This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: wallwiz Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.thompson/19720.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The confirmation came from a member of our Thompson I1d1 dna group who is a direct descendant of Jesse. I missed the fact that Jesse was also married to Mahala Green, who must be the mother of Andrew. My records also show Jesse marrying Nancy Clark. I have a marriage date of 1774, but evidently failed to document which spouse, and don't have the time to go through all the records to locate the source. Benjamin and his family located to Ga in 1773 with his wife Anne (dau of Thomas Spain & Martha Hoskins)) and 17 children, ranging in age from 6 mos to 19 yrs, which is documented in Early Pioneers of Georgia. The area became Wilkes Co., and was later split into Hancock and Green Cos, which in turn were further subdivided in following decades. I share exact matches for 67 Y-dna markers with 4 other individuals that are direct descendants of Benjamin, Zacharias/Zachariah, and Jennings, sons of the Benjamin of Bute Co, NC who died in 1771. The lady who shared her brother's details with me is a descendant of Jesse, the son of Benjamin,Jr. Here's the link to the website where you can see some comparisons: http://dgmweb.net/DNA/Thompson/ThompsonDNA-results-HgI1.html Our group is in the Norse/Ultra Norse group at the very bottom of the page in Group S. I've since enlarged my results to 111 markers, and have subsequently received the results for the FTDNA's Family Finder which I ordered in June. It'll take quite a bit of time to digest, since it includes both Y and Mt dna matches from both sides of the family. I hope this is helpful. There were many other Thompsons in the area during the pre and post Revolutionary period with identical names making research difficult. There's far too many pencil whipped genealogies showing familial relationships that are physical impossibilities. This family is no exception due to the habit of using repetitive naming patterns over many generations. The names most commonly used for sons were Benjamin, Joseph, William, John, Zachariah, Jesse, Gideon, and Isham. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.