Cara, Thank you for your post. Thomas Jefferson HOBBS was my gg grandfather. I have a good deal of information on him, less on his siblings, and even less on his father, James HOBBS. For the record, James HOBBS married Mary DOLLARD on April 26, 1799. The April 22 date was the marriage bond. They were married in Bedford County (Liberty City) by the Reverend Isham Fuqua, a prominent Baptist minister. I am trying to determine if James HOBBS owned any land in Monroe County in 1820 or after, and the birth order of his daughters. I will happily latch onto any scrap of information that may give me a clue as to his parents in England or any siblings he may have had and their migration patterns. Once again, thank you so much for your reply. Bill Hobbs