Patty, Please tell me more about your Samuel Givens. My ancestors included a Samuel Fowler Givens. He spelled his surname without the "a" But most of my Giveans ancestors, spelled it with the "a." I am descended from John Giveans who lived in the late 1700's and died about 1835--if my memory serves me. I can look it up if you think there is a connection. Mona, Richmond, IN