Regarding John Dods, I keep wondering if on the Jamestown record where he is listed--I've seen a book reference to "The Muster of John Dods" I believe. Anyway, it lists him and when he came to Jamestown, and probably the name of the ship he came on. I keep wondering if the original handwritten document became torn or something. The last 2 letters could have been torn off, and the person who recorded it later only wrote down what they could read. We are talking really old records when you get back to Jamestown. I'd sure like to know what primary sources still exist of records from Jamestown. I look in my phonebook and find no "Dods"--only "Dodds" or "Dodson", etc. Anyway, it makes no sense to add on to the name after arriving in VA. I can't see Dods becoming Dodson. I also wonder if there are any land records or proof of any descendants of the John Dods who would have retained that spelling? Just some food for thought. Glenn Gohr ggohr01@mail.orion.org