tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post724122143603291909..comments2024-03-26T12:01:39.690-07:00Comments on A Family Tapestry: A Will, a Way, and NicknamesJacqi Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-3465013507380289302021-04-06T00:22:01.103-07:002021-04-06T00:22:01.103-07:00With the Tilsons, now you're talking my side o...With the Tilsons, now you're talking <i>my</i> side of the family tree, Phyllis! Yes, that's just about how I first learned those nicknames, too: stumbled upon them. There are some nickname/given name combos that we just don't use anymore.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-8965180926482798872021-04-06T00:18:32.266-07:002021-04-06T00:18:32.266-07:00Sometimes, it just seems as if our ancestors chose...Sometimes, it just seems as if our ancestors chose their kids' names just to confuse their far-removed descendants!Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-63464843686170382232021-04-05T20:46:28.707-07:002021-04-05T20:46:28.707-07:00Mary Erwin, wife of John Tilson who is a brother t...Mary Erwin, wife of John Tilson who is a brother to Peleg, used the nickname Polly. That’s how I discovered Polly could be a nickname for Mary. Never would have guessed!Phyllishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01331248066322716485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-51028601912487848412021-04-05T07:10:51.159-07:002021-04-05T07:10:51.159-07:00My current brick wall is a Mary (of course). Or ma...My current brick wall is a Mary (of course). Or maybe it is Maria or Mariah or Nancy or Polly. And it doesn't help that I am trying to prove she is the daughter of parents who would have named her sisters Nancy and Maria. (all different women, seriously, not just multiple entries)Miss Merryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10691152819794851137noreply@blogger.com