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In doing indexing baptisms Ile Martinique, 1764 the word "nestif or nestive" appears

JexRodneyMichael1
JexRodneyMichael1 ✭
April 4 in Indexing

Is "nestive or nestif" an adjective that applies to the given name of the enfant being baptized?

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  • Áine Ní Donnghaile
    Áine Ní Donnghaile ✭✭✭✭✭
    April 5 Answer ✓

    Metive is a term for a person of mixed race, with one Caucasian/white parent and one parent of a darker race, often a native of that place.

    Unfortunately, I'm unable to view your batch.

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  • Áine Ní Donnghaile
    Áine Ní Donnghaile ✭✭✭✭✭
    April 4

    Could you provide a share link to your batch or the batch number so we can see the word in context, please?

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  • JexRodneyMichael1
    JexRodneyMichael1 ✭
    April 5

    Aine Ni Donnghaile:

    Thank you for your inquiry. Batch in question: [M3NJ-VVT], at Birth Record for Marie Jeanne Thetis, on the fourth line from the top, where we read: Heresine Thetis metive libre. (I have seen, in other batches, the words: nestive libre or nestif libre.) Merci d'avance, Aine.

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  • JexRodneyMichael1
    JexRodneyMichael1 ✭
    April 6

    Aine Ni Donnghaile:

    Thank you! May I ask another question, the word "pannaquine or pannaquine" was seen in birth record from Ile Martinique, 1778. I searched a meaning but so far have not found a meaning. Can you help with this question?

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  • Áine Ní Donnghaile
    Áine Ní Donnghaile ✭✭✭✭✭
    April 6

    I'm sorry, that one doesn't ring a bell with me. It may be a phonetic spelling for something, and I'm not making a connection.

    You might try posting in the France Research group. https://community.familysearch.org/en/group/79-france-research

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