In a message dated 2/26/2003 12:54:24 AM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > Fanny Ballard married a William > Ballard probably in the 1780's. > > Does anyone know if Mollie was a nickname? If so for what given name? > > Judy - Molly is usually a nickname for "Mary" or "Mary Ann". Micajah Via, Jr was married to a "Mary". Fanny Via who married William Ballard was his sister, and Fanny & Micajah were very close in age to each other. But who was the Fanny Ballard who married William Ballard? ~Edna Barney ~*~*~*~ 'Ye are the true keepers of the stories, and so long as yet one of ye live and breathe, so shall a bit of me...' from The Departure of Themis ~*~*~*~ <A HREF="http://www.ednabarney.com/">www.ednabarney.com</A>