• Territory - area of land owned by a country, not a state or province, but having its own legislature and governor.

• Testamentary - pertaining to a will.

• Testate - a person who dies leaving a valid will.

• Testator - a person who makes a valid will before his death.

• Tithable - taxable.

• Tithe - formerly, money due as a tax for support of the clergy or church.

• Township - a division of U.S. public land that contained 36 sections, or 36 square miles. 

• Tradition - the handing down of statements, beliefs, legends, customs, genealogies, etc. from generation to generation, especially by word of mouth.

• Transcribe - to make a copy in writing.

• Ultimo - in the month before this one; abbreviated ult.

• Verbatim - word for word; in the same words, verbally.

• Vital Records - records of birth, death, marriage or divorce.

• Vital Statistics - data dealing with birth, death, marriage or divorce.

• Ward - chiefly the division of a city for election purposes.

• Will - document declaring how a person wants his property divided after his death.

• Witness - one who is present at a transaction, such as a sale of land or signing of a will, who can testify or affirm that it actually took place.

• Yeoman - A servant or attendant; a subordinate of a sheriff; an independent farmer. 
  

Source: Provided by Dan Burrows.

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