I keep getting a little bit at a time, in bits and pieces, but always just a teeny bit shy of what I need. My Mary Patrick seems to have been Mary Wilson Patrick, widow of Elias Patrick. From what I've been finding this morning, it looks like on February 28, 1829, Elias committed suicide by shooting himself with a flintlock rifle in his own yard in Morgan County. The 1830 census (the one that listed her in the male section) shows they had 2 sons and 2 daughters. The 1820 Floyd County census showed them with 2 sons and 3 daughters. But the only names I'm finding for the children are Priscilla, Bryce, and Rebecca. Sharon Cox: you sent me an e-mail saying that The August 1829 Court Order Book told of a sheriff's auction of Elias's estate. Can you tell me if that order names any of his children?? I feel almost certain that my Samuel is Elias and Mary's son. I'll e-mail you separately, too. I hope no one minds my again saying HELP!!!!! Bud Caudle IN GOD WE TRUST MY HOME PAGE http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/c/a/u/Richard-M-Caudle/index.html