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I have a Valentine (1737 - 1805) in my tree whose nickname was "Fetty" I thought it was a nickname not related to his name Valentine, but now I'm wondering if more Valentines were going by "Fetty" or "Felty."

yes Sophrena was discovered just recently. originally it had been my goal to go back as far as I possibly can in all branches across recorded history for all direct ancestors..... but considering your great grandparents double each generation it proved too mathematically daunting and ambitious a task. But I'm still chipping away at different sections when I can. I found Sophrena just last night. I am trying to make a large, alphabetical list of all the direct ancestors for myself and my siblings since we have a historical preference of using familial names. My older sister considered a few great great grandma names when she was pregnant (Neva, Emmeline and Celina) but that was as far as she could go back. She is pregnant again and even though we don't really talk I was going to give the list to my other sister and have her say she was the one that constructed it so she has it if she wants.