Thanks, Chryl: Not what I wanted to hear, but important input on my "sticky-wicket" problem in the 1600s. Dave Ross MyAncestry231@aol.com wrote: > I have never heard Sarah used as a nickname for Mary or Mary used as a > nickname for Margaret and I have been doing research for over 20 years. I would > say that if your family member is using Sarah instead of Mary, then that is > not a nick name but one or the other is the first name and/or middle name. > > The following are what I know to be nicknames: > > Margaret (sometimes Americanized from Margaretta, Margaretha or Margarita) > - Daisy,Greta,Madge,Maggie, Maisie, Marge,Margo,Meg,Megan,Metta,Midge, > Peggie > > Mary - (sometimes Americanized from Maria) - Mae,Mamie,Maria(h),Marie, > Marietta, Marion,Maureen, May, Mercy, Minnie,Mitzi, Mollie (y), Polly > > Sarah - Cera, Sadie,Sal,Sallie,Sara(i),Sukie, Surry > > Chyrl Lawrence-Bulger > My Family Tree & All Its Branches > _http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sodacat231/index.htm_ > (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sodacat231/index.htm) > > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 > > >