Clem, have you tried this URL? It is devoted to nicknames. www.tngenweb.usit.com/franklin/frannick.html Lotsa' luck, Fran -----Original Message----- From: CWH18@aol.com <CWH18@aol.com> To: WEST-L@rootsweb.com <WEST-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, May 14, 1999 10:40 PM Subject: [WEST-L] John West >Hi, >As I'm up against a brick wall,I want to toss another brick at you. >Several cousins of us on here have been searching for John West b.1788 in >Bladen Co.,NC..He married Elizabeth Frazier in 1815 in NC.. >We have not been able to trace his parents.His son Owen West b.1819 in NC.,is >our ancester lineage. >Here is a catcher.I just came in to a paper written by Owen's granddaughter >who was born 1896 that states---Grandad's parents Zackey and Patsy. >Is Elizabeth ever referred to as Pasty? John's middle name was William. >Has any one ever come across a reference to Zackey? >Clementine West Hughes > > >==== WEST Mailing List ==== >Check out the advantages available when you become a Rootsweb sponsor. Go to http://www.rootsweb.com > >