Thought you all might be interested. I found this information at this site: http://wesley.nnc.edu/ Book Reference: AN ALPHABETICAL LIST of the M. E. PREACHERS 1762 --1840 Published As A Part Of A HISTORY OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH Vol. IV By Nathan Bangs Gilmore Ministers refered to within: Gilmore, Alexander -- Received 1837 Gilmore, Hiram -- Received 1831 Gilmore, James -- Received 1812 Gilmore, John -- Received 1837 Gilmore, Orin -- Received 1822, Located 1825 Gilmore, William -- Received 1830 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Researching these Genealogy lines: Sims (line 1)..... (includes: Vinson, Wright, Bottoms, Hartsfield, Wilmot, Nichols, Hamlin) SC>GA>AL Sims (line 2)..... (includes: Hilson, Odom, Austin, Hill, Ashburn, Forsyth, Falconer, Symes) VA>NC>SC>GA>AL SIMS line 2 possibly originating in Great Britain:Dorset, Somerset, Devon. Bradberry line. (includes: O'Neal/O'Neill, Cogdell, Gilmore, Barksdale, Harvey, Burnley, Terrell, Randolph) GA>AL O'Neal/O'Neill (includes: Bradberry, Sellers, Smilie, McMillen/McMillin, Frizzell, Ellis, Edwards) GA>AL Kirkland....... (includes: Singleton, Kellum, Tabor, Kuykendall,Hartfield) SC>TN>GA>AL>MS>LA>TX Singleton...... (includes: Kirkland, Major) MO>TX