Hello. I am in this line through Bethanie Eanes (married to Novie "Scott" Brooks). She is my great grandmother. My info shows that William "Thomas" Eanes (Sr) married Betheny ("Betty Mae") Dove, and they are the parents of William Thomas Eanes (Jr) (b. 1849) who married Martha Ann Lane. He (Jr) had two sisters, Polly and Jane. I wonder if the Edward Eanes of Chesterfield could be the father or grandfather of William Thomas Eanes (Sr) m. to Betheny Dove. With Edward Eanes being born in 1700, he would be too old to be the father of William Thomas Eanes married to Martha Lane. Where did the info originate about Edward Eanes? I currently live in Chesterfield County, VA, and I wonder if I may do a little more research on this topic here. Also, for the sister named "Minnie Bett" married to John William Rowland, I am showing her name as Nannie "Bet" Betty Eanes. My husband's maternal relatives were Robertsons from Axton (between Danville/Martinsville). There may be some connections there. Zack T. Robertson is his great grandfather. PS - My Mom was told that the Eanes family originally came from England.