Daily AncestorHepsy
Hepsy was a nickname for Hephzibah in American records of the 1700s and 1800s.
Hepsy is a short form of Hephzibah, an Old Testament name. The Connecticut State Library's list of nicknames used in the 18th and 19th centuries gives Hepsy as a short form of Hephzibah.
Many records were made with the name a person went by, so look for Hepsy as well as Hephzibah in indexes. Check other details before treating them as one woman.
As seen in a record1850 census; her 1830 marriage record calls her Hephzibah
Hepsy Cranshaw, 39, F, N.Y.
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Daily Ancestor. "Hepsy." Dictionary of Old Record Words. https://dailyancestor.com/dictionary/nicknames/hepsy. Last checked 2026-10-15.