Ann, Below is all of the info that I have on Rebecca DORRIS. It comes from the "DorrisNet Newsletter" Vol. 3, Issue 3. I'm not a descendant of Rebecca. You'll find your Rebecca among the third generation. Descendants of William DORRIS I 1 William Dorris I b: 1715 in Ireland d: 1795 ....... 2 Benjamin Dorris ................ 3 John Dorris ................... +Elizabeth Russell m: 12 Apr 1804 in Caswell County, NC ................ 3 Thomas Dorris ....... 2 Martha Dorris d: in NC .......... +Isaac Sebastian d: 1791 in NC m: Abt. 1772 in VA ................ 3 Joseph Sebastian d: 1865 in Lincoln County, TN ................... +Polly Sebastian m: 1800 ................ 3 Isaac Sebastian, Jr. d: in Lincoln County, TN ................ 3 Samuel Sebastian, Dr. ....... 2 Robert Dorris ................ 3 Levi Dorris ....... 2 Sarah Dorris .......... +William Roark b: Abt. 1757 d: 1832 in Carroll County, TN m: Abt. 1781 in Orange County, NC ....... 2 Samuel Dorris b: Abt. 1740 in VA ................ 3 William Dorris b: 1 Jun 1766 in VA d: 5 Mar 1832 in Sumner Co., TN ................... +Catherine Frost b: 25 Jul 1770 d: 1 Aug 1834 in Sumner Co., TN m: 12 Apr 1786 ................ 3 Samuel Dorris, Jr. d: 1837 in Sumner Co., TN ................... +Abigail Frost d: 1841 in Sumner Co., TN ....... 2 Mary Dorris b: Abt. 1742 .......... +Gomer ................ 3 Margaret Gomer ................... +John McMurtry ....... 2 Joseph Dorris b: Abt. 1745 ....... 2 Isaac Dorris b: Abt. 1748 ................ 3 Joseph Dorris ....... 2 John Dorris b: Abt. 1750 d: in Marion Co., IL ................ 3 John Dorris, Jr. ................... +Elizabeth Henson m: Oct 1823 in Sumner County, TN ................ 3 James Dorris ................ 3 Rebecca Dorris ................... +Ezekiel C. Hodges m: 17 Oct 1823 in Sumner Co., TN ................ 3 William Dorris ................ 3 Mary "Polly" Dorris ................... +Yokum ....... 2 William Dorris II b: 1761 in Hopewell Township, Hunterdon, NJ d: 22 Nov 1842 in Sumner Co., TN .......... +Eleanor Brown b: 1763 in Orange Co., NC d: Aft. 1850 in Sumner Co., TN m: 15 Jan 1785 in Caswell Co., NC ................ 3 Elijah Dorris b: 27 Feb 1786 in Caswell Co., NC d: 1875 ................... +Mary Hough m: 23 Feb 1815 in Sumner Co., TN ................ 3 William Dorris III b: 24 Nov 1787 in Caswell Co., NC d: 13 Jan 1882 in Sumner Co., TN ................... +Mary A. "Polly" Rippy b: 1 Mar 1793 in Orange Co., NC d: 13 Mar 1877 in Sumner Co., TN m: 16 Jul 1812 in Sumner Co., TN ................ 3 John Dorris b: 10 Jan 1790 in Caswell Co., NC d: 8 Aug 1824 in Sumner Co., TN ................... +Jane Dorris b: Abt. 1792 in VA d: Aft. 1870 m: 9 Feb 1816 in Sumner Co., TN ................ 3 Robert A. Dorris, Dr. b: 6 May 1791 in Caswell Co., NC d: 16 Mar 1857 in Logan Co., KY ................... +Jane "Jenny" Rippy b: 1 Feb 1801 in Orange Co., NC d: 4 Aug 1853 in Logan Co., KY m: 18 Jul 1818 in Sumner Co., TN ................ 3 Zilpha Dorris b: Oct 1795 in Caswell Co., NC d: 20 Sep 1864 in Sumner Co., TN ................... +Abraham Bradley b: 13 Feb 1792 in NC d: 25 Dec 1866 in Sumner Co., TN m: 27 Jun 1818 in Sumner Co., TN ................ 3 Abigail Dorris b: 11 Mar 1797 in Caswell Co., NC d: 27 Mar 1808 in Sumner Co., TN ................ 3 Lewis Dorris b: 12 Oct 1799 in Caswell Co., NC d: 20 Oct 1867 in Harrisburg, Saline Co., IL ................... +Mary Bush b: 16 Apr 1812 in NC d: 13 Aug 1855 in Saline Co., IL m: 22 Sep 1828 in Sumner Co., TN ................ *2nd Wife of Lewis Dorris: ................... +Nancy Priest b: 25 May 1823 in OH d: 5 May 1898 in OK m: 6 Sep 1857 in Saline Co., IL ................ 3 Jesse E. Dorris b: 26 Dec 1801 in Sumner Co., TN d: 21 Oct 1891 in Sumner Co., TN ................... +Mary Freeland b: 5 Dec 1808 d: 20 Oct 1888 in Sumner Co., TN m: 14 Aug 1828 in Sumner Co., TN ................ 3 Elias Dorris b: 21 Jan 1807 in Sumner Co., TN d: 24 Dec 1881 in Sumner Co., TN ................... +Martha Rippy b: 14 Sep 1812 in TN d: 15 Nov 1882 in Sumner Co., TN m: 19 Jul 1830 in Sumner Co., TN ....... 2 Margaret Dorris ....... 2 Nancy Dorris In a message dated 4/17/2002 7:56:50 PM Central Standard Time, aubade@bluetruck.net writes: > Subj:[DORRIS] Rebecca > Date:4/17/2002 7:56:50 PM Central Standard Time > From:<A HREF="mailto:aubade@bluetruck.net">aubade@bluetruck.net</A> > Reply-to:<A HREF="mailto:DORRIS-L@rootsweb.com">DORRIS-L@rootsweb.com</A> > To:<A HREF="mailto:DORRIS-L@rootsweb.com">DORRIS-L@rootsweb.com</A> > Sent from the Internet > > My great-great grandmother was Rebecca Dorris who > may have been born in 1803 in Sumner County, TN or > possibly in Virginia (depending on what records one sees.) > She married Ezekiel Hodges in 1823, and I have no > information on her family. > > Does anyone have information on Rebecca's family? > I would like to know who her mother and father were, > and any siblings she may have had. > > Ann Gasser
Thanks so much for the info on Rebecca Dorris. I truly appreciate this. Now I can look for the family of her daughter-in-law, Caroline Gray, who was my great grandmother. Ann Gasser ----- Original Message ----- From: <RobCOLL224@aol.com> To: <DORRIS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 3:30 PM Subject: [DORRIS] Re: Rebecca DORRIS > Ann, > > Below is all of the info that I have on Rebecca DORRIS. It comes from the > "DorrisNet Newsletter" Vol. 3, Issue 3. I'm not a descendant of Rebecca. > > You'll find your Rebecca among the third generation. > > Descendants of William DORRIS I > > 1 William Dorris I b: 1715 in Ireland d: 1795 > ....... 2 Benjamin Dorris > ................ 3 John Dorris > ................... +Elizabeth Russell m: 12 Apr 1804 in Caswell County, > NC > ................ 3 Thomas Dorris > ....... 2 Martha Dorris d: in NC > .......... +Isaac Sebastian d: 1791 in NC m: Abt. 1772 in VA > ................ 3 Joseph Sebastian d: 1865 in Lincoln County, TN > > ................... +Polly Sebastian m: 1800 > ................ 3 Isaac Sebastian, Jr. d: in Lincoln County, TN > > ................ 3 Samuel Sebastian, Dr. > ....... 2 Robert Dorris > ................ 3 Levi Dorris > ....... 2 Sarah Dorris > .......... +William Roark b: Abt. 1757 d: 1832 in Carroll County, TN > m: Abt. 1781 in Orange County, NC > ....... 2 Samuel Dorris b: Abt. 1740 in VA > ................ 3 William Dorris b: 1 Jun 1766 in VA d: 5 Mar 1832 in > Sumner Co., TN > ................... +Catherine Frost b: 25 Jul 1770 d: 1 Aug 1834 in > Sumner Co., TN m: 12 Apr 1786 > ................ 3 Samuel Dorris, Jr. d: 1837 in Sumner Co., TN > ................... +Abigail Frost d: 1841 in Sumner Co., TN > ....... 2 Mary Dorris b: Abt. 1742 > .......... +Gomer > ................ 3 Margaret Gomer > ................... +John McMurtry > ....... 2 Joseph Dorris b: Abt. 1745 > ....... 2 Isaac Dorris b: Abt. 1748 > ................ 3 Joseph Dorris > ....... 2 John Dorris b: Abt. 1750 d: in Marion Co., IL > ................ 3 John Dorris, Jr. > ................... +Elizabeth Henson m: Oct 1823 in Sumner County, TN > ................ 3 James Dorris > ................ 3 Rebecca Dorris > ................... +Ezekiel C. Hodges m: 17 Oct 1823 in Sumner Co., TN > ................ 3 William Dorris > ................ 3 Mary "Polly" Dorris > ................... +Yokum > ....... 2 William Dorris II b: 1761 in Hopewell Township, Hunterdon, NJ > d: 22 Nov 1842 in Sumner Co., TN > .......... +Eleanor Brown b: 1763 in Orange Co., NC d: Aft. 1850 in > Sumner Co., TN m: 15 Jan 1785 in Caswell Co., NC > ................ 3 Elijah Dorris b: 27 Feb 1786 in Caswell Co., NC > d: 1875 > ................... +Mary Hough m: 23 Feb 1815 in Sumner Co., TN > ................ 3 William Dorris III b: 24 Nov 1787 in Caswell Co., NC > d: 13 Jan 1882 in Sumner Co., TN > ................... +Mary A. "Polly" Rippy b: 1 Mar 1793 in Orange Co., > NC d: 13 Mar 1877 in Sumner Co., TN m: 16 Jul 1812 in Sumner Co., TN > ................ 3 John Dorris b: 10 Jan 1790 in Caswell Co., NC d: 8 > Aug 1824 in Sumner Co., TN > ................... +Jane Dorris b: Abt. 1792 in VA d: Aft. 1870 > m: 9 Feb 1816 in Sumner Co., TN > ................ 3 Robert A. Dorris, Dr. b: 6 May 1791 in Caswell Co., > NC d: 16 Mar 1857 in Logan Co., KY > ................... +Jane "Jenny" Rippy b: 1 Feb 1801 in Orange Co., NC > d: 4 Aug 1853 in Logan Co., KY m: 18 Jul 1818 in Sumner Co., TN > ................ 3 Zilpha Dorris b: Oct 1795 in Caswell Co., NC d: 20 > Sep 1864 in Sumner Co., TN > ................... +Abraham Bradley b: 13 Feb 1792 in NC d: 25 Dec > 1866 in Sumner Co., TN m: 27 Jun 1818 in Sumner Co., TN > ................ 3 Abigail Dorris b: 11 Mar 1797 in Caswell Co., NC > d: 27 Mar 1808 in Sumner Co., TN > ................ 3 Lewis Dorris b: 12 Oct 1799 in Caswell Co., NC > d: 20 Oct 1867 in Harrisburg, Saline Co., IL > ................... +Mary Bush b: 16 Apr 1812 in NC d: 13 Aug 1855 in > Saline Co., IL m: 22 Sep 1828 in Sumner Co., TN > ................ *2nd Wife of Lewis Dorris: > ................... +Nancy Priest b: 25 May 1823 in OH d: 5 May 1898 > in OK m: 6 Sep 1857 in Saline Co., IL > ................ 3 Jesse E. Dorris b: 26 Dec 1801 in Sumner Co., TN > d: 21 Oct 1891 in Sumner Co., TN > ................... +Mary Freeland b: 5 Dec 1808 d: 20 Oct 1888 in > Sumner Co., TN m: 14 Aug 1828 in Sumner Co., TN > ................ 3 Elias Dorris b: 21 Jan 1807 in Sumner Co., TN > d: 24 Dec 1881 in Sumner Co., TN > ................... +Martha Rippy b: 14 Sep 1812 in TN d: 15 Nov > 1882 in Sumner Co., TN m: 19 Jul 1830 in Sumner Co., TN > ....... 2 Margaret Dorris > ....... 2 Nancy Dorris > > > > > In a message dated 4/17/2002 7:56:50 PM Central Standard Time, > aubade@bluetruck.net writes: > > > > Subj:[DORRIS] Rebecca > > Date:4/17/2002 7:56:50 PM Central Standard Time > > From:<A HREF="mailto:aubade@bluetruck.net">aubade@bluetruck.net</A> > > Reply-to:<A HREF="mailto:DORRIS-L@rootsweb.com">DORRIS-L@rootsweb.com</A> > > To:<A HREF="mailto:DORRIS-L@rootsweb.com">DORRIS-L@rootsweb.com</A> > > Sent from the Internet > > > > My great-great grandmother was Rebecca Dorris who > > may have been born in 1803 in Sumner County, TN or > > possibly in Virginia (depending on what records one sees.) > > She married Ezekiel Hodges in 1823, and I have no > > information on her family. > > > > Does anyone have information on Rebecca's family? > > I would like to know who her mother and father were, > > and any siblings she may have had. > > > > Ann Gasser > > > > ==== DORRIS Mailing List ==== > To do an Interactive Search: > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=DORRIS > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >