Abm

Abram, Abraham

Abra

Abram, Abraham

Abrm

Abram, Abraham

Absm

Absalom

Adw

Andrew?

Ae

Antoine?, Auguste?

Aler

Alexander

Alex

Alexander

Alexd

Alexander

Alexdr

Alexander

Alexnd

Alexander

Alexr

Alexander

Alr

Alexander?

Alx

Alexander

Alxr

Alexander

An

Andrew?, Anthony?

And

Andrew

Andrw

Andrew

Andw

Andrew

Ant

Anthony?, Antoine?

Ante

Antoine?

Anthy

Anthony

Antne

Antoine?

Anto

Anthony?, Antoine?

Ar

Arthur?, Archibald?

Archal

Archibald?

Archd

Archibald

Archid

Archibald

Assee

Assignee

Ate

Auguste?

Augte

Auguste?

Bapt

Baptiste

Bapte

Baptiste

Bapts

Baptiste

Barthow,

Bartholomew

Barthw

Bartholomew

Baz

Bazil, Basil

Bazl

Bazil, Basil

Ben

Benjamin

Benj

Benjamin

Benja

Benjamin

Benjan

Benjamin

Benjm

Benjamin

Benjn

Benjamin

Bernd

Bernard

Bnd

Bernard?

Bnj

Benjamin

Bpt

Baptiste

Bpte

Baptiste

BS

Blacksmith?

Bt

Baptiste

Bte

Baptiste

Btst

Baptiste

Caldw

Caldwell

Capt

Captain

Captn

Captain

Carpr

Carpenter?

Cha

Charles?

Chals

Charles

Chars

Charles

Chas

Charles

Chl

Charles

Chle

Charles

Chles

Charles

Chls

Charles?

Chr

Charles, Christian, Christopher, etc.

Christo

Christopher

Christr

Christopher

Chs

Charles?

cld

cleared?

Co

Company?

Cond

Conrad

Corns

Cornelius

Cors

Cornelius

Cort

Cornet?

Cpn

Captain

Cpt

Captain

Cy

Cyrus?

Danl

Daniel

dcd

deceased

decd

deceased

ded

deceased

Del

Daniel?

Dl

Daniel?

Dnl

Daniel

Do

Ditto

Dque

Dominique?

Eben

Ebenezer

Ebenr

Ebenezer

Eber

Ebenezer

Ebn

Ebenezer?

Ebr

Ebenezer?

Ed

Edward

Edmd

Edmund

Edw

Edward

Edwd

Edward

Elij

Elijah

Elipl

Eliphalet?

En

Ensign

Ene

Etienne?

Ephm

Ephraim

Esig

Ensign

Esq

Esquire

Esqr

Esquire

Est

Estate

Etne

Etienne?

f N

free Negro?

Farmr

Farmer

Fcois

Francois

Fils

French for junior?

Fis

French for junior?

Fois

Francois?

Fr

Francis?

Francs

Francis

Frans

Francis?

Frcois

Francois

frd

freed?

Frd

Frederick?

Fredk

Frederick

Frois

Francois

Frs

Francis?, Francois?

Fs

Francis?, fils?

Gabl

Gabriel?

Ge

George?

Genl

General

Geo

George

Geoe

George

gm

grist mill?

Gme

Guillame?

Gnl

General

Go

George?

Gorg

George

Gr

George?

He

Henry?

Hey

Henry?

Hezh

Hezekiah?

Hezk

Hezekiah?

Hry

Henry?

Igns

Ignatius?

Isd

Island?

Isld

Island?

J

Junior? (if following a surname)

Ja

James?, Jacob?

Jac

Jacob

Jak

Jakob

Jas

James

Jbt

John Baptiste?

Je

Jacque?, Jeremiah?

Jer

Jeremiah?

Jere

Jeremiah

Jerea

Jeremiah

Jerh

Jeremiah

Jh

John?, Johan?

Jhn

John?, Johan?

Jn

John?, Jean?

Jn

Junior (if following a surname)

Jno

John

Jnr

Junior

Jo

Joseph?

Joh

Johann

Jon

Jonathan?

Jona

Jonathan?, Jonah?

Jono

Jonathan?

Joph

Joseph

Jos

Joseph

Josa

Joshua?

Josh

Joshua

Jph

Joseph

Jque

Jacque

Jr

Junior

Jerh

Jeremiah?

Js

James?

Jun

Junior

Juner

Junior

Juni

Junior

Junor

Junior

Junr

Junior

Jur

Junior

Kinkd

Kinkead?

Lazs

Lazarus

Leml

Lemuel

Leond

Leonard

Lieut

Lieutenant

Lnt

Lieutenant

Ls

Louis?

Lt

Lieutenant

Majr

Major

Math

Matthew or Mathias

Mathw

Matthew

Matt

Matthew

Matth

Matthew

Mattw, Matw

Matthew

Migl

Miguel?

MS

Manuscript

Mth

Matthew?

Mthw

Matthew

Nat

Nathan, Nathaniel

Nathal

Nathaniel

Nathel

Nathaniel

Nathl

Nathaniel

Natl

Nathaniel

Nh

Nehemiah?

Nic

Nicholas?

Nichs

Nicholas

Nics

Nicholas?

No

Number

Oversr

Overseer?

Pat

Patrick

Pet

Peter

Ph

Phillip?

Phi

Phillip?

Pre

Pierre?

Rbt

Robert

Rd

Richard?

Revd

Reverend

Ricd

Richard

Richa

Richard

Richd

Richard

Rid

Richard

Ro

Robert?

Rob

Robert

Robt

Robert

Rt

Robert?

S

Son?

Saml

Samuel

Se

Senior (if it follows a surname)

Secry

Secretary

Secy

Secretary

Sen

Senior

Sene

Senior

Senr

Senior

Ser

Senior

SG

Son of George?

Shadk

Shadrack

Sigr

Signour?, Senior

SJ

Son of John, James, Joseph, etc.?

sm

saw mill?

Sm

Samuel?

Sml

Samuel?

Snr

Senior

Sqre

Squire?

Sr

Senior

St

Saint

Ste

Saint

T free

Tax free?

Th

Thomas?

Theops

Theosophilus?

Tho

Thomas

Thos

Thomas

Ths

Thomas?

Ve

Veuve? meaning widow

Will

William

Willm

William

Wilm

William

Wm

William

Wms

Williams?

Wr

Warren?

Zachs

Zacharias?

Zah

Zachariah?

Zebn

Zebulon

Zeph

Zephaniah