I am trying to figure out how a Peter Waggoner (d. 1851 Adams Co. PA) or Peter's wife is related to my Katie Gooden (b. 1777) who married John Smith (b. between 1760-1770; d. 1849 Loyalhanna, Westmoreland Co., PA). I'm also interested in how Dr. J. N. Smith might be related to my John Smith and whether or not Peter Waggoner was related to Samuel Fleck and/or James Russell. John Smith and Catherine (aka Katy) Gooden were from Germany, according to my great-grandfather Michael Harvey Smith's 1929 family information sheet. In the sheet, Michael Harvey Smith says that his grandparents were married only once. In John Smith's 1849 will, he bequeathed to his wife Catherine "... all the Money in the Hands of Peter Waggoner of Adams County coming from her Fathers Estate." Of course he bequeathed to her more things, but this one puzzled me, as I do not know how or if these Gooden and Waggoner lines are related. This Peter Waggoner, David Fleck and Samuel Waggoner were executors of Samuel Fleck's estate in 1843. James Russell was one of the executors of Peter Waggoner's estate. Who the others were, I do not know. One of the inventories for Peter Waggoner, deceased, in 1855 asks the court for "...payments and disbursements on account of Estate." Among the many items listed are these for Smiths: 14 cash paid Mrs. Smith Interest 15.60 15 cash paid Mrs. Smith Interest 7.80 29 cash paid Dr. J. N. Smith Acc't 7.50 35 cash paid Magdalena Smith 137.80 It would appear, but I do not know, that Mrs. Smith and Magdalena Smith may be Katy, as Peter had been holding her money from her father's estate. Nothing says who her father was. I am hoping that a will might. I do not know if Dr. J. N. Smith is related to Katy or John Smith (b. btw. 1760-1770; d. 1849 Loyalhanna, Westmoreland County, PA), but it would be nice to know. If anyone wants to know some of the other names on the inventory, please let me know. It is hard to read, as the copy is poor, but I'll try. Again, my question is does anyone on the list know how this Peter Waggoner was related to Catherine, if he was. Lee Anne