Dear Mary and all, Mary, do you have an e-mail address, regular address, or phone number for Donna Clark? All the query has is "Reno NV." Can you pass this on to her? Samuel Jones HARKEY is the son of Daniel David HARKEY. He was named after a prosperous in-law of Daniel's wife through her mother, Susannah SLATON. Samuel JONES himself had no children, at least none that survived past infancy; and just about every family that claimed any connection to Samuel JONES named a son after him. The reason why becomes obvious when you look at his will, signed in 1840--bequests not only to Samuel Jones HARKEY but also to Samuel Jones SLATON, Samuel Jones COOPER, Samuel Jones FLYNT, and Samuel Jones SHEHAN. To S. J. HARKEY ("son of Daniel") he bequeathed "one Negro which shall not be under five nor over twelve years old." My guess is that this slave is "Aunt Sarah" HARKEY, who ended up in Dunklin Co. MO with Daniel David's family. She lived to a great age, well into the 20th century. One HARKEY family story speaks of great fondness for Aunt Sarah; another story is that she died in the poorhouse. Teresa Jones is a descendant of Samuel Jones HARKEY. She hasn't written to the list in a long time, but she may still be a subscriber. Her e-mail address is [email protected] Alma Roark Johnson [email protected]