Glenn and other cousins, Lets keep the discussion of these Durhams going. I think Mary Gilbert is in this tree somewhere, but I am not sure where. Things might get a little less tangled if there were two William Smoots. So saying, here is a stone thrown at two birds: In 1700, William Smoot "Sr", of North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co., VA, conveyed 60 acres "for love and affection" to Dorothy, the wife of Thomas Durham. Jane Smoot, wife of William Smoot, waved her dower rights. Who was William Smoot "Jr." Could the William that died in 1715 be the son of William "Sr?" Also, who was Elizabeth Grady? Brian Walls Columbia, Maryland