John, Thank you for answering me with information about your Andrew and David Smith. I have Smiths in Jackson County who also seem to have ties in Washtenaw County. My ggg grandfather Israel Smith (1781-1874) came to MI from Long Island, NY with his family about 1833 and settled in Napoleon, Jackson County. Israel had children living in Jackson, Grass Lake, and Napoleon that I know of for sure. A Chancy C. Smith also settled in Napoleon about the same time. Chancy was born abt 1815 in NY and his parents were David and Tamaisa Smith. I suspect that Chancy and my Israel are related but have no proof. I have been collecting information about the all of the Smiths in the area (no easy task as you may know) trying to find connected persons and looking for information about the parents of Israel Smith. Thanks again for responding. Judith