Hi Janet - A genealogists nightmare! Two guys with the same name living in the same area at the same time!! And in this case both Andrew Smiths married girls named Elizabeth...........they both were in Fairfield/Perry very early....both donated land and money to establish churches .......and both of these Andrew Smith's had large families who had lots of kids who spread out all over the place! The challenge to sort them all out and separate one family from the other has been HUGE! I'm not sure I've figured it out yet......but I'm chipping away at it! ;-) I know of your Anna Maria Smith who m. John Rousculp altho I have that name spelled as Rauschkolb...no doubt the same guy! The dates you gave me match. I have her connection to the family....bros/'sisters/parents etc. I received the most help on this puzzle from Caral Mechling Bennet of Arlington, Va. ----who was on this list for awhile but has been very quiet of late. She sent me a LOT of info on this Andrew Smith family (unfortunately not MY Andrew Smith) which I have carefully filed away for future reference. It gives lots of names and dates that you might find useful. She tells me that YOUR Andrew Smith was a twin....and his parents lived in Northumberland Co., PA......church records found at the Himmel Church, Rebuck, Pa. I thought she mentioned where they came from before that......but I can't find that note right at the moment. Caral also suggested that I contact James H. Smith who lives near Somerset, Ohio....who had done a lot of research on YOUR Andrew! I also have the name of Mark Smith who lives in the area of Pleasantville....think he's one of your cousins too. Think that's about all I can tell you today. If you'll give me your mailing address, I'll copy these pages of data from Caral and send them along to you. Maybe they'll help. And in the meantime......if you find MY Andrew Smith.....please send up the rockets!! ;-) Phyllis -----Original Message----- From: Janet Martin [mailto:jrmartin@erols.com] Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2001 7:18 AM To: phyllis@webnet.com Subject: Re: [OHPERRY] I have your Sarah Smith! Phyllis, I wondered what you have on Smiths earlier than Andrew, or related lines. I have a ggggg grandmother who was Anna Maria Smith, m. John Philip Rousculp. Her dates were 1784-1872 and she is buried in Smith's graveyard in Perry County. I believe she was Andrew's sister. I corresponded with a man in Arkansas who had a good deal of information on the Smith family. He had taken on the seemingly impossible task of tracing all the descendants of a Smith ancestor an generation or two farther back than Anna and Andrew, and had collected an impressive amount of information. He was able to fill in several blanks for me. I suffered a computer crash not long after that and lost my saved e-mail, so I'd have to do some digging to find his address. Janet Martin Phyllis Ryerse wrote: >Yes, I've got her! ;-) >She was the daughter of John and Jemima (Kennard) Smith....the granddaughter >of Andrew Smith who was an Entryman in Fairfield County....arriving there >about 1705. (Remember - that line between Fairfield and Perry changed!) He >was a Rev.War veteran from the Mohawk Valley of New York....seeing action at >Bunker Hill and other famous battles. I've been trying to find more about >him in Fairfield for years! >I know more about her parents....even where they are buried. >She had 9 or 10 bros/sisters etc.I know bits and pieces about most of them. >(I am descended from her brother Aaron Smith who went west for gold and >never came back!) >(all this from memory.....of course! Precise info after I dig out the Smith >chapter!) >I have just tons of stuff on the Smiths.......but how much do you WANT!! >I know that she and William moved to Jackson Twp. Allen Co.and the 1850 >census reports they had a houseful of kids and $3000 of assets! Pretty GOOD >for 1850!! > >What do YOU know about Sarah and her family?? >Guess we've got lots to share! Where to start! >Phyllis in Atlanta >(transplanted to the deep south but still a Buckeye at heart!) >