Janelle There's a gedcom of a Samuel Covey on file in the CompuServe genealogy forum library that appears to match yours. It lists descendants of a Samuel Covey and a Elizabeth "Nap." The family settled in Franklin Co. Tennessee. I've made a tenuous connection between a John Covey, one of Samuel's grandsons and a "Sinia" Covey: The 1830 Census for John Covey of Franklin Co. Tenn. listed two girls in the 10-15 age group. John's brother James migrated to Arkansas by the time of the 1840 Census. Also, on 23 Aug 1836, an apparent double wedding occurred in Pulaski Co. AR for Sinia Covey and E.W. Guthrie and Maria Covey and Joel Sampson. (Sinia would have been 11-12 years old by 1830 Census. The name Sinia may have been a contraction of Lucinda.) My interest is the Guthrie line: E.W. Guthrie later migrated to Texas. The Covey GEDCOM was filed on the Compuserve genealogy forum 7 Mar '94 by Allen G. Schmidt, 73062,1016@compuserve.com. A GEDCOM of apparently the same Covey family was filed on the CSI genealogy forum in Jan 1996 by Melinda Pennington, 76720,312. However, neither lists any earlier information on Samuel Covey -- date or location of birth or of death. But the Elizabeth "Nap" and your Elizabeth Knapp seems a strong connection. I'd appreciate any information you have on Samuel Covey -- and especially any information confirming Sinia's relationship to John Covey. Thanks. --Gerald Moses