Pat, My James line comes from Washington Co, PA also, but begins with a Thomas C James who married a Molly Downey. Thomas was born about 1745 possibly in Germany before immigrating to the US (possibly Philadelphia first then Washington Co, PA). Is this James line related to your Samuel? Thomas James' son William moved to the West Union Shaker Village in Knox Co, Indiana with his 9 children. Robin http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Trails/7497 > According to the James Family Book. Samuel James, son of the first Evan, was > born about 1750. Married Hannah Smith, settling where Philadelphia now stand, > afterwards found his land to be a soldiers claim, relinquishing this one, he > resettled on a farm in Washington County, PA. Afterwards moving on a farm in > Jefferson County, Ohio, where he died. His wife living to be about 85 years of > age, Samuel dying some fifteen years before she did. Their children's names were > Joshua, Evan James II, Samuel, George, Nancy, and Magaret. All born in > Washington County, PA except Joshua. Samuel and Margarets husband (Wm. Pugh) > died of fever about 1820. George moved to Gurnsey County, Ohio about 1840. > Nancy married Thomas Smith, settling near Chesterfield, Ohio. > > Pat > North Carolina