Posted on: Johnston Co. NC Queries Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NC/Johnston/1807 Surname: Martin, Smith ------------------------- James L. Martin, b abt 1790, m Sarah "Sally" C. Smith in 1821, Jasper Co., GA. She was the dau of Alexander Smith and, possibly, Elizabeth Rosser of Johnston County. Do your Martin and Smith lines connect by any chance? Have you come across a family that had a son, James, born around 1790?