HATCHER website: http://hatcherfamilyassn.com HALL DNA project: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~nhatcher/hall/HDNAtest.htm "If you can't stand the skeletons, stay out of the closet" - Val D Greenwood Jan, "Very unusual first name for a man unless it is in the family." Some of these names become obvious as to their source - a proven mother's maiden name, a famous person (Francis Marion, Nathanial Green). In the case of Sanders scattered here and there thru Maj John's line, it becomes less obvious. And it is only the source of the first occurrence that becomes important. After that it simply becomes a "family name" used by descendants who likely do not even know the original source. That is particularly true in our case when it cannot be proven that Ann's name was Sanders or that this woman was ever in GA or that she can even be connected to John at this point. With John now attached to Tom/Wilm, with deeper digging we might discover that this name came from somewhere in Wilm's family or in honor of a respected neighbor or associate. What I do know is that this name was used widely in GA families. If you go to WC and search for the given name Sanders with a birthplace GA, you will find men with the following surnames born between 1792-1820 named Sanders..... Arnold, Blanchard, Bowden, Burgess, Butler, Clements, Colbert, Creekmore, Davis, Dimond, Favor.......just from a few pages. There are dozens born after 1820 who were probably so named because it's now a "family name." This name in the Hatcher family just isn't unique to us. It would be interesting to know it's source and with it's wide use, I've tried to find some prominent Sanders man as a source and have been unable. I just don't know Nel