> I noticed that Steve Groh and Clint Morgan mentioned some STOKES. I wonder > if you have any connections with a Silas Stokes who married Louisa Caroline > HUGHES. They were in that area in the mid 1800's, give or take a few years. > Would love to hear from you two or anyone else, to see if we have a > connection. > Thanks, > Sharon Starling Wish I could help, Sharon. I know next to nothing about my Stokes line. As mentioned before, Martha Stokes was the wife of Dempsey Dowling....one pair of my 32 gggggrandparents. I too would love to make contact with people who knew more about this line.....Beyond what is offered in "A Dowling Family of the South" ......calling all Stokes,....come in Stokes :-) Good luck with your research, Steve