Julie, did Samuel apply for a pension for his military service? Or his wife a pension? A set of NARA papers might help you a lot. > Thank you Jude. I found my Great, great, great, great Grandfather, Samuel > Harris and his wife Phoebe Fulkerson, however, it shows their marriage as > Nov. 23rd, 1818. I always thought Phoebe was my GGGGrandfather, John > Mayhugh Harris', mother, but she can't possibly be if the wedding date is > correct, because he was born 1807. So either Phoebe was a second or third > wife for Samuel Harris (very common among the Harris men of that era) or > they had a really long common law marriage until they made it official in > 1818, or the marriage date is way off. Anyone else see this discrepancy? > Samuel served in the Battle of New Orleans with General Jackson it should be > > noted. > Julie