What is Creasy short for?
In old records, Creasy is usually short for Lucretia. It is one of the classic diminutives worth recognizing on sight. You will find it in American records, chiefly 1700s-1800s. The Creasy-to-Lucretia jump is easy to miss, so it is worth searching both when you hit a dead end.
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