I just got back home from attending the above Reunion put on by Vesta Nadine Severs a desc of William Severs l797. William is a brother of John Severs l798, Jacob Peck Severs l809, Mary "Polly" Severs l795. The proof that WIlliam is a brother is lacking but the dna test matches assuring that he is related. He could be a son of a brother of William Severs l752 or other close relationship. The dates work well for him to be a son but that does NOT exclude the possibility that he is a nephew or other close relationship although candidates for any other parents are lacking. Others on the probable sibling list are Daniel Howe Severs born l802 and Charles Jackson Severs born l8ll both born in TN Near Knoxville and found in the l850 census of Madison Co AL, and Washington Co AR respectively. Daniel has a son named Hugh M Severs . Hugh is a name used by others in the family. There is another Hugh M Severs, in the family of John Severs l798. There is a Daniel H Severs and two Hugh Severs in my own lineage. I believe there is a Daniel Fletcher Severs in the lineage of John l798 as well. This would make Daniel a bit stronger candidate that Charles J. Some of the family in Newton County knew and referred to the son of Charles Jackson Severs named Frederick Ballard Severs 1835 and referred to as Captain Severs from his Civil War Service as a relative but they did not seem to know how he is related. A DNA test is possible as we have traced the lineage of Charles Jackson Severs l8ll to John Colt Severs who lives in California and a dna test will prove if that relationship is real or speculative and false. Vesta tells me that she plans a reunion in 2 years (2007 about July) . Plan to attend or send a family represenative. Any readers who are from the family of William Porter Severs l815 should be aware that Don Severs of that lineage seems to have traced the actual biological parent of WIlliam Porter Severs and , possibly, his adoptive father, who gave him the Severs name0 and proven it by an appropriate dna test with _www.familytreedna.com_ (http://www.familytreedna.com) ) If anyone is interested in the dna results go to the web site and research the Kincade/Kincaid group. The Severs group is quite small as yet. If you would like to research that use the same address and fill in Kit 27800 and code Q9871 for my test and that of Don Severs (not the same Don Severs as related to William Porter Severs) Charles Severs