I think the parish priest wrote the names of the individuals (note how similar the signatures are) and the individual put his "mark" on the document.
On Mar 29, 10:57 am, EResendes <eman...@resendes.ws> wrote: > I've noticed alot of records that have signatures and they have some > crosses between the names. Some of the crosses are plane and other's > are more elaborate. Do they mean anything? Here is an example: > > http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-PV-AGUARETOR... -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
