Laurie O'Bryan wrote: Here is what I have on Thomas: Descendants of Charles Thomas Charles Thomas +Judith Patterson m: Appomattox County, VA ....... Charles Thomas, Jr. b: Abt. 1775 ....... +Deborah Jordan b: Abt. 1774 m: March 17, 1795 Patrick County, VA ................ Jane Thomas b: Abt. 1798 ................ +David McAlexander b: 1798 m: December 30, 1817 Patrick County, VA d: 1898 Patrick County, VA ......................... Deborah McAlexander ......................... Rebecca McAlexander ......................... Peter McAlexander b: 1825 Patrick County, VA ......................... +Sintha ......................... Alexander McAlexander b: Abt. 1828 ......................... Mary P. McAlexander b: Abt. 1831 ......................... John McAlexander b: Abt. 1835 ......................... David McAlexander, Jr. b: Abt. 1837 ......................... Charles McAlexander b: Abt. 1840 ....... Susan Thomas ....... +Robert Jordan Yes, that would be them. I take it you descend from the McAlexanders; I descend from Elizabeth Thomas (1814-1899; m. to Jesse Harbour), another daughter of Charles Thomas, Jr., and Deborah Jordan. The Jordan ancestry is extensive (I'll append a partial ahnentafel below), but I'm making no headway on the Thomas family beyond Charles Sr. Any help would be much appreciated. Here's the ahnentafel: