DO NOT use this as proof, but as a helpful hint as to what may have been. I made this list in the 1970's & I do not remember my sources tho, at the time, I considered them adequate. I have nothing more & cannot answer questions except on my direct line which is in the Estill Co. group. Donna GROUP IV: Daviess County Smith, believed to be brother of William, Henry, & John of Estill because of similarity of given names. He m. Martha Chamberlain 18 Sep 1820 Daviess Co. 1820 Daviess, 1830 Daviess, 1850 Dubuque Co., Iowa. Elitha m. Reuben Harris 31 Oct 1820 Daviess (sis. of Smith?). Alfred m. Mary Person 15 Mar 1833 Daviess (bro. of Smith?). 1850 Limestone Co., Ala. John 1850 Dubuque Co., Iowa. Barney 1850 Clay Co., Iowa. John F. 1850 Linn Co., Iowa. Peter 1850 Scott Co., Iowa. John 1840 Cedar Co., IA, p.34: 1001001-002201, 1850 Musc. Co.,IA. John 1850 Dela. Co., IA George 1850 Dela. Co., IA Blackburn C.,1840 Van Buren Co.,IA,p.576: 00001-10001, 1850 Van Buren Eli 1850 Jefferson Co., IA William & wife Sarah 1840 VanBuren Co., IA, p.576: 0220101-0011001, 1850 Van Buren Co., IA. William, b. 1788 VA, m. Nancy White 24 Dec 1807 Franklin Co., VA. She b. 1791 VA. Residences VA, Barren Co., KY, in 1818 to Jackson Co., TN & Village Twp,Van Buren Co., IA. In 1856 Nancy came to Sonoma Co., CA w/ son Obediah. Their ch.: Obediah White b. 1 Aug 1814, William b. 1 Aug 1814 ? KY, Allen b. 1828 TN, John "Calvin" b. 1830 TN, Nancy (Jane?) b. 1832 TN, & Elkaney b. 1834 TN. Nancy White undoubtedly somehow related to Obediah White who m. Lucy Akers b. ca. 1787, d/o William Akers & Polly Blackburn. 1817 Barren Co. Tax Assessor Records, 1818 Jackson Co.,TN, 1840 Van Buren Co.,IA,p.568:1210101-0101001, 1850 Van Buren Co., IA. Obediah White, s/o William & Nancy (White), b. 1 Aug 1814 Barren Co., KY., d. 1921 Jackson Co., OR, m. Sarah Emmeline Osborne b. 1814 SC. Occ.: pilot on Mississippi riverboat until 1845 when moved to IA. 1849 to gold fields in CA, & again in 1856 bringing his family, mother brothers Calvin & Elkaney, & sis. Jane to Sonoma Co., CA.; 1866 he moved to Jackson Co., Ore. Their ch.: Rufus Sandford b. 1841 TN; William Carrol b. 28 Feb 1843 IA, d. 1 Jan 1922 OR; Albert Middleton b. 23 May 1845 Portland, Van Buren Co., IA; Gilbert b. 1845 IA; Mansfield Walker b. 1847 IA, d. 1881 nr. Kirby, OR; Nancy b. 1847 IA; Sarah L. b.29 Aug 1853 IA; & maybe others. Rufus Sandford, s/o Obediah & Sarah (Osborne), b. 1 Apr 1841 TN, d. 13 Feb 1913 Oroville, CA, m. Margaret Miller 29 May 1871 Jackson Co., OR. Their ch.: Henry Jasper, Ida Lavina, Iona Margaret, Charles Sandford, Isaac Calvin, Elbert Virgil & Ethel Adella. GROUP V: Warren, Allen, Barren, Green, & Monroe Counties. William b. 1788 VA, from Group IV, was in Barren Co. 1814 when son Obediah was b. John, s/o Thomas, b. ca 1763 Augusta Co., VA. After 1830 visited bro. Uriah in Scott Co., IL. See Group II. 1783 Nicholesville, Jessamine Co., 1797 Warren Co., also Boone's Station & Lexington. David 1800 Green Stephen 1800 Green Abner, s/o Peter Sr. & Martha (Hathaway) of Campbell Co., VA. 1810 Barren: 20010-11100, 1820 Barren p.1, 1830 Barren 1817-33 Barren Co.Tax Assessor Records (on Skaggs Creek) Peter Jr., s/o Peter Sr. & Martha (Hathaway) of Campbell Co., VA. b. 1776 CampbellCo., VA.,m. 1795 Pendleton Dist. SC.-----Marion d. Monroe Co. Their son Thomas Marion is in Group III. Thomas, poss. s/o John, m(1) Patsy Bush 14 Jan 1801 Barren, m(2) Susannah White 29 Dec 1812 Barren. Lt. in 45th Regt. 26 Mar 1800 KY Militia Barren Co. 1810 Barren: 21010-20010, 1820 Monroe p.209 1817-18 Barren Co. Tax Assessor Records (on Skaggs Creek) George, poss. s/o John, d. before 1830, m(1) Polly Lowery 17 Nov 1811 Barren, m(2) Martha "Patcy". Lt. in 45th Regt. 1 Sep 1802 KY Militia, Capt. in 45th Regt. 1 Aug 1804 KY Militia in Barren Co. 1810 Barren: 10010-00000, 1820 Monroe p. 209, 1830 (Patcy) Monroe, 1840 (Martha) Monroe. 1817-1818 Barren Co., Tax Assossor Records (on Big Barren) Isaac, poss. s/o John, 1810 Barren: 00010-10010 1817 Barren Co. Tax Assessor Records (on Cary Fork) John, executor to Wm. Benear estate 1822 Barren. 1810 Barren:00001-00001, 1840 Barren, 1850 Monroe. John, poss. s/o Abner, 1827 Barren Co. Tax Assessor Records, 1840 Barren, 1850 Barren. William, 1827-33 Barren Co. Tax Assessor Records (on Skaggs Creek) 1840 Barren, 1850 Monroe. William 1840 Barren. Blackburn, s/o Valentine, b. 9 Jul 1812 Barren. See Group I. Elizabeth m. Jno. McDaniel 1 Jun 1801 Warren. 1810 Logan p.186, 1820 Logan p.32, 1830 Barren p.164. Elizabeth m. John Snow 23 Mar 1824 Barren 1830 Barren p.123 or 126 or Allen p.68. George m. Susannah Goodman 3 May 1804 Barren. James 1840 Barren. Amey 1840 Barren Elizabeth K. m. James H. Kelsey 16 Oct 1860 Barren. James m. Catherine E. Beckman 16 Mar 1860. Julia J. m. William J. Purdue 1865 Allen. Lavinia, b. 27 May 1797 Green Co., m. 12 Aug 1822 Harrison Co., Ind. to Richard S. Chism, s/o James Chism & gr-s/oRichard Chisholm & Ann Long of Green Co., KY. -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I'm Ancestrally Challenged!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~