Michelle , On 10/8/97, you wrote: >I'm not from that same line, but I just checked The Dodson Family of North >Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia vol. 1 by Williams and Lucas, >looking for a Daniel Dodson. I didn't see one, but your Daniel may be from a >branch of the family not covered in this book. There were slews of Dodsons >in Pittsylvania County from 1765 when the first (Lambeth) emigrated down from >Richmond Co, probably until now. My line left about 1790 when Thomas >"second Fork" Dodson III moved with his wife Mary Neville to Hawkins County >in what is now Tennessee. By then, "my" name had changed to Hanks and "we" >were on our way west! I'm a direct descendant of the DODSON line and have the following info on Thomas "Second fork" DODSON's family: 1. Thomas DODSON III (3 Oct 1728 - Circa 1811/1816) & Mary NEVILLE (Circa 1736 - ) 1.1 Thomas DODSON & Jemima LOCKETT 1.2 Jesse DODSON & Judith COMBS 1.3 Fanny DODSON & Thomas DODSON 1.3.1 Moses DODSON 1.3.2 Joycey DODSON & William SPENCER 1.3.3 Martin DODSON 1.3.4 Caleb DODSON & Patsey FERRELL 1.3.5 Nancy DODSON & Stokley SLAYDEN 1.3.6 Frances DODSON & Tolbird SLAYDEN 1.4 Agnes DODSON & Moses HANKS 1.5 Elizabeth DODSON & David DODSON 1.6 Rhoda DODSON & Alexander HITTSON 1.7 Winny DODSON & William JOHNSON 1.8 Alcy DODSON & Jerry JOHNSON 1.9 Samuel DODSON & Polly KING 1.10 William DODSON From your comments above, you must come from the marriage of Agnes DODSON (my 3rd cousin, 6 times removed) & Moses HANKS. If so, I would appreciate receiving whatever info you have on her family and descendants. Tom Bryant