This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: marjeadams Surnames: Trader Smith Baker Murray Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.delaware.counties.sussex/910.913.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you very much for the census info on Rufus and his siblings and parents. Rufus, John and Mary are old enough in 1860 to be in their own household. I would suggest that PERHAPS this is your John's father: Worcester Co.MD, SMITH, Benjamin D. 4 February 1832 w. 29 May 1832 p. To my wife, Sally Smith, 1/3rd. To my oldest son, John Smith, plantation where I live, EX. To my youngest son, Samuel C. Smith. To my daughters, Jedda Davis, wife of Eli Davis, Sally Smith and Eliza Trechner?? Witness: Stephen Roach, Levin Crapper/Cropper? and Johnson Gray. f. 524-525 MH. In the 1850 Wor census my gr grandfather Jonathan Baker (very much a mystery man) is living between Samuel C Smith b1827 and Jonathan Smith b 1802. One problem with Benj>your John & Samuel C. is that Samuel b 1827 and the 1850-1860 censuses have your John b 1811-1813. I have 3 lines from Sussex. My connection to Rufus Trader Smith who stayed in Sussex is through his son Henry "Harry" who m into my Murray line and had a son also named Rufus who operated the "Smith Dress Shop" in Selbyville where I grew up. I would be very interested in whom you, or your researcher, find to be the fa of John, fa of Rufus Trader Smith. marj Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.