Around 1750 PETER SCHMIDT/SCHMITT SR. came to PA from Germany. One of his sons PETER SMITH JR. is named in Peter Sr's will in 1767 in Rowan Co., NC. Peter Smith Jr. (d.around 1779) married Margaret Ford in NC. They had the following children. Peter (III), John, Henry A. and George Alexander Smith. Peter III must have been older because he chose John Steele as his guardian in the estate settlement letter of administration (issued 3 Feb. 1789) in Rowan Co., NC. Female children are not named in this estate paper, though I think there might have been daughters. I know nothing further about Peter Jr's wife MARGARET FORD, except that she was either from PA or NC. I would be interested in contacting researchers from Margaret Ford's line. Betty Pace - bapace2@juno.com