Hi Dawn, Patsy or Pattie was definitively used as a nickname for Martha. I don't know why but you have Martha Washington was called Pattie, Martha Jefferson was called Pattie. In my own case, both of by grandmothers were named Martha and both called Pattie. Guess where my name came from - Pat Nelson [email protected] Dawn Richardson wrote: > Hello, > Can anyone tell me if the name Patsy or Patsey was ever used in short for Martha. I seem to understand why I keep thinking this? > > Thanks, > Dawn Brown Richardson > > ==== NCWARREN Mailing List ==== > Welcome to the Warren County NC Mailing list. Visit the Warren County USGenWeb sponsor at http://www.lofthouse.com for all your genealogy web publishing needs.