From: Roy <rreagan@premier.net> To: <KELLAM-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2001 10:16 AM Subject: Re: [KELLAM] Henry Kellum > JK, Is that Polly Parker? I have her as Molly Parker, but I don't know > where I got that from... Roy ====================== Roy, I had a look on the Internet at marriages in Virginia, and found the following (no sources cited): 18 Sept. 1787 - Smith Kellam married Molly Parker Of course, Polly Parker is also correct, because Polly and Molly are both diminutive names for Mary, according to my 1949 Webster's Dictionary. Now here is my question for the list. How did the 5-letter names of Molly and Polly become diminutive for the perfectly fine and lovely 4-letter name of Mary? Sources cited please, just kidding you will understand, Ron