Roberta, We have had two descendants of Solomon Oden tested, both matched one another 100%. I do not know if they descended from different sons. On this project I have a co-manager and this is his line. I am not sure how many sons Solomon had, but I think it was only two or three. In the case of Thomas Oden, we have genetic, and conventional evidence that he was the brother of Hezekiah and Alexander Oden of Edgefield County, South Carolina. Initially, one descendant from each of the four men was tested. The descendants of Thomas and his brothers matched 100%. The descendant of Solomon did not match. We have subsequently had a second descendant of Solomon tested and three more from the brothers. We have no reason to suspect a MAP in Solomon's line, or that he was a MAP, but as you know, anything is possible. Thomas Oden's family was extremely disfunctional. In 1793, his wife was given a legal separation, and he was forced to provide for her and their children, based on proven extreme abuse. We have speculated that this may have been caused by her being unfaithful. But if Solomon was her son, he can not be tracked in any of the conventional documents related to this family. He would have been entitled to a share of her estate, and he is not mentioned in the settlement. Except for the surname, in conventional genealogy, there is no reason to believe he is connected to the family of Thomas Oden. Marleen