Jessie,
Regarding Quaker terminology, most of the online material I found deals with
modern usage. See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_Society_of_Friends#Quaker_terminology
http://www.rtpnet.org/friends/Quaker_Terminology_Y50808.pdf
http://swarthmore.quaker.org/Glossary.htm
Older terminology often focuses on abbreviation in older records. See:
http://genealogytrails.com/ill/vermilion/richlandquakers.htm#terminology
I hope this helps.
John R. Carpenter
La Mesa, CA
Carpenter Cousins Y-DNA Project
http://members.cox.net/johnrcarpenter/
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jessie Deith" <jessydeith(a)aol.com>
To: "Carpenter mailing list" <CARPENTER(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 5:34 PM
Subject: [CARPENTER] titles
When reading a seating list for a New England Meeting-house I
noticed
many different titles and wondered if anyone could explain what the
differences were. Among the men were - Goodman, Brother, Mr and
sometimes just their name. Among the women there were similar titles
- Goody, Goodw., Mrs. and Sister but never just their name.
Jessie Deith