I think it was a Louisa May Alcott book. My family has had many Pollys for Mary, including a niece who turned 22 this weekend. Barbara L. de Mare, Esq. Historian, genealogist and attorney 155 Polifly Road Hackensack, New Jersey 07601 (201) 567-9440 office BarbaradeMare@yahoo.com (home) http://historygenealogyesq.blogspot.com/ ----- Original Message ---- From: quillpen1 <quillpen1@optonline.net> To: nywestch@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 6:36:21 PM Subject: Re: [NYWESTCH] Dirckje I never heard Polly used for Mary until I started genealogical research but saw it often in English Lit, especially poetry, way back when I was in high school. Wasn't one of the sisters in "Little Women" called Polly for Mary?? Or was it one of Louisa Alcott's other books?? Maureen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barbara de Mare" <barbarademare@yahoo.com> To: <nywestch@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 4:47 PM Subject: Re: [NYWESTCH] Dirckje > I've frequently heard Nancy for Ann, although was confused until I figured > it out. Polly is still used for Mary, but never heard it used for > Elizabeth. I guess you can call yourself whatever you want. > > Barbara L. de Mare, Esq. > Historian, genealogist and attorney > 155 Polifly Road > Hackensack, New Jersey 07601 > (201) 567-9440 office > BarbaradeMare@yahoo.com (home) > http://historygenealogyesq.blogspot.com/ > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: quillpen1 <quillpen1@optonline.net> > To: nywestch@rootsweb.com > Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 3:17:59 PM > Subject: Re: [NYWESTCH] Dirckje > > Thanks, Barbara. > > Nicknames years ago were certainly different than today. My 4th > g-grandmother, Elizabeth Sherwood Smith had the "pet name" (as they called > it) of Polly. > My 4th g-grandmother, Ann Sherwood Ward, had the pet name of Nancy. On the > other side of the family my maternal grandmother, Mary Donovan Ryan, was > always called Mamie. > > Maureen > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Barbara de Mare" <barbarademare@yahoo.com> > To: <nywestch@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 1:25 PM > Subject: Re: [NYWESTCH] Dirckje > > >> Gertrude was mentioned in prior post this heading. I am >> trying to read what I recently read as a Gertrude nickname-- >> something totally different. I think it was Charity. >> >> Barbara L. de Mare, Esq. >> Historian, genealogist and attorney >> 155 Polifly Road >> Hackensack, New Jersey 07601 >> (201) 567-9440 office >> BarbaradeMare@yahoo.com (home) >> http://historygenealogyesq.blogspot.com/ >> >> ----- Original Message ---- >> From: quillpen1 <quillpen1@optonline.net> >> To: nywestch@rootsweb.com >> Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 1:04:19 PM >> Subject: Re: [NYWESTCH] Dirckje >> >> You are absolutely right, George. Some of those old censuses have been a >> nightmare to decipher....and I haven't even scratched the surface with >> some >> of the old church books you mentioned. >> >> Maureen >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <GWGEHoyt@aol.com> >> To: <nywestch@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 12:45 PM >> Subject: Re: [NYWESTCH] Dirckje >> >> >>> And just to add a little more to this Theodore name in the recent >>> e-mails. >>> There is a Hoyt ancestor listed as Theodore Hoyt (in handwriting in an >>> old >>> church book.) Imagine my surprise when one day I found out that >>> Theodore >>> was a >>> female named Theodora !!! Handwriting can do us all in if we are not >>> careful. >>> George Hoyt >>> >>> >>> ************************************** >>> Get a sneak peek of >>> the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour >>> *************************************** >>> Have you checked out the Westchester County GenWeb site yet? >>> http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywestch/ >>> *************************************** >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> NYWESTCH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> *************************************** >> Have you checked out the Westchester County GenWeb site yet? >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywestch/ >> *************************************** >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NYWESTCH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> >> >> *************************************** >> Have you checked out the Westchester County GenWeb site yet? >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywestch/ >> *************************************** >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NYWESTCH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > *************************************** > Have you checked out the Westchester County GenWeb site yet? > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywestch/ > *************************************** > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYWESTCH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > *************************************** > Have you checked out the Westchester County GenWeb site yet? > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywestch/ > *************************************** > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYWESTCH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message *************************************** Have you checked out the Westchester County GenWeb site yet? http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywestch/ *************************************** ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYWESTCH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message