Hi Margaret, I am going to attempt to send you a private mail with attachment with the little bit of information I have on Hester Melissa Patterson, but the info I have shows her father as Benjamin Franklin with the same dates you have. This info comes from Family Tree Maker Vol. 68, Tree 416. David Gray "A Confederate American" "When the government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. Thomas Jefferson