Good question! [log in to unmask] wrote: > Here's a question that will really get the list out of its summer > doldrums. Martha Washington and Martha Jefferson were both known as > "Patsy." How did the Colonials derive "Patsy" as a nickname for Martha? > There seems to be no relation in the sounds, or anything. > > HW > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions > at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html