My McKendry namesake was William MCKINDREE Hildreth, b. 1805 in (probably) Nicholas Co., KY. Marsha, based on your information, there's a likelihood both our gentlemen were named in honor of William McKindree, who was a Methodist bishop. I misspoke in my first message, calling him a minister. I found someone's research on the Bishop in Family Tree Maker. He never married, but his background might help your research, Judie, if you can establish that the different spellings are variants on the same surname. I've abstracted some of the info here: (Note: 3rd spelling variation) William McKendree (Bishop) b. July 6, 1757 in King William Co., VA, d. March 5, 1835 in Sumner Co., TN. He never married. Notes for William McKendree: William became the first American born Methodist Bishop in the United States. He was a circuit rider and covered many of the states along the east coast. There is a book available in the Nashville, Tenn. Library, "The Life and Times of William McKendree", by Robert Paine. Died from blood poisoning from a small hang nail on his finger. Buried in family cemetery in Fountain Head, Tenn. 40 years later moved to the ground of Vanderbilt University. The report says his father's name was John McKendree and his mother was Mary Dudley, both b. 1727. Their other children appear to have gone to either SC, GA or Fountain Head, Sumner Co., TN. This FTM family tree is huge. It looks like one of those "one name studies" where everyone by that surname is recorded. It includes other descendents in this same line as the Bishop, some in KY, some not traced, and some with the same spelling you have. If you want me to look for any specific names, e-mail me directly and I'll see if they are included. Marla (alias littoral@msn.com)