In a message dated 8/23/04 9:55:57 PM, [email protected] writes: << Joseph, William, Simon & Lafford French 1797-1801 "The widow and her children removed to Warren County, East Tennessee, in 1795. . . ." quoted from Missouri Pioneer Families History; Bryan, Wm. S. and Robert Rose; St. Louis: Bryan, Brand, 1876. >> ___________ J. Assuming that William's widow moved to Warren Co., East Tennessee in 1795 means that William died about 1795. 1795 therefore become critical in determining what became of William. Was he in SC or TN/KY? From where did the widow move, SC or KY/TN? Your cite that William and Simon were in SC in 1790 and not in 1800 means that they removed to KY after 1790. Simon is cited in KY as early as 1797. You state that <<Three of the identified daughters of William FRENCH of SC have marriages recorded in Warren County, Kentucky -- Hannah marries William Cox in 1797; Polly marries Isaac Clark in 1800 and Sally marries Joseph Elledge in Jul 1801. This information comes from a transcription of the Warren County, Kentucky Marriage records.>> I would Infer that these daughters were with at least with their mother in Warren Co., KY until 1801. What I'm suggesting is that the 1795 move to Warren Co., East, TN was actually to Warren Co., KY. Since Warren Co., TN wasn't established until 1807 the cite must be in error. It would make more sense that the widow FRENCH traveled with Simon's family when they went to KY from SC. The further issue is what became of William FRENCH. I will call him William (I) for identification because of the several Williams involved. What we know by records is that there was William (I) in SC in 1790. He and Simon, his brother, sold SC property in 1795. William French, John Denton, Whitefield Elledge, and Joseph Elledge were on 1797 Warren Co., KY Tax List. This William could be William (I) or William (II), another. Given the report that William (I) died by 1795 (Bryan and Rose cite) it would seem that the William in Warren Co., KY in 1797 was a different William or William (I) did not die in SC before 1795. But how could there be a widow FRENCH in 1795 and William (I) be alive in 1797? A possible explanation is that the William (I) FRENCH family came to Warren Co., KY in 1795 and it wasn't until William (I)'s death in 1808 that the widow moved to Warren Co., TN with her son, Hugh, who is cited in Warren Co., TN in 1812. Given the number of inconsistencies with the Bryan and Ross cite, I think the authors confused Warren Co., KY and Warren Co., TN or merged the info associated with each. Looking forward to you next edition. Best regards, Hugh