This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wells Starling Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/SCWBAIB/3819.1.1 Message Board Post: Keep in mind that Betty was/is often used as a nickname for Elizabeth. So are Eliza, Bess, Beth, Betsy, Elsie, Libby, Lise, Liz, Lizbeth Don't write it off just because the name does no seem to fit.