Dear Lynn & Other Harris-Hunters, I do not know whether the witness of this deed is your ancestor Samuel Harris or not. But, sometimes one has to round up the usual suspects. This is the transcription of the will of one John White of Madison Co. KY written 1825, and one of the witnesses is Samuel Harris. (Some of these Oldham grooms of these White daughters are probably related to my Oldham family, and I venture to say some of those Tribbles are descended from Rev. Andrew Tribble, an early settler in Madison Co., KY) http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ky/madison/wills/jwhite.txt Tip: A DAR genealogist taught me when searching for a common surname (and you get surprised about how common some uncommon names are), I should do this: Determine who are the associates of the family (whom did they marry, who were their neighbors, etc) Determine on which water course the family lived That is why I find deeds are of great help when searching for common surnames. E.W.Wallace