Dear West TN French researchers, I am hestitant to get into the midst of the "fray" but Julia tells me I must to set the record straight as well as to add my thoughts and records. First of all, unless someone can verify his name, Samuel C. French's (b. ca 1790) middle name is NOT Clark. It MAY be but I have never found a record of that. The Samuel CLARK French was b. ca 1805 and married Mary Ann Jackson. So, before records are submitted, verified, or passed on to the LDS, please, let's just keep him as Samuel C. French. He MAY be the son of Samuel, b. ca 1750, but that is not verified either.Nor is it that that Samuel is the son of Samuel b. 1733. I agree, it sounds reasonable, but until some proof is submitted, the lineage is a puzzlement. Just hoping the DNA tests will help! I am confident to say that I don't think Capt. Thomas is the father. To my knowledge, he never was in GA or SC and he gave a very detailed account of his wanderings in his pension application. I do know he was married to Martha "Patsy" Sorrell, via a deed in Rutherford Co, NC which I have personally viewed. He had a daughter, Harriet H. R., b. 1780, married to Henry Gibson in 1799 in Montgomery Co, TN. In 1821, Thomas made a deed of gift to his grandchildren Aramity Dormer, Nancy Susan, Penina Lucinda, Patsy Leroy and Henry E. in Stewart Co, TN. There was also a Thomas French, Jr. whom I believe could have been his son, (but there is no proof), b. ca 1783 and who died before 2 May 1815, as a result of the War of 1812. Mark Rushing was the Adm., Thomas Brewer and Robert Lowery, sec. His wife was Elizabeth and their children were Harriett, b. 1810, John, b. 1812, Matilda b. 1810-15, and Lydia b. 1810-15. After Thomas Jr. died, Gideon was appointed guardian to these children in Stewart Co, TN. Quite possibly, Capt. Thomas and Patsy also had a daughter, Hannah, who married George Lee because in 1820, Thomas gifted to his great-sons, James Lee and Thomas Lee. (There was a George Lee on the 1820, Stewart Co, TN census, HH #115 with 1 M 18-26, 1 F 16-26 and 1 F under 10--Thomas was at #109). So with that said, we still need to concentrate on whether the father of Samuel C. French (if he was the brother of Gideon and I think he was) was Samuel or John. Would you peruse your records and see if you can come up with any info? I will quit now, let you think and hope to have your feedback and maybe some new info. Jenny LaMore