Karen Hunter asked on ROWANROOTS about Smiths in Rowan County. I've started working through her message and found that it enabled me to link quite a few previously unconnected people in my database. Thank you, Karen! In going through this file, however, I ran into a question that someone may be able to answer: >..... 2 Eliza Smith b: May 06, 1814 d: September 25, 1905 in Center >United Methodist Church Davie County >......... +Simeon Seaford b: October 26, 1814 d: >February 09, 1895 Father: >Mother: m: November 20, 1841 I believe Simeon Seaford's parents were Abraham SEAFORD (originally SEIFERT) and Margaret LENTZ. Abraham Seaford's will was dated 25 Oct 1841, and probated Feb 1842 according to Jo White Linn's book of abstracts. However,an Abraham Seaford age 77, with Margaret age 75, is living in Davie County in 1850 with Solomon Seaford age 38. Was the probate date transcribed incorrectly? Does anyone know exactly when he died? If he did die in 1841 or 1842, then who is the Abraham Seaford in the 1850 census? The abstract of the will includes disposition of the following slaves: His wife Margaret gets Mary son Paul gets Caroline son Solomon gets Bob son Simeon gets Mary and Andy daughter Sophia Peeler gets Rachel Article 965 in Davie County Heritage, by William M. Seaford, identifies Abraham's wife as Margaret Lentz, and says that the name was originally the German SEIFERT. This is consistent with Abraham's reference in his will to a large German Bible. William Seaford says that the first of this family in NC were George Ludwig Seifert and wife Elizabeth, who came to NC in the 1760s from Pennsylvania. The article focuses on Abraham's son Simeon, and does not give Elizabeth Harris state coordinator, NCGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncgenweb/