Daily AncestorJer.
Jer. is an old abbreviation of the first name Jeremiah, found in deeds, wills, church registers and census pages.
Jer. is a clerk's shortening of the given name Jeremiah. Busy writers cut common first names down to a few letters, often raising the last letters above the line, and the habit runs through deeds, wills, tax lists and census pages.
Jer. is also the standard short form for the Book of Jeremiah, so in church papers check whether a person or a Bible verse is meant. A county could hold several men named Jeremiah, so sort them by age and place.
As seen in a recordName on a Revolutionary War muster roll
Jer. Cobb, Pvt., Capt. Allen's Co.
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