I am looking for John Reid Smith who was in Capt Matson's Mounted Rifles in 1813 during the War of 1812. This is documented in "Remember the Raisin". This means he enlisted in Bourbon or Harrison county Kentucky. The first paper I have on him is a marriage in White county, Illinois in 1818. He died in Wayne County, Illinois in 1860. His birth was reported to be 1790 in North Carolina or Virginia. Can anyone advise me on where to look for a young male in Kentucky records? I have no starting location to begin my search in North Carolina. The only clue is a careless entry on a census when he reported his birthplace as being in Virginia. I imagine that he must come from a border county. Larry Smith Tacoma, WA

Larry I just came back from a trip to Surry Co, NC where many of my ancestors lived before migrating to Jefferson and Wayne Counties in IL. and patents back into the 1700's. I copied one from my Davis ancestor there. Check out the Surry Co, NC website. http://www.geocities.com/~surryco/ There is also a genealogy society in Dobson and dues are only $15 a year. You might try there. There is a wonderful library in the community college in Dobson, Surry Co, NC that has all kinds of records. The courthouse in Dobson has lots of info too. I scanned in copies of my ancestor's marriage records and land patents back to 1782. Many people came to southern IL because they got land grants in return for military service. Sandy (Whalen) Bauer http://whalen-family.org Larry smith wrote: > I am looking for John Reid Smith who was in Capt Matson's Mounted Rifles > in 1813 during the War of 1812. This is documented in "Remember the > Raisin". This means he enlisted in Bourbon or Harrison county Kentucky. > The first paper I have on him is a marriage in White county, Illinois in > 1818. He died in Wayne County, Illinois in 1860. > > His birth was reported to be 1790 in North Carolina or Virginia. Can > anyone advise me on where to look for a young male in Kentucky records? > I have no starting location to begin my search in North Carolina. The > only clue is a careless entry on a census when he reported his > birthplace as being in Virginia. I imagine that he must come from a > border county. > > Larry Smith > Tacoma, WA > > ==== ILWAYNE Mailing List ==== > Any questions/problems regarding the Wayne County, Illinois list, > contact the listowner, Dianna Williams mailto:[email protected] > Visit the Wayne County, Illinois Genealogy web site at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwayne/

Larry You came to the right place to find data about John Reid Smith. John and wife Polly (Myers) came to Wayne Co., IL and there is data of them and their families on the site. John is buried at the Olive Branch Cem. and there is a photo of his stone on the site. Go to Cemeteries, Olive Branch and scroll down. In fact, most of the people listed here are related to John. Yes, John was in the War of 1812, as written on his stone, of which says the unit he also enlisted with. The birth data on the stone is 1790 and his death date is 1860. He was not in the 1860 Mortality, so he might have died after June 1, 1860. Now his bio (on the site) says he was born 1775 in NC. and the census reports state NC for birth place. As for where in KY, I have not found a location and often wondered if it would be on his enlistment record? Have you contacted Laurie, a gggrand daughter who has lots of information on this line? Thanks! Dianna Wayne Co., IL Coordinator: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwayne host: http://www.iltrails.org/Wayne Yahoo Voice Chat id = d1anna46 AOL-IM id = dlwillie 1