This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JU.2ADI/233.240 Message Board Post: Have you tried looking at the WIll of Elijah Smith left in Perry County, Ala in 1839. He might have mentioned a "Nathaniel Smith"... could tie in with yours.