Richard and All, I have the 2 books quoted regarding sources for the Hightower Dodson family. Baber's book, p. 102 lists Frances Hanks, dau. of Moses, being married to Fortunatus Dodson on Sept. 22, 1793 in Halifax Co., VA. No children are listed. Baber's book, p. 104 lists Sarah "Sary" Hanks, dau. of Moses, being married to a Hightower Dodson. No children are listed. In the 2-vol. Dodson book by Lucas, on p. 137-138 is listed Fortunatus Dodson (son of David Dodson) md. to Frances Hanks, dau. of Moses. That part agrees. For the children listed of Fortunatus and Frances, there is no daughter Sarah listed. Also in Lucas, p. 144 is listed Hightower Dodson (son of Thomas, gson of Greenham). He married 1st on 4 July 1807 to Sallie Dodson. Lucas says that "Her parents have not been determined, through she might have been connected to the family of #74 David and Elizabeth Dodson." Lucas lists Hightower marrying 2nd to Sarah "Sallie" Hanks, dau. of Moses. That part also agrees with what you said. I believe you have the ancestry of Hightower's first wife wrong. You offer no proof that Sarah Dodson was a daughter of Fortunatus and Frances (Hanks) Dodson. Hightower did have 2 wives named Sarah (and it does get confusing because there are so many Hanks-Dodson marriages and there are more than one Greenham and more than one Hightower and more than one Fortunatus Dodson). But I believe the ancestry of the 1st wife, Sarah Dodson, that you give, is incorrect. The way you have it, Hightower would have married 1st to Sarah Dodson, dau. of Fortunatus & Frances Hanks Dodson, gdau. of Moses. Hightower would have married 2nd to Sarah Hanks, daughter of Moses. I don't believe Hightower would have married secondly to the aunt of his first wife. I still believe the first wife's Dodson ancestry is unproven. Sincerely, Glenn Gohr (Hanks List Manager) ggohr01@mail.orion.org On Mon, 9 Mar 1998, Richard Brooks wrote: > In answer to Brian Walls, and, also for clarification of my information, I > have the following showing that Hightower Dodson had 2 wives named Sarah: > > > Name: Hightower DODSON > Birth: abt 1788 Richmond Co, VA1 > Death: 26 Jun 1876 Maury Co, TN > Father: Thomas Greenham DODSON (~1743->1807) > Mother: Sarah DODSON (~1758-1835) > > Spouses > 1: Sarah 'Sally' DODSON > Birth: abt 1791 Richmond Co., VA > Death: 1831 Maury Co., TN > Father: Fortunatus (Fortune) DODSON (ca1771-1864) > Mother: Frances HANKS (1771-1859) > Marriage: 4 Jul 1807 Williamson Co., TN1 > __________________________________________________ > 2: Sara (Sarah) HANKS > Birth: 15 Mar 1790 Richmond Co., VA2,1 > Death: ? > Father: Moses HANKS (1746-1831) > Mother: Agatha DODSON (1749->1830) > Marriage: 25 Jun 1832 Maury Co., TN1 > > Sources > 1. "THE DODSON (DOTSON) FAMILY OF N. FARNHAM PARISH, RICHMOND CO., VA., > Vol. 1 by Rev. Silas Emmett Lucas, Jr. 1988 (3/19/94) > 2. Adin Baber, The Hanks Family of Virginia & Westward, Adin Baber 1965. > > -Richard- > rbrooksa@pacifier.com > > Multitasking - screwing up several things at once. > --------------------------------------------- > > >