Debbie, you will probably continue to have trouble sorting that story out. It probably isn't true. Although families did travel in groups any story that starts out "seven brothers" needs to be looked at with suspician. Any story that purports to go back through the Romans to the Greek also needs to be looked at with a careful eye. Your best bet is not to worry about that far back and just work your line generation by generation. A lot has been written about the Dorris family, some of which may or may not be true. My particular line may or may not go back to William. I haven't with any feeling of certainty (others appear certain but there is a lack of proof) gone beyond John of Smith Co. TN. His son Josiah married Lucy Drury May 12, 1816 Smith Co. TN (my line.), he also had a son Thomas m Rachel Bland March 4, 1837 in Fulton Co. Ill. a daughter Rachel who m John Drury, a daughter Mary who married Stephen Yokum Feb. 29, 1829 in Marion Co., Ill. a son James and a son William. John may have been the John Dorris who married Mary Presley in Rockbridge Co. VA. though we haven't found proof of that. Sue in Newport, OR >From: DebraDorris@Cableone.net >Reply-To: DORRIS-L@rootsweb.com >To: DORRIS-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [DORRIS] Dorris Connection? >Date: 30 Aug 2004 16:58:28 -0600 > >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > >Surnames: Dorris >Classification: Query > >Message Board URL: > >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lNT.2ACEB/259 > >Message Board Post: > >Does anyone know the names of the original seven sons that came from >Ireland? Were they the sons of William or his brothers? Did they bring >families? I'm confused with William being married to Mary Williams or >William being married to Mary Roark or are these actually two different >Williams. I am finding different children linked to each set of these >people, some duplicated. Also, where in Ceasar's Commentaries is the >landgrant found? I have not been able to find it. I have fould a >reference to "Duricus", meaning from the land of Doris (pronounced Door'us, >possibly the Roman soldier/Greek General Josef Doris referenced in some of >the stories?), but I can't find the part about County Down being awarded to >General Doris. I have found quite a bit of information on the people from >ancient Doris in ancient Greece, but I'm still having trouble putting >things together. If anyone can help, it would be greatly appreciated. >Thanks, Debbie > > >==== DORRIS Mailing List ==== >To view the Threaded Archives: >http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/DORRIS >(Note: No new messages posted after 8 Sep 2001) >(The problem is being addresses by Rootsweb) > >============================== >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! hthttp://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/