Gene, I saw your posting to Carol and have the following questions: >1. John CREEL d. bef. 1720 Northumberland Co. VA. Purchased land of >John HILL ca. 1693 in Richmond Co., VA. Wife Anne. Children John, >George, Charles, Thomas. >2. Thomas CREEL d. Apr. 23, 1727, Richmond Co., VA. m. Elizabeth. >Children Absalom, Thomas, Joseph, and William. >3. William CREEL b.1712 d. 1757 Prince William Co., VA, m. Nov. 25, >1729 Richmond Co., VA >Alice DODSON, dtr. of Thomas DODSON Sr. and wife Mary DURHAM. >Children Sarah, Matthew, John, one unnamed (Wm. Creel Jr.?). Is your William CREEL, the one that was born in St. Stephens Parish on 17 Apr 1712? If so, he was the son of Charles CREEL, not Thomas, per the records of St. Stephens Parish, as shown in the VIRGINIA COLONIAL ABSTRACTS by Beverly Fleet >4. John CREEL b. Feb. 28, 1752 Richmond Co., d. 1787 Pittsylvania Co. >, m. Rhoda DODSON dtr. of Thomas DODSON Jr. and Elizabeth ROSE. >Children Molly, Alce, Rhoda, Micajah, John, Elijah, William, Thomas. >4. ?Wm. CREEL Jr.? m. ??? Children Lucy and George. >5. Thomas CREEL, son of (4) John CREEL and Rhoda DODSON, m. Phoebe >DODSON, dtr. of Joshua DODSON and Ruth, gr-daughter of Thomas DODSON >Sr. and Mary DURHAM, their children were John, Joshua, Larna, Phoebe, >William, Joel, Nancy, and Elijah CREEL. >5. George CREEL, son of (4) ?William CREEL Jr. & ?, m. Mary, probably >a DODSON. (His sister Lucy m. Obediah SPRADLING.) >6. Nancy CREEL, dtr. of (5) Thomas CREEL and Phoebe DODSON, m. >Armstead DODSON, son of Charles DODSON(Phoebe's brother) and Lucy >MORGAN, grandson of Joshua DODSON Sr. & Ruth. Their children were >Lucy, Joshua, Charles, Thomas, Joel, Greenham, Elizabeth, Dillingham, >Elisha, and Armstead Morgan DODSON. >7. Charles DODSON (son of Armstead & Nancy CREEL DODSON) b. 1809 m. >1829 Anne HOARD, dtr. of William HOARD/HORD and Mary HOGG of Newberry >Co., SC to continue our particular line. What are your sources for the ancestors & descendants of William CREEL? Tom Bryant