I do think the 2 lines are connected, but it may go back a ways. mine goes back to John Dods...(on) (I know that connection is shaky). NC... and White county TN are familiar spots too. I am researching my "Short" side, and they also go back through White county TN and North Carolina. It is a small small world, and the more I research the more I believe that we are all cousins. :) ~ Carri