In a message dated 1/10/2004 10:00:41 AM Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > Are their two Shadericks? There is only one Shaderick that I have ever seen in any of the Dover research in the South. We have spent a great deal of time exploring York Co, SC because it is an essential part of the Francis J Dover, Hezekiah Dover, Zephaniah Dover, John Dover, Elijah Dover, etc families that were all there at the same time. There has been much data posted to websites, LDS records and info shared among researchers over the years that were actually an assumption on someones part or a pure guess. Unfortunately as time goes on much of this undocumented and in many cases erroneous information is seen and believed by others who are not familiar with the research that has been done and just assume that if it's posted somewhere it's got to be true. Such is the case of Elijah Dover being the father of Shaderick Dover that appears in the LDS records. There has been no documentation found to date that would link Shaderick Dover to Elijah Dover. Shaderick's father remains unknown. Cover, Hezekiah             State: North Carolina    Year:    1810         County:    Lincoln Roll:    M252_40         Township:         Page:    329    NOTE:  Easy to read and appears to be DOVER Household listing   33001 - 02001 1 M 45+ 1 M 10-16 1 M 10-16 1 M 10-16 1 M under 10 1 M under 10 1 M under 10 1 F 10-16 1 F 10-16 1 F 45+ ------------------------------------------ 1820 York Co, SC  3rd Dist  Page 160 (Capt Hugh Allison's Co)  Image 10 Frederick Dover     16-26    1794-1804    000100-01000  (line 23) Female                 10-16    1804-1810   NOTE: This is the first appearance and should be Frederick Dover md to Jane __? who to date still has no proven father.   Hezekiah Dover    45+             -1775    230201-00001  (line 25) Female                45+             -1775 Male                    16-26    1794-1804 Male                    16-26    1794-1804 Male        10-16    1804-1810 Male                    10-16    1804-1810 Male                    10-16    1804-1810 Male                  -10        1810-1820 Male                    -10        1810-1820 Page 164 (Capt John Thompson's Co)  Image 18 Shared Dover    16-26    1794-1804    100100-00100  -- Shaderick Dover Female            16-26    1794-1804 -- Jemima (Martin) Dover Male                    -10  1810-1820 ---------------------------------------------------- 1830 York County (M19-173) Page 377 James Dover          20-30    1800-1810 10001-11001  Image 97 Female                20-30    1800-1810 Female 05-10    1820-1825 Male                -5     1825-1830 Female                -5      1825-1830 NOTE: This James Dover appears for the first time. His wife is Sarah ___? and to date he is still fatherless. This James Dover remained in the Kings Mt Battleground area all of his life. Page 380 Shaderick Dover        30-40    1790-1800 000001-0 NOTE: Shaderick Dover also remained in the Kings Mt Battleground area all of his life. ------------------- 1830 RUTHERFORD CO, NC  M19-134 p 448   Image 11 Frederick Dover          30-40 1790-1800     230001 - 100001 Female                30-40 1790-1800 Male                05-10    1820-1825 Male             05-10    1820-1825 Male                -5        1825-1830 Male         -5        1825-1830 Male                -5        1825-1830 Female -5        1825-1830 (next line) Mickal Dover        20-30 1800-1810    10001-10001 Female                20-30    1800-1810 Male -5        1825-1830 Female                -5     1825-1830 Page 524  Image 154 Sherwood Dover    20-30    1800-1810 00001-00001 -- Sherrod J Dover Female                20-30 1800-1810 ------------------------------------- NOTES of Dennis Dover --- Rutherford County, North Carolina Page 239 of Page 140 of Entry #3734 (854) August 29, 1831 James Morris, SHERROD DOVER and Alexander T. McClendon enter 50 acres in Rutherford County on "the" little branch between Elijah Thompson and John Lewis tract "since" purchased by James Morris; runs with said Morris tract, "perhaps" Elijah Thompson's on NW side, begins "somewhere" near Frances Alexander's and runs "round" head of said branch "towards" White Oak Mountain. Source: Bobbie Jean Frank, Abstracts Of Land Entries: Rutherford Co., North Carolina May 1826-1834, (Pruitt) ------------------------------------------------ Page 537  Image 180 Hezekiah Dover    60-70    1760-1770 000200001-013001 Female                30-40    1790-1800 -- new & younger wife?? Male         15-20    1810-1815 Male                15-20    1810-1815 Female 10-15    1815-1820 Female                10-15 1815-1820 Female                10-15    1815-1820 Female             05-10    1820-1825 --------------------------------------- NOTE: Dennis Dover Notes --- Rutherford County, North Carolina Marriage Records Francis [Marion] Dover and Mary Baily, ca 1830, Rutherford County. Source: Bobby Jean Frank notes from page 13 of the North Carolina Spectator & Western Advertiser,1830-1835. Note: Mary Baily was the daughter of Augustus Baily. Joel Cloud performed the ceremony at White Oak. ------------------------------------------ 1840 HABERSHAM CO, GA (indexed DOUSE) Blue Creek District (Probably in the 2nd Land District) Page 124 Hezekiah Dover 70-80 [1760-1770] 1100000001000-3000301000000 Female 40-50 [1790-1800] Female 20-30 [1810-1820] Female 20-30 [1810-1820] Female 20-30 [1810-1820] Male 05-10 [1830-1840] Male -5 [1835-1840] Female -5 [1835-1840] Female -5 [1835-1840] Female -5 [1835-1840] NOTE: This is the last census record that Hez appears in. It is assumed that he died sometime prior to the 1850 census. There is a widow Phebe Dover whose age would match that of the woman in Hez's 1840 census. Was she his widow and if so were these younger kids actually Hez's children or possible children of some of the females living in this household?? 1850 HABERSHAM CO, GA 17th District 27th Division, December 9, 1850 Page 319A (Ancestry Image 7) #42/42 Phebe Dover 52 [1798] F W Unknown. Possible widow of Hezekiah Dover C. 25 [1825] F W N. 22 [1827] F W F. 16 [1834] M W Farmer G. W. 13 [1837] M W E. 12 [1838] F W P. 08 [1842] F W S. 07 [1843] F W W. 04 [1846] M W L. 03 [1847] F W A. 04 [1846] M W ******************************************** Funny thing about Hez -- he's one of our favorite Dover characters. Other than the fact that he is a documented brother of Francis J Dover, not much else is known about him except what is found in his court records -- he seems to have had a little problem with staying out of trouble over the years. Not one child has ever been documented as being his through all of the years of Dover research. As you can see, he always had a houseful of kids that have got to be out there somewhere. We are really hoping that the DNA results may help in making some of these connections of children to him. I'm NOT saying that all of the Dover men in the above were sons of Hezekiah Dover, but with the known information and locations at this time, they would have to be considered as possibilities. If you are a Dover male from one of these lines or know a Dover male that may be connected to any of these lines, it would be very beneficial to all of us if you would consider submitting a sample for DNA testing. This may be the only way to unravel some of these relationships at this point. We realize that this is not a cheap endeavor and the cost may prohibit some from participating. Perhaps if there are several on the list from the same Dover line you could get together and decide on a suitable donor and all contribute to having that person tested? That way the expense wouldn't be that much for each person and you could make sure that your Dover line is represented in the testing. A big THANK YOU to all that have participated so far. Sharon S