It is very strange but very true of Scottish spelling--even in the Old Parish records available on Scotland's people the "Y" is rarely used. I was told that Scots don't like to use the "Y"--perhaps someone else has a more educated explanation! Laurel ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 8:13 PM Subject: Re: [BP2000] Beatties in the Covenantor Index > Laurel, > > This is fascinating. The surnames on the list from the mid 1600s are > Batie, > Beatie, Beattie, Betie, and Bettie. Why is there no Beatty, Beaty, Baty, > etc.? Is it because whoever compiled the orignal lists employed the 'ie' > ending as a matter of policy. Or, by 1650, were all the 'y's already > shipped to Northern Ireland, etc.? Inquiring minds want to know. > > Les Beaty, L-20 > > > > > When replying to a digest message, quote only the specific message to > which you are replying, removing the rest of the digest from your reply. > Also, remember to change the subject of your reply so that it coincides > with the message subject to which you are replying. > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message