Dear Debbie, I am not sure whether I have replied to this or not--I have been having a lot of trouble with my hard drive. My MARGARET SMITH (1806-1895) was married to ISAAC EARNHART (1807-1846). Her father was JOHN SMITH (1780-1812) married to POLLY (MARY?) BRYAN. His father was PETER SMITH JR (around 1760?) and his father was PETER SCHMIDT (around 1740?)--the dates here on the two Peters are my estimates only to allow for generations. One of the Peters was probably the Peter Smith who died in 1767). All of this was in Rowan Co., NC. My information came from a genealogist in the Rowan History Room, and I have no documentation in my possession. It is possible that my Smith/Schmidt line were Moravians originally. Betty Pace On Tue, 25 Jan 2000 03:00:43 -0800 "Debbie Roth" <emkr@temecula.com> writes: >Hello Everyone, >I was wondering if anyone has any SMITHS that were in the Rowan Co. NC >area around 1814 that traveled to Platte Co. MO when it opened for >homesteading in 1840? Or possibly access to census information of the >area, around 1800, that would show Smiths and MCCLAINS living close >together. I am looking for the parents of my GGG Grandfather EDWARD >SMITH who was born in 1814, well educated and traveled to Platte Co. >MO in 1840. Since he married a Lucinda McClain in Platte Co MO who's >Grandfather was JOHN MCCLAIN from Rowan Co. NC, I thought that could >be a lead. Please contact me if you can help. >Thank you, >Debbie >emkr@temecula.com >Genealogy Researching Surnames: FRALEY (IL), HENSON (IL), DAVIS >(KY,IN,MO), SMITH (NC,MO), POTTS (KY), HOLLIMAN (TN,MO) > > > > >==== ROWANROOTS Mailing List ==== >Please consider joining the Rootsweb Genealogical Data >Cooperative? >       http://www.rootsweb.com/ > ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.