated |
| s - son, south |
| sep - separated |
| sis - sister |
| temp - temporarily |
| transfrd - transferred |
| twp - township |
| uc - under care (of mtg) |
| unm - unmarried |
| upl - using profane language |
| w - wife, west |
| w/c - with consent of |
| wid - widow |
| w/pwr - with power |
| wrkd - worked |
| y - year |
| YM - yearly meeting |