My apologies to Pamela Geisler Smith. When I wrote my earlier message this morning about John Smith "of Ijames", I had not remembered her followup to Karen Hunter's message. Pamela identifies John Smith and Jane Ijames as the parents of Sarah Smith who married St. Leger Beck. Another link falls into place in my database, and I can therefore supply dates for Sarah: Name: Sarah A. SMITH Birth Date: 6 Jul 1837 Death Date: 2 Nov 1884 Burial Place: Zion Chapel (Hickory Grove) United Methodist, Davie Co. NC Spouse: St. Leger BECK Birth Date: 6 Jul 1835 Death Date: 30 Nov 1910 Marriage Date: 15 Dec 1858 Marriage Place: Davie Co. NC Elizabeth Harris state coordinator, NCGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncgenweb/