Daily AncestorBetsey
Betsey was a common nickname for Elizabeth in American records of the 1700s and 1800s.
Betsey, also spelled Betsy, was one of the most common short forms of Elizabeth in early American records, and Charlotte Yonge lists it among the English forms of the name.
A gravestone or a family Bible may say Betsey while a will or a deed says Elizabeth. Search indexes under both forms so you do not miss her.
As seen in a record1850 census; her 1829 marriage record calls her Elizabeth
Betsey Rushworth, 40, F, N.C.
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