Charles, Thanks so much for the genealogy and info! My aunt's manuscript lists a "Samuel Meek" as one of many who showed up for a family reunion in 1848 in Chapel Hill, Tennessee, at William Meek's mill on the Duck River. But the timing doesn't seem exactly right to coincide with your ancestor. These folks would have helped us a lot if they had used their middle initials and birth dates every time they opened their mouths, huh? Anne