This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Barron, Foster, Chaffin, Collum, Simmons, Smith, Thompson, White, Catchings, Cook, Doss, Farr, Gammon, Garner, Garrard, Manning, Osborn, Pool, McIntosh, Roquemore, Strickland, Watts Classification: Queries Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Jd.2ADI/800 Message Board Post: An in-depth article with significant, new information is now available on-line for anyone researching the family of JAMES SMITH (d. 1797/1799) of Wilkes County, GA. Early Wilkes Co. families who are studied extensively in this article include: BARRON, FOSTER, CHAFFIN, COLLUM, SIMMONS, SMITH, THOMPSON, and WHITE. Other families who are briefly mentioned in the article include: CATCHINGS, COOK, DOSS, FARR, GAMMON, GARNER, GARRARD, MANNING, OSBORN, POOL, McINTOSH, ROQUEMORE, STRICKLAND and WATTS. The nine children of James Smith, the focus of the acticle, were: 1. MARTHA "PATTY" SMITH (1770-1850s), m. WILLIAM BARRON; resided in Wilkes, Hancock, Baldwin/Putnam, Jasper, Newton, Meriwether and Butts Counties, GA. 2. JOHN SMITH (1767/1769-1827), m. (1) PRUDENCE (?) BARRON, (2) NANCY SIMMONS; resided in Wilkes, Hancock, Baldwin/Putnam, Jones Counties, GA. 3. NATHAN SMITH (1750/1751-1816), m. SARAH "SALLY" FOSTER; resided in Wilkes County, GA. 4. JACOB SMITH (before 1765-1790/1791), m. SUSANNAH THOMPSON; resided in Wilkes County, GA. 5. SARAH SMITH (before 1765-?), m. WILLIAM THOMPSON; resided in Wilkes and Washington Counties, GA, Claiborne County, MS. 6. MARY SMITH (1770s-1810/1815) m. DEMPSEY WHITE, resided in Wilkes and Washington Counties, GA, Claiborne County, MS. 7. JOSEPH SMITH (1775-after 1850) m. POLLY FOSTER; resided in Wilkes, Greene, Putnam, Jasper and Henry Counties, GA. 8. RACHEL "ZECHIE" SMITH (1770s-after 1840) m. WILLIAM CHAFFIN; resided in Wilkes, Walton/Jasper/Newton Counties, GA. 9. ELIZABETH SMITH (early 1780s-after 1837), m. DAVID COLLUM, resided in Wilkes (?) and Hancock (?) Counties, GA, Claiborne/Warren Counties, MS, Missouri Territory, Jasper and Gwinnett Counties, GA and Kemper County, MS. The article provides details of the migration of each of James Smith's children. We have listed those grandchildren of James Smith that we have identified, as well as their migration paths: including AL, AR, KY, LA, MO and TX. Please help us fill in the gaps by adding new information or correct any errors. The article can be accessed at: http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/k/r/u/Vicki-Barron-Kruschwitz/FILE/0005page.html Donna Sarchet [email protected] Vicki Barron Kruschwitz [email protected]