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Genealogy Dictionary
- Wagoneer
- A wagoneer generally described a person that built wagons but it could also be used to describe a teamster.
- Walloon
- Immigrants from southern Belgium during the 17th century.
- ward
- A political subdivision of a town, township or borough.
- warrant (land)
- Certifies the right to a specific acreage and authorizes a surveyor to survey the land, create a legal description and (possibly) a plat map.
- warranty deed
- Guarantees clear property title from the seller to the buyer.
- white rent
- Blackmail. Rent to be paid in silver.
- Will
- A document stating how a person wants real and personal property divided after death.
- WPA
- Works Public Administration — an agency created during the Great Depression in the U.S. to create jobs through public (government sponsored) projects.
- writ of summons
- A document issues by a court of law ordering a person to appear in court, usually on a specific day.
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