Daily AncestorCrecy
Crecy was a nickname for Lucretia in American records of the 1700s and 1800s.
Crecy, also written Crece or Crese, is a short form of Lucretia. The Connecticut State Library's list of nicknames used in the 18th and 19th centuries gives Crecy as a short form of Lucretia.
In a search, try both names. An index may list her only as Crecy, while her baptism or marriage record gives Lucretia.
As seen in a recordWill of her father, proved 1836; her baptism reads Lucretia
Item, I give to my daughter Crecy Treadway my feather bed and bedstead
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Daily Ancestor. "Crecy." Dictionary of Old Record Words. https://dailyancestor.com/dictionary/nicknames/crecy. Last checked 2026-10-15.