The Harkey info I have comes from a book entitled "The Shinn family in Europe and America" It is available, on film, at LDS Family history centers. The book was originally published at the turn of the century. (I am not convinced that it is an unimpeachable source, but the more recent information appears to be reliable.) The book basically tells the story of the Shinn family in NJ and how they arrived in NC in the mid 1700s. The narrative ends with "The sixth generation" with a (Katy) Maria Shinn who married Isaac Harkey abt 4FEB1828. (film # 1760778) A list of their children (according to the book) is as follows: 1. John Kashaw Harkey(7), m Minerva Shaw and had children, Dr William Isaac Harkey of Ola Ark, and Mary Harkey. 2. Lavina Harkey (7) m first Jacob Mendenhall and then Talkington. 3. Mary Emeline Harkey (7) m Dickney Fowler and had children. James, Sarah,John, and Francis, plus three others who died in infancy. 4. James Sharp Harkey (7) m Mary Ann Petray. 5. William Jacob Harkey (7) m first Frances Burkhead, then Mary Wells, then Elizabeth George, and had children. William, Jesse, Charles, Emily, Maggie, Lucy, Rosa, and Addie. 6. Hester Harkey (7) [My direct ancestor] m Birk Talkington and had children... 7. Sara Elizabeth Harkey (7) m DeWitt Stout and had children: Henry, Thomas and Kate. 8. Thomas Jefferson Harkey (7) enlisted and died in the Confederate army. 9. Martha Jane Harkey (7) m William Brigham, and had children Lillie and Alice. 10. Martin Luther Harkey (7), 11. Maria Ann Minerva Harkey, (7) m Robert Battenfield. 12. Kate Harkey(7) m William Martin and had eleven children of which I have six, Samuel, Charles, Mattie, Lillie, Annie, and Martina. 13. Littleton Harkey (7), ob infans. I have another source that has this couple with 15 children, so errors may abound here. I would like to know if any of these Harkeys ring a bell with anyone in the discussion group, as the info I have seen so far has not listed an Isaac Harkey in NC. I am interested in knowing who his parents were. The book also records that several other Shinns and Harkeys married and travelled to Arkansas together during "The great exodus" These were siblings of Katy Maria: Elizabeth Sarah Shinn m David Harkey 1/24/1822; James Madison Shinn m Sophia Harkey in 1832. Hope this helps to make connections with Harkeys you might have. Tim Q. At 03:18 PM 7/6/97 -0400, [email protected] wrote: >The Yell County Harkeys have both William and Willburn names, so "Bill" might >be Willburn (Wilburn, Wellborn, etc.). > >(Wilburn is also a continuing name in my line of HARKEYs. Was he a governor >or general or something?) > >Is Flora Barrett part of the HARKEY discussion group? She wrote the "Harkeys >of Yell County, Arkansas" history about her own family. She would certainly >be a good person to ask. > >Alma Roark Johnson >[email protected] > > >