Thanks, Joyce, for helping me along. Unfortunately, the Dudley's are not in my line and I know nothing of them. I would suggest that you go "googling" on his military unit name and see what you come up with. There are often times plenty of information out there, but I wouldn't vouch for accruacy. Regards, Bob Walker In a message dated 7/5/2006 3:22:37 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: RESPONSE: Here is Bob WALKERs information that includes Colonel DUDLEY: http://members.aol.com/rwa5352802/ftmeigs/ I don't have additional information on DUDLEY but perhaps Bob WALKER will have it. Joyce Taylor Collins La Palma, CA In a message dated 7/5/2006 11:52:15 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > Do you know who Dudley was in the battle of Dudley's defeat? > We are working to find our missing Dozier ancestor. I think he is "old J. > D." killed by the Indians about 1826. His wife married Chas Handthorne in > 1827. She is my direct ancestor. > We find many of her descendants named Joseph Dudley Dozier/Josiah D. Dozier > etc. > We don't know if our cousins were named for a family surname or just > for a famous person they admired. We have many cousins named William O. Butler > > Dozier and we know they are named after Gen. William O. Butler (no relation > to us.) > Mary Ellen in Oregon > >