All, The following quotes are presented in order to focus a search in SC for these THOMASONs History of Arkansas, 1887, p. 252, "HUGH FRENCH THOMASON **** is of Huguenot extraction. His Protestant ancestors, to escape the bloody persecution of the Catholics, emigrated from France in colonial times, and settled in South Carolina, and there intermarried and crossed the fiery impetuosity of the Frenchman with cooler blood of robust English stock". >From The Encyclopedia of the New West, Speer, Ed., 1881, p. 48- "Hon. HUGH FRENCH THOMASON ***His father, Colonel Daniel THOMASON, was a native of Warren Co., Tennessee, ***His father [the grandfather of General Thomason)-HH] was a native of South Carolina. Hugh French THOMASON was born 1826 in Smith Co., TN and died in 1893 in Van Buren, AR. His father Daniel THOMASON was born in 1801, in an area that became Warren Co., TN. Daniel's father was William THOMASON about whom little is known. In a biography of a grandson William is described as "of Tennessee". Given that we are talking about grandparents of Hugh French THOMASON there are four possible families from whom to select as the those of SC origin. The known names are William THOMASON, Jane FRENCH, John DENTON and, possibly, Sarah MULLINS. It is known that the DENTONs came from NY to VA and on to NC/SC. The FRENCHs were of NJ before they came to SC, It appears that the MULLINS were of VA. The THOMASONs remain undiscovered, the comment that Colonel Daniel THOMASON's father was a native of SC seems clear enough. Since the information is from a secondary source (reference books), the accuracy of the statement is subject to question. Given the detail in the references and the dates of publication, it is likely that the authors source was Hugh French Thomason himself who was an educated man (lawyer). Hugh French Thomason was a prominent man in a regional sense, as he was elected to attend the early sessions of the Confederate Congress as a representative of Arkansas. He was against secession, so ultimately was over ruled. and returned to Arkansas where he remained active in politics in Arkansas until his death. Little else has been uncovered that helps with the ancestry of this THOMASON family. There are THOMASONs in SC during the late 1700s and the early 1800s, but a link has not been established. Would appreciate hearing from anyone who can add to this saga. Best regards, Hugh