Melba,
My husband is Bruce descendant of Fortunatus N. born in 1805 in GA, believed to be the descendant of Fortunatus I. I have been doing research in Bedford County, TN and seemed to have found many confirmed relationships. Your Jeremiah was on several documents for William, but was not a son. He also was on a document with Linsey(grandson to Wm.)along with himself, & WM. It is now believed that Jeremiah is William's brother and Fortunatus II was their father. I have much more info. My question is, I read you have been in contact with Stan Bevers who is heading up the Dobbs Discussion group, that I am a part of as well as RL GUffin, Mike Debacker, many other researchers. We also have the male Dobbs DNA Project. I would hope you will join our Discussion Group by contacting Stan at: scbevers@comcast.net to sign up for the group. I have just written a descendant of Linsey asking if she has any male descendants who would be willing to participate in our group for DNA and I am asking the same of you. My husband has tested, along with two descendants of Lott, Silas, Nathaniel, Sr. descendants. We are beginning to put the Dobbs family together and I believe Jeremiah was a son to Fortunatus, Jr and a male descendant of his would prove the connection with my husband, descendant of Fortunatus I, believed through Nathaniel, Rev. War Patriot. Please let me know - I have so much more info on Bedford I can forward and would love to hear more of Jeremiah. By the way DNA is simple. Sign up through Family Tree at WWW.ftdna.com/public/dobbs for the Y37 test. They send a kit, the male swabs the inside of his mouth three times in one day, the kit is sent back in a self-address and pre-stamped envelope and results in about six weeks.

Thank you,

Jan Dobbs