Dabbs - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: Gussie Fellers??

cathyrukswelch1 — 2013-03-20 02:11:16Z

Yes, Gussie Fellers was married to my grandfather, William Finas Dabbs, before he married my grandmother, Frances Viola Shipp. I think your grandmother may be who my mother referred to as her Aunt Sis. My mother said her name was Mary Frances Narcissa Dabbs. And she was her favorite aunt.

Re: Dabbs Indian Connection

taltenberger — 2013-02-05 18:08:04Z

Go to Google Books http://books.google.com and search for:

"History of Greene and Jersey Counties, Illinois"

also

"History of Jersey County, Illinois"

Dabbs history is related in those two sources......

This person has done some *excellent* research

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hutch/inde... ...........

Or you can simply Google "Dabbs+Jersey County" a number of links will pop up.....

I'm descended from Samuel Dabbs and Mary Link. Their daughter - Mary - married Absalom Davenport.

Dabbs Indian Connection

JOEYRABBIT — 2013-02-04 16:42:01Z

I was told there is an Indian link within the Dabbs family. The Dabbs I am researching came from South Carolins in the early 1800's and settled in Jersey County, Illinois. Does anyone have any information? Thanks.

Re: John Cleve Dabbs of OK

russell_dabbs2007 — 2013-02-02 01:34:12Z

This was my grandfather. I've been looking for John Ray..any help on where he is?

My name is Dabbs

modsquad3 — 2012-12-31 14:10:37Z

Hello, Has your family ever thought to do DNA on the men in your family who directly carry the name Dabbs. I had my brother do this for me since I am a female. I have been doing research on my family since 1995. I was trying to find out if family lore was true; that the surname we carried as a family was not correct. Several branches of Crutcher lines here in Texas have oral history that our name was changed. I found our family lore to be factual.

We went from Dabbs to Crutcher sometime before the 1870 Texas Census. Through late nights on the computer, my husband and I pounding concrete, and gut feelings on certain “finds” which paid off, I did indeed uncover the mystery of our family name; here in Texas we should have been recorded as Dabbs. I did indeed match in the DNA markers to be of Dabbs lineage. I matched almost gene marker for gene marker with another Dabbs male who did his DNA testing. If he had chose not to check out his DNA, all of my research would have had no substantial proof. This DNA proves I am a Dabbs by birth.

There are people who carry the Dobbs surname that sometime back in history their name was corrupted by enumerators, their own families changing the spelling to fit the community or whatever. These Dobbs are researching the wrong surname. They have hit brick walls because they do not match any family lines of Dobbs. They would benefit by DNA testing which would show that they match with the families of Dabbs. This would give them new avenues to search family histories for their folks. This has happened for Dabbs also. They may think that they have the surname Dabbs, but back in history the surname was corrupted from the surname DOBBS.

I am now trying to connect with as many Dabbs men to see if more DNA can be added to the FamilyTree DNA website. It must be a Dabbs male (no Dabbs women will work) who descends from generation to generation, grandfather Dabbs, son Dabbs, and then grandson Dabbs, etc. The more we have that do DNA testing will help us all identify, from the many different branches of Dabbs, which particular line of Dabbs we descend from. I descend from Joseph and Nanny Dabbs of VA. Of course there are many, many different Dabbs lines that have branched off from Joseph and Nanny.

Wars, Civil War, and courthouse burnings, and female descendants have hindered people from finding out just who they descend from, (couples who do not have any children but females their line “daughter’s out.” But DNA opens back up the doors for genealogist who have been at a brick wall in their research. Female descendants who have brothers can do as I did and get a brother to have his DNA checked against other Dabbs men.

My brother's (and my :) DNA did indeed match with another branch of Dabbs who trace back to Joseph and Nanny Dabbs.

With official documents lost forever to history, a person can find out who he/she descends from by this simple method of swabbing a cheek and sending it off to FamilyTree DNA lab. That company (probably the first company, who knows?) has more people who joined so therefore more people to compare with. That is why I chose that lab. But there are other DNA testing groups out there.

Please talk this over with your male Dabbs about doing this as a family project and then everyone helping with the cost. It is getting cheaper each year to do DNA testing. Go to FamilyTree DNA website and see what it would cost a family who uses just one sibling to contribute DNA. If all chipped in together the floodgates of your personal history might just comeback to life again! DNA testing may not give you name for name, but with comparison of others who have had DNA done, it can show relationships to other Dabbs out there (or other DOBBS). Because my surname was not Dabbs but my personal research showed that we were, the DNA concluded that my brother’s 36 markers matched with the surname Dabbs. I now have connections with a Dabbs’ family. I do have this person’s historical lineage found on the computer. It does prove that I am blood related to this group of people. Blood does not lie and my family here in Texas connects with Dabbs people who lived in the 1700s and 1800s in VA, TN, and SC. Their recorded history is my recorded history. Yes, we are from different branches of Dabbs, but the two branches takes us back to Joseph and Nanny Dabbs of Virginia.

The more people who do DNA testing and have brick walls because of missing legal paperwork, no family bibles, no burial records, and etc. the more chance of finding closer family links. Our gene markers will help us to link-up again and uncover the lost lines of our families.

I hope I have not bored you, but I love the thought that our Dabbs name could someday be linked together like the spider-web effect of the roads in ole’ Virginny! Through DNA we can find the areas and countries of our origins. The middle missing links of our families might just be found and link us back to the land and people of our family members who made the hard choice of leaving their country to come to America and find the freedoms they heard could be had here!

Thanks,
Dale

Re: Joseph Dabbs, William Dabbs-- Bible Records--Union county SC

SCWOOF — 2012-12-31 01:31:52Z

I just checked my email to you and the address is correct, i'am not sure why u have not recieved them,, I will resend, If you can send me a test email to SCWOOF@aol.com i'll attach them to your email. The huntboard is really a nice piece of furniture and it has been taken care of I have a gentleman coming over tomorrow to appraise it for me. It's a true Union County South Carolina treasure. Tim

Re: Joseph Dabbs, William Dabbs-- Bible Records--Union county SC

Catiebenz — 2012-12-31 01:27:15Z

I will let you know when I get them! If you ever want to sell it please let me buy it! What a treasure that would be!

Re: Joseph Dabbs, William Dabbs-- Bible Records--Union county SC

SCWOOF — 2012-12-31 00:35:42Z

Yes,, thats the email address that I sent the pictures of the hunt board. Mail must be slow,, again,,, LOL

Re: Joseph Dabbs, William Dabbs-- Bible Records--Union county SC

woodjems34 — 2012-12-30 23:20:30Z

I did not receive them. Maybe it is just taking longer than I thought it would . To be sure let me give the email address again. Catiebenz@aol.com. Thank you so much!

Re: Joseph Dabbs, William Dabbs-- Bible Records--Union county SC

SCWOOF — 2012-12-30 21:39:48Z

Ok, pictures have been sent. Do you by chance have a photograph of William?

Re: Joseph Dabbs, William Dabbs-- Bible Records--Union county SC

Catiebenz — 2012-12-30 21:25:42Z

Just so you aren't confused, I use 2different accounts. One is the ancestry account that I share with my Mama and this one is mine alone. I am so excited about this! Wm. is my husband's great great Grandfather! Please send pictures to catiebenz@aol.com!! Just can't wait to share these pictures with family! He lived most of his life in Union county SC.

Re: Joseph Dabbs, William Dabbs-- Bible Records--Union county SC

SCWOOF — 2012-12-30 20:56:36Z

Thanks so much for the information. If you have a email address or a cell phone that can receive pictures i'll be happy to send them to you. I actually found the huntboard in a antique shop in Coats, NC.. When I got it home I tool out the Drawers and written on the inside backboard was the name "Wm Dabbs" written twice,, I've matched his signature to his Civil war records,and also the words "South Carolina" as well. Other words are written but i've not been able to make them out. Feel Free to call me 864 399 2021. Thanks Tim

Re: Joseph Dabbs, William Dabbs-- Bible Records--Union county SC

woodjems34 — 2012-12-30 16:57:05Z

This may be a second reply to this, if so I apologize! I would love to see a picture of this hunt board! His trade of record was farmer, but his father was a wagon maker and his allied family, the McKinneys, were carpenters. He definitely could have made this. Would love to hear where you found this piece.

Re: Joseph Dabbs, William Dabbs-- Bible Records--Union county SC

SCWOOF — 2012-12-30 16:40:52Z

Hello,, Does anyone out there have any information as to the occupation of William Mc.Dabbs the son of Joseph? I recently purchased a hunt board with his name written on the inside backboard and I was wondering if he was the craftsman of the piece.

Francis DABBS m. Catherine WOLTEY - 1884

xd22577 — 2012-10-09 19:29:03Z

Register of Marriages – Jersey County, IL

License # - date / Groom – residence – occupation / Age – race – Place of Birth / Father – Mother - # groom’s marriages / Bride – maiden name if widow – residence / Age – race - # bride’s marriages / Where & who married – Witness – Name of officer / Date license returned

1012 – July 07 1884 / Thos KING – Jersey Co, Ills – farmer / 24 – white, Irish, Co Mayo, Ireland / Michael KING – Bridget HAWKY – 1st / Catherine DEVINE – Jersey Co, Ills / 24 – W Irish – Co Mayo, Ireland / Michael DEVINE – Sensa? CONNALY – 1st / Jerseyville, Jersey Co – July 8, 1884 – Hugh BURNES, Bridsot? DEVINE – James Harty CP / July 8, 1884

1013 – July 26, 1884 / Angus W. BROWN – Shipman – farmer / 25 – White – Shipman, Maconpin Co / John H BROSN - _____ GODELL – 1st / Elizabeth DRURY – East Newbenn / 25 – white – Wis / Wm NIELSON – Agnes M ADAMS, 1st / East Newbenn – July 27, 1884 – Chas DRURY – Henry Gill JP / July 27, 1884

1014 – Aug 19, 1884 / Thos WALTER – Auragons? Neb – farmer / 52 – white – NY – John WALKER – Sarah _____ - 3rd / Harriet A MORRIS nee YATES – Grafton / 51 – W – New York / Hirnun YATES – Margreh ENGLIS, 3rd / Jerseyville – Aug 19, 1884 – Annie BOHANEAN, J W. GEE – F. M Van Porrse? / Aug 19, 1884

1015 – Aug 09, 1884 / Wm D. MILLER – Rosedale – farmer / 26 – White – Jersey Co, Ills / John W MILLER – Harriett HIGHFIlL?? – 1st / Annie PHILLIPS – Rosedale / 18 – white – Lincoln Co, MO / Solomon PHILLIPS – Mary A HYNES – 1st / Fisedale, Jersey Co – Aug 10, 1884 – John MILLER – Pho Highfill JP / Aug 10, 1884

1016 – July 01, 1884 / Henry MALLORY – Jerseyville – saloon keeper / 25 – White Irish – Co Donegal, Ireland / Henry MALLERY – Mary ALLEN – 1st / Anna BURNS – Jersey Co Ills / 27 – White – Jersey Co / Patrick BURNES - _____ ALLEN – 1st / Jerseyville, Jersey Co – July 2, 1884 – Hugh BURNS, Sarah LYNK? – James Hary CP / July 2, 1884

1017 – July 23, 1884 / Frederick H. BAYER – Jerseyville – barber / 31 – White Ger – Jerseyville / Henry P. BAYER – Catherine PINCHTER? – 1st / Louisa SUHANSEN – Jerseyville / 20 – W – Jerseyville / John SUHANSEN – Mina PUDOLG – 1st / Jerseyville, Jersey Co – July 24, 1884 – Morris BUYER?, G MARSHALL – Edward Hurst MG / July 24, 1884

1018 – July 16, 1884 / Alfred HARE – Piasa Ills – Butcher / 26 – white – Gosberlion, Eng / Joseph HARE – Mary KNIGHT – 1st / Lilly DOUGLAS, Piasa, Ills / 19 – white, Piasa / Henry DOULGAS – Mary J COLLINS – 1st / Jerseyville – July 16, 1884 – Helen DOUGLAS – W.S. Collaukr JP / July 16, 1884

1019 – Aug 2, 1884 / Solomon PHILLIPS – Rosedale – Farmer / 52 – W – Vermont / Silas PHILIPS – Nielthorn? JONES – 2nd / Clarinda MEYERS - Hancock Co Ills / 36 - white – Hancock Co Ills / George MEYERS – Nancy FRENCH – 1st / Rosedale – Aug 3, 1884 / J.D. LINCOLN – P.S. HIGHFILL JP / Aug 3, 1884

1020 – Aug 21, 1884 / Francis DABBS – Jersey Co Ills – Farmer / 21 – white – Jersey Co, Ills / W. A.? DABBS – Catherine WOLTEY – 1st / Barbery RAPPEL – Jersey Co, Ills / 21 – white – Jersey Co / Joseph RAPPEL – Eva REISLER – 1st / Jerseyville – Aug 21 – W.W. DABBS, J. DABBS – Lewis Kirkpatnick JP / Aug 21, 1884

1021 – Aug 19, 1884 / Wm H. SUMMERS – Jerseyville – farmer / 26 – white – Jersey Co / Nicholas SUMMERS – Jane THORP - 1st / Mary E WEST – Jerseyville / 17 – W – Alton / George WEST – Josephine MEYER – 1st / Jerseyville – Aug 19, 1884 – Geo W. WEST, Ida SNOW – John Plannu JP / Aug 19, 1884

1022 – Feb 11, 1885 / Edward N. BROWN – Pautha, Mo – farmer / 26 – white, Can – Godfrey / Zebulon BROWN – Mary Anne CANTRILL – 1st / Mary Ann BAKER, Newbenn, Ill / 25 – White – Jersey Co Ills / Newbenn, Jersey Co – Feby 19, 1885 – Fletcher & Nellie GILLHAS – Luther E Coles M.G. / Feby 19, 1885

1023 – Feby 12 1885 / Augustus H KLEYER? – St Louis – paylor / 28 – White – St Louis, Mo / Heneriun KLEYER – Anicas? MEINAND – 1st / Jessie A. NEWBERRY – Uiedora?, Ils / 19 – white – Uiedora?, Ills / Geoerge H. NEWBERRY – Harriet GOODSIL – 1st / Jerseyville, Jersey Co – Feby 12, 1885 – Geo BURNS & Emma BROODER? – P.M Van Porear UG / Feby 12, 1885

1024 – Feby 14, 1885 / Henry PEHSE? – Rosedale Ills – mason / 29 – White, German – Germany / Henry C PIHSE – Elizabeth DORFER – 1st / Estella MILLER – Rosedale Ills / 18 – white – Jersey Co, Ills / Isaac MILLER – Nancy Ann PIERCE – 1st / Rosedale, Jersey Co, Ill – Feby 17, 1885, Herman GROOPLE, I MILLER – P.S. Highfull JP / Feb 17, 1885

Re: Dabbs

woodjems34 — 2012-09-24 01:43:50Z

How are you related to Lucinda, Ladonna?

Re: Dabbs family

ElleDee128 — 2012-09-24 00:54:14Z

My great grandfather's name was Charles and I believe his wife's name was Anna. Do you know of the names of any of their children?

Re: Dabbs/Slaughter info

ElleDee128 — 2012-09-24 00:52:44Z

Do you know any of the siblings of John Dabbs?

Re: Dabbs

ElleDee128 — 2012-09-23 23:48:20Z

My name is LaDonna Dabbs...Lucinda Dabbs is a relative of mine...

Re: Dabbs in Tallapoosa Co., AL

JamesTDabbs — 2012-09-21 22:11:21Z

The father of James Samuel Dabbs born, 1840, is James H Dabbs and Celia Caroline Williams...my GGGrandfather. We finally found the "missing" 1850 US census record. The name was transcribed incorrectly as 'Dates'. All other names check out with numerous other records and family histories. Shortly after the 1850 census, the wife of James H must have died. He remarried within the year in the same County (Chambers, AL) and then purchased land in Tallapoosa Co., AL. Children from first marriage and children with Caroline are on the 1855 Alabama Census andthe 1860 US Census. And the witness to James Samuel Dabbs marriage was his sister's husband...another verification.

Some other interesting information: James Samuel Dabbs, his brother Asa Dabbs, brother George M Dabbs and their father James H Dabbs all served in the Civil War. George M never made it home and there is no record of any burial.

Re: ray

cathyrukswelch1 — 2012-09-08 04:16:28Z

Wow, I know you posted this a long time ago, but i just found it and had to tell you that my mother is Evelyn, daughter of William Finas Dabbs, and Frances Viola Shipp. I have been able to find out very little of my mother's branch of the Dabbs family.

Dabbs of West Tennessee

erwhite169 — 2012-08-21 00:00:37Z

Looking for info on Alton Dabbs, married to Betty Jo Edwards, son Michael Dabbs, grandchildren Susan Michelle Dabbs, Lisa Elaine Dabbs, Troy Dabbs. Lived in the Gibson Co. area of West Tennessee around 1980-1990.

DABBS Martha A and Robert E

t42OakGro_DallasCoTX — 2012-08-09 12:21:21Z

DABBS Martha A and Robert E

I photographed this gravestone in the Oak Grove Cemetery, Irving, Dallas Co., Texas.
Feel free to use this picture for your records . This is one of the 227,357 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com where they are listed in order by state(Texas), county(Dallas), cemetery(Oak Grove) and Surname .
If you know more about this person please reply here instead of contacting me because this is most likely not my family .

Re: Dabbs in Early Pioneer Texas

jtown1 — 2012-04-30 17:42:36Z

As I recall, one of our Dabbs cousins has a copy of a DNA test which shows we have absolutely no "blood" connection to John Wilkes Booth. Joseph Wilkes's daughter Junia also has Wilkes as her middle name but no idea yet about John Wilkes being a family friend or neighbor or whatever.

Also, we have no record of a Cyrus or Cilas but that doesn't mean much. If you have a connection let us know. Thanks for your input.

Joe

Re: Dabbs in Early Pioneer Texas

jtown1 — 2012-04-30 17:26:23Z

Lots of goodies on this one. Joseph Wilkes Dabbs (JW Dabbs) was married to Sarah Eliza Dabbs. They had at leats four boys, Josiah Lee, Willie A, Joseph Jonathan, and Jemmie L Dabbs. He died young I believe. After Sarah died JW married my GGM Ellen Lawson and they had five daughters. Christmas (died at or near birth), Henry, Lady Louise, Malvin (my GM) and Junia.

Would love to share more with you including lots of photos.

email me at joe@ltc-software.com

Joe Townsley

Re: Dabbs, James Samuel

JamesTDabbs — 2012-04-20 03:04:05Z

I finally found the "missing" 1850 Census for James H. Dabbs. He left Dekalb Co., GA and is in Chambers Co., AL in 1850. The last name was transcribed incorrectly as "Dates", therefore hasd gone unnoticed. James Samuel (b. 1840) is the son of James H. It has been speculated for a long time, but this was the missing piece with the children's names. Other records verify this information.

Cathy Dabbs

Dabbs family from middle,tn

shericarrnorman — 2012-04-18 15:49:55Z

looking for any info on Dabbs from middle ,tn 1880-1900's my grandmother's name was annie belle dabbs she lived there and moved to knoxville,tn in the early 40's

Re: Dabbs in Early Pioneer Texas

modsquad3 — 2012-04-12 05:28:50Z

Guess what? I was filing more paper work I had copied from libraries and such and came across the names of Cryus and Cilas in the documents establishing a new Texas county, Bowie, out of Red River County. It lists different reports of Unconditional Certificates and Conditional Certificates. and I quote from No. 2 Report of Unconditional Certificate:

"Cyrus Dabbs, Legal heir of Cilas Dabbs
Cond. Cert. No.66, Bowie Co., Cl 4 for 320,
dated 7 Feb 1842. Jan 11, 1848"

"Cyrus Dabbs legal heir of Cilas Dabbs
Cond Cert No. 270, Red River Co. 320ac
Wit: Jas Clements & Saml Harrison"

Legal heir as to how! I have Cyrus Dabbs in two Texas Census. One is transcribed as C DOBBS though. But I think it is one and the same.

Another name shinned out at me:

No 1. Unconditional Certificates
Cl 2 No 5
"A.J. Booth 358 Nov 1, 1838
Wit: Jonathan W Dabbs & Henry D. Mason"

What do we know about any connection of Joseph Wilkes Dabbs, John Wilkes Dabbs and the famous John Wilkes Booth!!!

So it would seem that a member of the Booth family came to Texas in 1838. That's why I love genealogy so much, ssurprises around every turn! :)

Dabbs in Early Pioneer Texas

modsquad3 — 2012-04-12 03:53:36Z

Hello everyone,

Here I go with some tidbits that might get our genealogy research minds agoing!!!! I have been working dilgently with all my paper info and putting them as best as I can (or can guess) into the right notebooks I have on all my Dabbs. It is getting easier and easier to recall so much of my data that I am able to put my fingers on it fairly quick.

I have made a loosleaf notebook on the Dabbs of Titus, Hopkins County, Texas (Sulphur Springs, Joseph W Dabbs, Dr. Ellen Lawson Dabbs group) Texas. Jonathan W Dabbs received land grants.

I have a page from a book about Land Grants that show 3 Dabbs acquiring land grants in 1838,1839:

Jonathan W Dabbs Aug 3, 1838 May 3 1841
Silas Dabbs over 17 years then says Feb 1842
Cyrus Dabbs Dec 2, 1839 Nov 21 1853

I did not write down what label the dates were, but if I was guessing I would say when they got the grant and then the other column the date it is totally their land. Just guessing though. Need to revisit the page to see what the date columns mean.

Are these men 3 brothers? 3 cousins

Are they children of George Dabbs and Sarah?

Is this the Silas who was in Limestone Co, Ala?

Isn't this Jonathan W Dabbs/wife Sarah, the father-n-law to Joseph W Dabbs of Sulphur Springs whose wife was Sara E. and then Sarah died and he married a second wife Dr. Ellen Lawson? Or was it his father and not father-n-law!

Isn't this Joseph W Dabbs the grandchild of Joseph and Judith Tankersley Dabbs and his father was John (or Joseph Wilkes ??:) Wilkes Dabbs who died in 1859?

It seems that this Joseph was a Dabbs and he married a Dabbs girl. I really have not got all my notebooks and flipped back and forth to see how it goes. I think I may be at a place where some of all the confusion on this family in Titus/Hopkins County Texas is cleared up in my mind???

Somebody help, give me some more input on these Dabbs men in early Texas. lol

How many Silas Dabbs are there, by the way. And who are the Cyrus Dabbs???

On another census in Texas the enumerator spells Cyrus' name as DOBBS! But the land grants is transcribed as Dabbs.

Johathan Dabbs age on the 1860 TX Census is 60!! Born in 1800 then, maybe. Joseph W Dabbs age on census is 28, 1832 birth then.

Help!

Re: looking for Marilyn Dabbs searching for James Dabbs

yaya8403 — 2012-04-03 14:24:11Z

Are you still looking for Marilyn?

Fredrick Taylor

huntergentry1995 — 2012-03-22 04:30:16Z

I have made a connection in your tree. Can you allow me to view your tree to get more info on the Taylor family? Thank you so much.

Fredrick Taylor

huntergentry1995 — 2012-03-22 04:30:15Z

I have made a connection in your tree. Can you allow me to view your tree to get more info on the Taylor family? Thank you so much.

Re: Dabbs

woodjems34 — 2012-03-01 14:42:12Z

Cousin Fredrick--as many times as we've talked, I've not had a chance to post with you here! What a great family we are a part of, huh?
Looking forward to seeing you again soon. I am struggling to find time for my research these days, but hope to have time soon.

Cathy Chapman

Re: Dabbs

modsquad3 — 2012-02-29 05:34:43Z

Hello Fredrick,

When I came here to post my DNA results, I saw this post of yours. I did not get a notice that you posted to this line of queries!! At least I don't remember getting it. My email is larry2348@yahoo.com. Write me and I will be thrilled to "talk."

Now I can sign my name as Dale Dabbs Parsons. That's what my husband is saying! Oh this is so wonderful!

Re: DNA Project

modsquad3 — 2012-02-29 05:27:57Z

Hello again Catie,

I have my answer through DNA! I am a Dabbs by blood. My ancestor did change his name to Crutcher from Dabbs. My 2009 FTDNA Y-DNA test matched me with another person who did the Y-DNA test. His surname is DABBS!!!! I am so happy. I'm still over the moon about this and I received my email from FTDNA Saturday.

I am so thankful my brother agreed to do this test that only male relatives can do. There is no broken links when you do it from male to male. Thank goodness I had brothers! If the name is changed, no matter. The blood from father to son on down the generational line is the true test. My brother's blood is Dabbs blood. He matched with another Dabbs blood line.

This Dobbs Project has only one person with the Dabbs blood line included in this DNA project. My brother's blood. Sure wish more Dabbs would join to see how the Dabbs/Dobbs surname really reads. The more Dabbs who test will then be lined up against the Dobbs who have tested and who are joining. That's the only way we will ever be able to learn if we have had our names changed by enumerators, by offical documents written out by employees who didn't really know, or by just ordinary people deciding to change the "o" and "a" because of the geographical area they lived in and what the prevalent name resided there.

If you know of Dobbs male relatives who have received their Dobbs name from each generation without going through a female relative then this Y-DNA test is for them. In other words, if a female had a child and gave it her last name of Dobbs instead of the baby's daddy, it would not work. It has to be from father to son on down the generational line.

Let's get going everyone and see how all of this shakes out. Just go to the FTDNA website and join the Dobbs Project. You can get prices from them and if you go through the manager of the DOBBS Project, there is a discount. At least there was when I joined in 2009.

Y-DNA Results

modsquad3 — 2012-02-27 06:38:39Z

Hello everyone,

June 2009 I had my brother submit our DNA so that I could see what surname I matched. My name is Crutcher, but that was from a name change when my ancestor came from TN to TX and took the name Crutcher. Yesterday, February 25, 2012 FTDNA emailed me with a match. My first match for me! My brother's DNA matched all but 2 markers with the person who submitted his DNA. The surname was Dabbs!!! So I finally have some concrete proof that our family name back in TN was Dabbs.

I am very excited about that. It confirms what I have researched and thought out with the data I have compiled for years. It is very exciting to see my DNA markers lined up under his dna markers and to see such a close match. So our family of Crutchers here in Texas are Dabbs in TN and even earlier in VA. I love it. My father would be proud that the family story passed down through 3 generations would prove to be a true story.

I am in a DNA project with the Dobbs surname. My participation was to see if Dabbs and Dobbs surnames were somehow interchanged with their spellings by people who wrote the original records and people who transcribed original records in Census and other data. I joined the DNA Dobbs Project so mine could prove that my family was Dabbs all along. We were Crutchers by official documents all through Texas records for years. In 1865/66 it was very easy to come to this wide open frontier and change your name and leave your past behind. But we were Dabbs by blood and this has been proven by my brother's DNA test! yay

I am now pleading the case for you Dabbs researchers to join the Dobbs project and see if we interchange with Dobbs DNA and what areas of the country we hail from. It also could very well be a way to break down some brick walls. The Dabbs who join this group could be the missing link for so many Dobbs or so many Dabbs researchers. You could be following down the Dabbs line, but really are Dobbs and visa versa. This can be found out through DNA like it did for me. I do not match a single Crutcher, but I match real well with the Dabbs surname!

If you go to FTDNA website you will see there are projects ongoing with lots of different surnames. There is only one Dobbs group I believe and NO Dabbs. Check with this website and see how affordable this is becoming. If you check in regularly you can get it done when there is a sale on. If you will check with Stan Bevers who is the project manager for the Dobbs group he can give you a special price when you join the Dobbs group. At least it use to be that way. Check with him and see. Lets get the ball rolling faster in deciding if we are Dabbs or Dobbs, if our DNA hails from NC or VA. We can only do this if we have more and more people join and gather this DNA in one big group and compare. Now I know this does not pin point, say, who our grandfathers were or etc. But there is no telling how much info it may clear up.

Abner Dabbs/slaves

dvinemrssha — 2012-01-17 02:36:27Z

I have a ancestor named Patience who I believe was one time owned by Abner Dabbs. At her death she was Patience Gray, and was also owned by Elijah Gray...On her son's death certificate, her maiden named was Dabbs. The only (Dabbs) slave owner in Greene County around 1840 was Mr. Abner Dabbs. I would appreciate any information a descendant might have about any of his slaves that might have been willed to another family member or named in any probate records. Thank you!

I can be contacted at this email address: shayree83@yahoo.com

Re: Dabbs, Anson Co., N.C.

mabauman29 — 2012-01-14 20:01:15Z

Did you ever find out when William died? Or from what?( This is still Liz Dabbs, no longer have aol)

Re: DABBS in Hampshire (UK) and East End of London.

rolodjus — 2011-11-20 21:57:25Z

My maiden name is Dabbs, My father Lloyd was born in Oklahoma but his father was born in Arkansas I know his father was from boone county Arkansas i cant seem to find where they came from from there but i know from my research that they were from england and i even found a man named Lloyd Dabbs who still lives there and lloks like my brother who is also a LLoyd. I also know that they were indentured servants and i believe it was petersfield my email is rolodjus@cox.net

Re: "Dabbs House"/ Josiah Dabbs/Mary Catherine Jennett

Catiebenz — 2011-11-03 20:15:55Z

Thanks for the quick response!

Re: "Dabbs House"/ Josiah Dabbs/Mary Catherine Jennett

stlouisgurl — 2011-11-03 20:09:01Z

No I don't think he did. He was born in Virginia, probably Charlotte Court House. He also lived in Henderson County, TN; Titus County, TX; Sulphur Springs in Hopkins County, TX; St. louis, MO and Los Angeles, CA which is here he died.

Re: "Dabbs House"/ Josiah Dabbs/Mary Catherine Jennett

Catiebenz — 2011-11-03 19:05:52Z

Do you know if the Joseph Wilks Dabbs you spoke of lived in Union County S.C.?

Thanks!
Cathy Chapman

Re: "Dabbs House"/ Josiah Dabbs/Mary Catherine Jennett

Catiebenz — 2011-11-03 19:05:51Z

Do you know if the Joseph Wilks Dabbs you spoke of lived in Union County S.C.?

Thanks!
Cathy Chapman

Re: "Dabbs House"/ Josiah Dabbs/Mary Catherine Jennett

BDABBSCARTER — 2011-11-03 18:54:57Z

I am also a decendant of Josiah Dabbs...I will have to go through all my notes to give the names...it has been a long time since I looked up anything or looked at my notes but my girls were studying about Robert E Lee and so I told them about Dabbs House and here I go agin into history of my family...lol

Re: "Dabbs House"/ Josiah Dabbs/Mary Catherine Jennett

stlouisgurl — 2011-10-15 19:44:37Z

Please look at this site for more on Josiah Dabbs:
http://www.henricolibrary.org/nhdb/Search2.asp?FS=Display&am...

You can also find more information on the Dabbs family of Charlotte Courthouse Virginia by searching the Virginia Chancery Records of Charlotte County via the Library of Virginia web site.

I am a descendant of Josiah Dabbs' niece Louisa Jarrett Dabbs. I have photos of Louisa and her brother Joseph Wilks Dabbs but no photos of others of their generation or earlier generations.

Re: Siblings of Louisa Jarrett Dabbs VA

stlouisgurl — 2011-09-25 00:48:33Z

Louisa Dabbs Townes was my great great grandmother. I have plenty of info on her family and would like to hear from other descendants. Please send me a message at Ancestry.

Re: Edward Dabbs Immigration 1896

melanieaulwes — 2011-09-01 05:37:14Z

My great great grandfather is Edaward Dabbs we have been trying to find out about my moms side of the family but we are not having much luck

Re: Robert E. Dabbs of Dallas, TX 1934

Digger1057 — 2011-04-06 22:48:45Z

I am the grandson of George H. Dabbs, photographer from Morgantown Kentucky mentioned in the 1910 census. I have many of the original photographs as well as several painted copies that he did. I believe my father George H. Jr. visited some relatives in the Dallas and Richardson Tx area sometime in the early to mid 1980's. I have been doing some research myself but it has been a slow process. I will email you soon with some information. Meanwhile, if anyone else has any information of Dabbs relatives tied to Rev. Richard of Nashville, please let me know.

sam dabbs

tdscooby — 2011-04-04 10:42:59Z

i need more info

Re: Dabbs slaves from Virginia. Please Help!

autumnsky1999 — 2011-02-16 01:09:36Z

Is this the Dabbs line from Nathaniel Dabbs? If so, I would love to see the informtaion related to this topic as well. I heard that Nathaniel listed slaves in his will and was interested in looking farther into that. If you are willing to share let me know.