Nancy and A.D., This is a long shot, but would you have any idea of the background of an Eliza Jane Smith b. abt. 1790? Abt. 1815, in Plaquemines Psh., LA, she married Samuel Kerr Green, who was b. in abt. 1790 in Pendleton Dist., SC. Samuel was the son of John Green and Jane Kerr of Abbeville Co., SC, and Jane was daughter of Samuel Kerr and Mary Calhoun. The given name Ezekiel runs in my Green line, perhaps because Mary's parents were Ezekiel Calhoun and Jane/Jean Ewing, but I wonder if there is also a Smith connection to the given name. Samuel Kerr Green and Eliza Jane Smith named their first (and only son) Ezekiel S. Green. Could the S. have been for Smith? Samuel K. Green came to LA abt. 1817, probably with cousin James Edward Colhoun, a naval officer whose father's plantation adjoined that of John Green and Jane Kerr in Pendleton Dist., SC. James was son of John Ewing Colhoun and Floride Bonneau. In a case filed by Ezekiel S. Green vs. his father Samuel in 1857 in LA, a witness testified that Samuel Kerr Green and Eliza Jane Smith were distant cousins, and that Samuel K. Green's family had raised Eliza Jane, whose mother was related to Samuel Kerr Green's family. Any clues in your Smith research that would fit this pattern? If the information in the 1857 case is correct, then Eliza Jane Smith would appear to have roots in Abbeville Co., SC. Will appreciate any information. Thanks, Bill Lindsey _________________________________________________________________ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail