Okay, Roberta, I found the court record that proves Joseph's wife was Mary Woodhouse. You can find it here: _http://www.ncgenweb.us/currituck/estates/sandersonlemuel1796.html_ (http://www.ncgenweb.us/currituck/estates/sandersonlemuel1796.html) And I thank Judy Brickhouse for transcribing it. Julia French Wood In a message dated 8/14/2010 7:02:41 P.M. Central Daylight Time, robertajestes@att.net writes: You have Mary's last name, Woodhouse. I don't have that. Do you have a source for it? It's not a typical Hatteras Island name indicating he may have married elsewhere