Hi, Dr. Hatchett and brother were in Texas from Chipley, Ga. in 1845 and were some of the Texas Volunteer rangers or Scouts who kept Gen. Taylor and his army from being killed by The Indians and Mexican banditoes and troops. They signed up for 3 months and all but old Ben McCullom and his Waco volunteers saved Taylor from a massacre by climbing a cliff and attacking the Mexicans from the back. Dr. Hatchett had a brother who stayed in Mexico with a letter from Benito Juarez to stay in Matahuela and practice medicine, hold an evangelical church in his home, and mine gold. Another brother setled the Hatchett Ranch in the Baird, Texas area. He was ordained to preach in the Missionary Baptist Church in Georgia by his father in law Rev. B.T. Stevens. They are buried in Selden Hatchatt Cemetery in the Wyly Dairy, on the road from the Big Dutch dairy north of Duffau which y s to the left before crossing the Duffau. The one that crosses goes to Johnsville. The cemetery is about 4 miles south of the Hwy 67 to Glen Rose. He owned all land from the Duffau to Sims Creek at one time. David Carey has some of it, I just sold some, and Bud Cook- Cook Lumber, has restored Dr Hatchett's old 2 story mansion past Selden from the Hico road. I sent a brief summary of Dr. Hatchett to the Bosque County History. which also shows the Hogg Creek Rock school where his kids attended. One married a Kuykendall, two married Wylys of my great Grandad's generation- more later, one married a Shaw, one a Darnell and one an Arendell, son of Tom. Tom's olc 1 room log cabin is restored by Garvin Woods home and dairy. He organized at least 17 churches, some with Choctaw Bill Robinson. Some of these missionary Baptist churches had spontaneous footwashing. Rev. Hurley would not associate with them as he considerred Footwashing and Predestination as a requirement. Dr. Hatchett was instrumental in organizing the Central Texas Baptist Convention before the Texas and Southern Baptists began attracting some Missionary Baptist churches. Dr. B.D. Tidwell of Iredelltaught at Howard Payne, Southwestern Seminary, and Houston Baptist. He researched the Bill Robinson family history- he was a descendant. When he hekd the Pony Creek Centenial about 1960, he said his wife was a member of the Primitive Baptist Church in Iredell, which was aligned with Bro. McCarty's Primitive Baptist church group. Dr. Hatchett had a cousin , Crid Hatchett from Tennessee who settled in Chalk Mountain as a Church of Christ Elder and his sister married a Stigler- Clara Atkin's mother. Ask Royce about them over coffee. Clara Atkins taught me at Johnsville and Royce and Artis and their mother lived in the new Teacherage dad, as a board member, had supported. It is at the Three Way Campus now with the Johnsville, Greasy(Marble) school building and others. Dr. Hatchett is listed in the History of Texas published in Chicago about 1900, which is mostly sketches of still living settlers of Texas. There were Several Tennessee Hatchetts in Taylor's Army- one is buried in Mexico. Dr. Tidwell said both Iredell Baptist churches claimed Dr. Hatchett as a founder- as at Hico. The Primitive Baptist Church traced to his activity was behind the statue of Billy The Kid at the top of the hill where the street curves. By the way, tell me about the daughters of the Iredell Methodist Church pastor in pioneer days who shocked the Iredell citizenry with Saturday night parties, complete with moonshine and one Lady Godiva horseback ride down the main street of Iredell. I understand they settled down and became very responsible citizens after a short bump over Fool's Hill. Hope I am not talking to one of their descendants. The important thing is they became respected and responsible citizens. Not sure i even want to know their names. Take care, Charles Wyly On Fri, 29 Oct 1999 22:59:46 -0500 Charles Blakley <cblakley(a)flash.net&gt; writes: