Elmer, I see from LDS your Means and McMurry are in Madison Co., AR (I'm from Washington Co., right next door, but we have been unable to connect to your McM's.) However, the McMurrys in Madison Co. apparently came from Warren Co., TN, as did your Means. There are postings on the web which state that the first ancestor in Warren Co. came from Ireland or wherever, i.e., that he was the first immigrant. I believe, however, that he connects back to the Augusta McM's, through the group which were in KY, William (VA)'s bunch. This is because one of the Warren Co. group, named Woods, is the son of a James Woods, who m. Mary McMurry, widow of John, in Barren Co., KY. A group apparently came from that area in KY to Warren Co., TN, a religious transplant. Someone needs to research all the deeds, wills, etc. in several counties in this area of KY to find these connections, as the area -- Metcalf Co.? -- which they were in had "jumped" from one county to another several times, and the records would be in everywhere from VA to Lincoln Co. KY to Barren Co., Ky, and 2 or 3 more KY counties. Wilda McMurry

Wilda, Thanks a million for answering. I'll chew on this for a while and see what I can do with it. Again, thanks. Elmer