A group of SMITH cousins are doing research on the following line of SMITH descent back to England (JAMES SMITH-b. c. 1800) son of (JESSE SMITH-b.1765) son of (JOHN "LITTLE RIVER" SMITH-b. bet.1730-1740) son of (AMBROSE JOSHUA SMITH-b.1700) son of (CHRISTOPHER SMITH-b.1680) son of (CHRISTOPHER SMITH-b. 1631) We are especially interested in finding proof of relationship between Jesse SMITH and John "Little River" SMITH and would like to find out the names and number of children that John "Little River" SMITH had. We are participating in the SOUTHERN SMITHS DNA PROJECT in hope of finding our correct SMITH lineage. We encourage all that have Southern SMITH roots to visit the website and consider participating in the project. http://www.southernsmiths.org/smithdnaproject.htm We have noticed quite a few people on Rootsweb and FamilySearch.org and other websites are or were researching our SMITH family, but in most instances we cannot contact them because of unknown or invalid email addresses. If you have any knowledge or connection with these SMITHS please consider helping us in this research. We will be more than glad to share information.