I have searched long and hard for my Hannah McKinney (married John Tarr in Shelby in 1804) and her parents and siblings. The only clue is an indenture on 26 Aug 1806, where John McKinney (best bet for her father), dec'd of the county of Shelby, had "heirs and representative sell land to Moses Cherry of Boone Co. The land is described as "a part of Elliots Settlement of 400 acres on Clear Creek". Anyone know where this is? The heirs and representatives are (as best I can make out the writing, which is tough) Wilmer or Wilmot Mathers, Hannah Toor (spelled variously as Torr and Tarr) and John Skelton or Shelton. Has anyone ever heard of a Mathers or Skelton/Shelton in Shelby? Also, a Rachel McKinney married a Stevens. Does anyone work on the Stevens name in Shelby? I am doing my best to put a tiny crack in this hugh stone wall that is Hannah McKinney. Appreciate any help here. Jane Sarles