Gale: It may just be a quirk but Francis HODGES mar. Frances Carruthers (Beaufort Co.) ? , NC in 1730-1740. Her father was John Carruthers and he named her in his will. Perhaps the next generation of both families moved together "west". I believe those early people ended up in Dobbs- Greene-Lenoir Co. about the time of the Revolution. Check that area. Good luck! Frances E ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.