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Lisa Kay Horlacher
Lisa Kay Horlacher ✭✭✭
December 7, 2021 in Indexing

in the GRANTOR column, about 21 names down, the grantee is Timothy. The indexer put "Pastory of Saint John Baptist R C Church" in the organization field. Is this correct? I thought it said "Pastor of Saint John Baptist Church and wasn't sure which field to put it in since that isn't a name. What are your thoughts?

https://www.familysearch.org/indexing/batch/dc6db7ad-9918-409a-a097-1a1ac74a990c

(US, New York, Erie—Index to Land Records, Grantors, 1630–1975 [Part A][MS1B-DL7])

And when did this page for asking questions change?

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  • genthusiast
    genthusiast ✭✭✭✭✭
    December 7, 2021 edited December 7, 2021 Answer ✓

    opinion on the line: Pastory Saint John Baptist R C Church (the R C seems separated but appears to be there)?

    it could say 'of' too but compare with the f in Theofil below doesn't seem right?

    The Community page probably changed in the last day. There was a request to separate foreign language queries that they are probably implementing rules for, etc.

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  • John Empoliti
    John Empoliti ✭✭✭✭✭
    December 7, 2021 edited December 7, 2021 Answer ✓

    A “rectory” is housing for a rector or priest or minister. I’ve never seen the term in question, but I suppose that “Pastory” might refer to the building where the Pastor lived - maybe the clerk’s “homemade” term - perhaps that’s that reason for the space/ “pause.” It doesn’t quite look like the clear “y” exemplars I see, but, like @genthusiast , I’m not comfortable with “of.” Pastory makes some sense, so I’d lean that way. The Researchers gets to draw their own conclusions.

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