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From: "RichardEngan" <>
Subject: Peder Jensen v. Post, born abt 1784
Date: Sun, 5 Jun 2005 12:49:14 -0500
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Could the Post refer to him having a post office? I do not know that he had
a Post Office, He was a "braendeviinsbraender og vognmand " which sounds
like it could be a tavern, that may have contained a Post Office.

Would the von be more common if he would have been an immigrant from the
Netherlands or Germany?

Thanks
Richard Engan




> >My great grandfather is Peder Jensen v. Post. What does the "v"
> >stand for? What does the "Post" mean?
> >
>
> The "v" most probably stands for "von". One of my wife's distant
> cousins married a Georg Arnold von Post in 1681.
>
> As to the "Post", it could be a place name. I doubt if it's an
> occupation, unless an ancestor distinguished himself on point duty,
> or something like that.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Mike King.

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