Carol, I have often wondered about Caty, because that is not a name used in our line. There are no Catherines or Katherines In this branch. Also the Fosters and Goldings don't have that name either. Female names in our line tend to be Sarah, Elizabeth, Mary (Polly), and Ann. Then, suddenly a Caty. If you have any theories I'd love to know. April >From: ESTESCA@aol.com >To: ESTES-L@rootsweb.com >I have a Caty ESTES of VA , sister of Elisha ESTES 1792. I think that the >name CATY must be a nick name. does anyone have any idea on what it would >be >a nickname for? Thanks FLOOR: The place for storing your priceless genealogy records.