Hi Frances: Thank you so much for the reply. I know of the marriage you speak of between Francis Hodge and Frances Carruthers and have long suspected that this plays some part of my Hodge line. The Hodge and Carruthers were close for many years even after they show up in Middle Tennessee. But, have still not found anything that will definitely link them to the above marriage. I think these two families were at one time living in Virginia and as so many did went to N.C. then to Middle TN. If anyone on our lists have any clues to this relationship please let me know. Thanks again, Gale