I have seen many references to George (Schmidt) Smith, son of Peter and Barbara (Schmidt) Smith, as being George “Michael” Smith. Could someone please tell me where they found a document or record that says that this George Smith had a middle name and it was Michael? I have found at least two Michael Smith’s in the Rowan County, NC records, there are two Michael Smith’s on the 1790 Rowan County census records and there are also two George Smith’s on these 1790 Rowan County census records. There are two Michael Smith’s listed in “Abstract of North Carolina Wills” found at Ancestry.com, both are listed under Rowan County: 1777: Michael Smith, Fred, Rosanna, John, Lisey, Michael, Barbara. 1791: Michael Smith, Elizabeth, Jacob, Isaac, Michael. It would seem to me that the Michael Smith listed in the 1777 will abstract of Rowan County may have been the Michael Smith that I found in the 1762 Tax List of Rowan County, NC. The Michael Smith listed with the first one above was probably his son and most likely the one listed in the 1791 will abstract of Rowan County. The two Michael Smith’s in the 1791 will abstract, probably father and son, are most likely the two listed in the 1790 Rowan County census records. On the 1800 Rowan County, NC census there are four George Smith’s, one Michael Smith (probably the son of the Michael Smith listed on the 1791 will), two Fredrick Smith’s (see 1777 will above), five John Smith’s (see 1777 will above), two Jacob Smith’s (see 1791 will above), and one Isaac Smith (see 1791 will above) living in Rowan County. When there were both George Smith’s and Michael Smith’s living in Rowan County, NC during the same time, why would anyone "assume" that Peter and Barbara (Schmidt) Smith’s son was George “Michael” Smith?  Does anyone have some document showing George Smith with the initial "M" or with the middle name "Michael" in his name? Thanks for any help with this mystery. Linda Monticelli       ________________________________________________________________________ More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! - http://webmail.aol.com