Michael, Answer is that I don't know. There has been some conjecture that they are related, but the DNA results seem to disprove it, unless someone along the line was adopted. Also, while I strongly believe that I am related to James Madison Dover, I'm not SURE. Dennis might have a better comment? Jeremy michael parker wrote: >Hey Jeremy, > Is James Madison Dover any kin to Thomas Jefferson Dover? I believe they may have been born around the same time. > Thanks, > Michael A. Parker > >Angela & Jeremy Dover <[email protected]> wrote: >I ordered a death certificate from the state of California for James M. >Dover, who I believe is the brother of my great-great grandfather Henry >Powell Dover. Remember that from census records, my James M. Dover was >born in April around 1836, and appeared in the 1910 census living in >Santa Cruz. Here is the information on the death certificate: > >James Madison Dover >b. April 22, 1836, Tennessee >d. January 25, 1913, Santa Cruz >Informant: H.J. Dover (probably Henry James, his son) > >But here's the best part: >Father: Thompson Dover >Mother: Elizabeth Pebern (the last name is a bit tough to read) > >This gives some good evidence that Dennis's conjecture is correct, and >that the Thompson Dover in the 1840 census in Arkansas is the father of >the Dovers living with the Gamblins in Ripley Co., MO. I just wish I >could find a descendant of James to tie them to me through the DNA. > >Even though I seem to be of a different line, I thought it might be nice >to know. > >Jeremy > > >==== DOVER Mailing List ==== >Dover resources at Rootsweb >http://resources.rootsweb.com/surnames/d/o/DOVER/ > > >--------------------------------- >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free web site building tool. Try it! > > >==== DOVER Mailing List ==== >Genconnect board >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=surnames.dover > > > >

Patricia and Larry would have the best reply. Larry's DNA says no. -----Original Message----- From: Angela & Jeremy Dover [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 5:04 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Dover] Death Certificate for James Madison Dover Michael, Answer is that I don't know. There has been some conjecture that they are related, but the DNA results seem to disprove it, unless someone along the line was adopted. Also, while I strongly believe that I am related to James Madison Dover, I'm not SURE. Dennis might have a better comment? Jeremy michael parker wrote: >Hey Jeremy, > Is James Madison Dover any kin to Thomas Jefferson Dover? I believe they may have been born around the same time. > Thanks, > Michael A. Parker > >Angela & Jeremy Dover <[email protected]> wrote: >I ordered a death certificate from the state of California for James M. >Dover, who I believe is the brother of my great-great grandfather Henry >Powell Dover. Remember that from census records, my James M. Dover was >born in April around 1836, and appeared in the 1910 census living in >Santa Cruz. Here is the information on the death certificate: > >James Madison Dover >b. April 22, 1836, Tennessee >d. January 25, 1913, Santa Cruz >Informant: H.J. Dover (probably Henry James, his son) > >But here's the best part: >Father: Thompson Dover >Mother: Elizabeth Pebern (the last name is a bit tough to read) > >This gives some good evidence that Dennis's conjecture is correct, and >that the Thompson Dover in the 1840 census in Arkansas is the father of >the Dovers living with the Gamblins in Ripley Co., MO. I just wish I >could find a descendant of James to tie them to me through the DNA. > >Even though I seem to be of a different line, I thought it might be nice >to know. > >Jeremy > > >==== DOVER Mailing List ==== >Dover resources at Rootsweb >http://resources.rootsweb.com/surnames/d/o/DOVER/ > > >--------------------------------- >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free web site building tool. Try it! > > >==== DOVER Mailing List ==== >Genconnect board >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=surnames.dover > > > > ==== DOVER Mailing List ==== Dover resources at Rootsweb http://resources.rootsweb.com/surnames/d/o/DOVER/

I replied to Michael over the phone, To the rest of the list, no, I do not see a connection at all at this point between these two Thomas Jefferson Dover. Patricia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis Dover" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 8:35 PM Subject: RE: [Dover] Death Certificate for James Madison Dover > Patricia and Larry would have the best reply. Larry's DNA says no. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Angela & Jeremy Dover [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 5:04 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Dover] Death Certificate for James Madison Dover > > Michael, > > Answer is that I don't know. There has been some conjecture that they > are related, but the DNA results seem to disprove it, unless someone > along the line was adopted. Also, while I strongly believe that I am > related to James Madison Dover, I'm not SURE. Dennis might have a better > comment? > > Jeremy > > michael parker wrote: > > >Hey Jeremy, > > Is James Madison Dover any kin to Thomas Jefferson Dover? I > believe they may have been born around the same time. > > Thanks, > > Michael A. Parker > > > >Angela & Jeremy Dover <[email protected]> wrote: > >I ordered a death certificate from the state of California for James M. > >Dover, who I believe is the brother of my great-great grandfather Henry > >Powell Dover. Remember that from census records, my James M. Dover was > >born in April around 1836, and appeared in the 1910 census living in > >Santa Cruz. Here is the information on the death certificate: > > > >James Madison Dover > >b. April 22, 1836, Tennessee > >d. January 25, 1913, Santa Cruz > >Informant: H.J. Dover (probably Henry James, his son) > > > >But here's the best part: > >Father: Thompson Dover > >Mother: Elizabeth Pebern (the last name is a bit tough to read) > > > >This gives some good evidence that Dennis's conjecture is correct, and > >that the Thompson Dover in the 1840 census in Arkansas is the father of > >the Dovers living with the Gamblins in Ripley Co., MO. I just wish I > >could find a descendant of James to tie them to me through the DNA. > > > >Even though I seem to be of a different line, I thought it might be nice > >to know. > > > >Jeremy > > > > > >==== DOVER Mailing List ==== > >Dover resources at Rootsweb > >http://resources.rootsweb.com/surnames/d/o/DOVER/ > > > > > >--------------------------------- > >Do you Yahoo!? > >Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free web site building tool. Try it! > > > > > >==== DOVER Mailing List ==== > >Genconnect board > >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=surnames.dover > > > > > > > > > > > ==== DOVER Mailing List ==== > Dover resources at Rootsweb > http://resources.rootsweb.com/surnames/d/o/DOVER/ > > > > > ==== DOVER Mailing List ==== > Dover Genforum > http://genforum.genealogy.com/dover/